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The Characlers are ; 

 The Empalement of the Flower is 

 didided into five Parts : the Flower 

 is of the open bell-ftjaped Form, con- 

 Jifting of one Leaf, and is fight ly in- 

 dented at the Brim in ten Diwfeons, 

 fi<ve of which are larger than the 

 other : in the Centre of the Flower is 

 Jituated an oajal Point al, attended by 

 fi-je Stamina : the Pointal afterward 

 becomes a fejhy Fruit, inclofing three 

 or four rhomboidal Seeds, which are 

 one half fmooth, and the other rough. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Chrysophyllum foliis Gra- 

 tis mucronatis, fuperne glabris, pa- 

 r allele friatis, fubtus t omen tofts, ni- 

 tidis. The Star-apple. 



2. Chrysophyllum foliis lan- 

 ceolatis obtufis, fubtus aureis. The 

 Bully-tree, or Bullace-tree. 



3. Chrysophyllum foliis lan- 

 ceolatts glabris , utrinque concoloribus. 

 The Sapadilla or Nafeberry-tree. 



This Genus is by Father Plumier 

 titled Cainito ; which being the In- 

 dian Name of the Fruit, Dr. Lin- 

 rusus has altered the Title to this of 

 Chryfophyllum, from the Leaves of 

 the firft and fecond Sorts being of a 

 Gold-colour underneath. 



The firft Sort is very common in 

 moll: of the lflands in the Weft- 

 Indies % where it is planted for the 

 Fruit ; which is efteemed by the In- 

 habitants, and ufed in their DelTerts. 

 The Underfide of the Leaves of this 

 Tree is covered with a fine fnining 

 filkyDown,which is extremely beau- 

 tiful : the Flowers are of a purplifh 

 Colour, and confift of five fucculent 

 Petals : the Fruit is in Shape and 

 Size like an Apple ; having a fmooth 

 Skin : the Pulp is pleafant ; and, if 

 the Fruit is cut tranfverfly, the Cells 

 in which the Seeds are lodged repre- 

 fent a Star ; from whence the Name 

 of Star-apple was given to this Fruit. 

 This Sort is- by Father Plumier 



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ranged under his Genus of Guariei+ 

 banus ; but as the other Species of 

 that Genus have but three Petals to 

 their Flowers, this mult be feparated 

 from them. 



The Bully, or Bullace-tree, is very 

 common in all the mountainous Parts 

 of Jamaica ; as alfo in the unculti- 

 vated Places in many other Parts: 

 this is one of the largeft Trees in 

 the lflands : the Wood of this Tree 

 is cut into Shingles, for covering the 

 Houfes ; for which Purpofe it is 

 greatly efteem'd. The Fruit of this 

 Tree is very like in Shape to our 

 Bullace ; from whence, I fuppofe, 

 the EngHJh have given the Name to 

 this Tree. This Fruit is frequent- 

 ly eaten by the Inhabitants of the 

 lflands. 



The Sapadilla, Sappatilla, or Nafe- 

 berry-tree, is now pretty common 

 ill molt of the lflands in the Weft- 

 Indies, although it is not a Native 

 there ; but has been brought from 

 the Continent in New Spain, where 

 the Inhabitants cultivate thefe Trees 

 for their Fruit. The Spaniards call 

 it Ntfperia ; i. e. Mtfpilus, or Med- 

 lar ; from whence the Englifb have 

 corrupted the Name to Nafeberry. 

 The Leaves of this Tree are in Shape 

 like thofe of the firft Sort ; but are 

 of a Itronger Confidence, and have 

 no Down on their Underfide. The 

 Flowers are fhaped fomewhat like 

 thofe of the Lily of the Valley, or 

 the Arbutus. The Fruit is in Shape 

 and Colour like a RuiTet-apple, and 

 is very auftere; therefore is not eaten 

 until it decays (like thofe of the 

 Medlar), when it is efteemed a plea- 

 fant Fruit. The Fruit, when green, 

 abounds with a milky Juice, as do 

 the Leaves alfo. The Trees of this, 

 and alfo of the firft Sort, feldom 

 grow very high in their Stems -, but 

 they fend forth great Numbers of 

 flender Branches, which extend to a 



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