The Natural Hiftory 



Bowels. The Leaves are 4 or 5 Inches long and 2 

 and a half broad ; the Wood is very red, and the 

 Boards they put to feveral Ufes. 



8. The Banana. Its Fruit ftrait, fhort, round 

 and fragrant ; they are to be had all the Year. 



9. Red-dye Bark. Becaufe it's ufedin dying that 

 Colour, by boiling it in Water ; its Outfide is grey, 

 within white. 



10. Soap Bark. Is a Tree whofe inner Bark they 

 ufe either green or dry inftead of Spanifh-foap ; it 

 wafhing Cloaths beyond the Soap-berries. 



11. The Bird-grain Berry. Its Leaves grow by 

 Pairs ; are finely veined, white and woolly below, 

 the Fruit foft and fweet, and eaten by the Birds. 



12. Blue-berry. Becaufe ufed in dying that Co- 

 lour ; they will keep dry a long time ; when ripe 

 they are about the Bignefs of a fmall Cherry, 

 and are mightily coveted by the Pidgeons. 



13. The Black- Ink Berry. This the Portuguefe 

 call Preta. 



14. The White-Ink Berry. Is a Pear-like Tree, 

 with large five leaved yellow fragrant Rofes > 

 which flowers in October and November. 



15. Soap-berry. This Tree grows in many pla- 

 ces ; of the Fruit they make Buttons. 



1 6. The Suck-berry. Is a tall Tree Tree ending 

 with 3 Leaves : the Fruit is ripe in Aprils which they 

 fuck the Juice of only, fpitting out the Skins. 



17. The 2w0 Berry -tree. Its Leaves grow by 

 Pairs, as does its Fruit, which is yellow, of a Plumb 

 Size, and round : it may be eaten plentifully with- 

 out Danger. 



18. Birch-wood. Becaufe like it, which they 

 put to feveral ufes. 



19. Bird-lime Tree. Bears fmall Leaves like the 

 fenfible Plant; yields a clammy Pitch-like Gum, 

 which they rub on Sticks to catch Birds with, as we 

 do our Bird-lime, 



20. BrafiU 



