M A 



M A 



preferve as much Earth to their 

 Roots as poffible ; then you fhould 

 fill up the Pots with frefti light 

 Earth, and plunge them into the 

 Bark-bed again, obferving to water 

 and made them, until they have 

 taken Root. In this Bed they may 

 remain till Michaelmas, when they 

 muft be removed into the Bark-ftove, 

 where they muft be conftantly kept, 

 obferving to refrelh them frequent- 

 ly with Water, as alfo to clean their 

 Leaves from the Filth they are apt 

 to contract in the Stove ; and the 

 Spring following they lhould be 

 (hifted into frelh Earth ; and, if 

 hey require it, into larger Pots ; 

 ind muft be conftantly kept in the 

 1 3ark-ftove, and may be treated after 

 ; he manner directed for the Coffee- 

 . ree. 



| If, when the Stones of this Fruit 

 < re brought over, they are put into 

 lie Tan-bed, under the Bottom of 



ny of the Pots, they will fprout 



1 )oner than thofe which are planted 

 4i the Earth. 



I MANCANILLA, The Manchi- 



eel-tree. 

 1 The Characlers are; 

 3 It hatb Male Flowers, or Kat- 

 \ns % which are prouduced at remote 



% ifiances from the Embryoes on the 

 me Tree : the Embryo becomes a 

 und fiejhy Fruit, in which is con- 



\ ined a rough woody Nut, inclofing 



|«r or five fiat Seeds. 



t The Species are ; 



1 I. Mancan i lla pyri facie. Plum. 



Iw. Gen. 50. The Manchineel with 



j e Face of a Pear-tree. 



12. MANCANILLA aquifolii folir's. 



■ mum. Nov.Gen. 50 The Manchineel 

 l.th Leaves like Holly. 

 Ij. MancanilLa lauri foliis ob- 



■ tgis. Plum. AW. Gen. 50. The 

 Imchineel with oblong Laurei- 

 1 ves. 



■ The Manchineel is a Native of 



1 



the Wefi -Indies, where it grows on 

 low fandy Land, or near Gullies 

 where Water runs. The three Sorts 

 here mentioned are diftinguifhed by 

 Botanifts ; but I believe their Differ- 

 ence is not re.mark'd by the Natives, 

 They grow to be very large Trees, 

 equal to the Size of an Oak, and 

 are much efteemed for their Wood, 

 which is fawn out into Planks, and 

 brought over to England: it is ufed 

 for Cabinets, Book-cafes, 63V. and 

 will polilh very well ; is of a beau- 

 tiful Grain ; and will laft a long 

 time. In cutting down thefe Trees, 

 they are very careful to burn out 

 the Juice of the Bark before they 

 begin; otherwife the Perfons are in 

 Danger of lofing their Eyes by fome 

 of the Sap getting into them, which 

 is of a milky Colour, and fo very 

 cauftic, that it will raife Blifters on 

 the Skin, and burn Holes in Linen. 

 The Fruit of this Tree, when 

 ripe, is of the Colour and Size of a 

 Golden-pippin ; for which many of 

 the Europeans have taken it; and 

 fome, by eating thereof, loft their 

 Lives, and others have greatly fuf- 

 fered : the Flelh is not much thick- 

 er than a Crown-piece, and not very 

 difagreeable to the Tafte, but will 

 corrode the Mouth and Throat. The 

 Leaves of thefe Trees alfo abound 

 with a milky Juice, which is of the 

 fame Nature ; fo that is dangerous 

 to be under their Drip. The Cattle 

 in America never Ihelter themlelves 

 under them, nor will any Vegetable 

 fcarcely grow under their Shade ; 

 yet the Goats eat this Fruit, with- 

 out any manifeft Injury to them- 

 felves, or their Milk, which is not 

 altered by this Food. 



In England there are fome of thefe 

 Trees preferved by Perfons who are 

 curious in propagating Exotic Plants. 

 They may be raifed from Seeds, by 

 putting the whole Apple or Nut in- 

 H hh 2 to 



