The Natural Hijlory 



32. Pepper Cherry* The Fruit fcarlet, with eight 

 Furrows, taftes bitterifh, and fomething hot, like 

 Capficum or Cod-pepper. 



33. The Trefoil, Spotted Cherry. Its Flowers 

 live Leaved ; the Fruit when ripe ( which is in Fe- 

 bruary) blackifh, fpeckled with white, the Skin 

 peePd off they are fweetifli, each as big as a Goofe- 

 berry, and contain 3 fmall white Kernels* 



34. Yellow-cherry. Thefe they often eat. 



35. The Coco -tree. Is a Sort of Palm every Bo- 

 dy knows. 



36. Coral-tree. Grows about as big as a Crab, 

 is thorny and trifoliated ; its Blofibms equal the 

 flower-de-luce, are fcarlet and feen at a great Di- 

 ftance, but quickly fall off ; the Pods are 3, and 

 fome 5 Inches long, with as many Partitions as Seed. 



37. The Cork-tree. Is about the Size of a Line 

 or Bafs-tree, the Leaves like Walnut but fharper : 

 it bears pale yellow Flowers in great Tufts, and a 

 yellow Plumb, the Wood is reddifh and light : of 

 which they make Corks and Stopples. 



58. Ebony. Is a large Tree, with fmall dark 

 green Leaves the Heart of the Tree is a fad Olive- 

 colour near black : it's bitter whilft growing. 



39. Thrum-Elder. Its Wood, Bark and Pith, 

 refemble; Elder, and the firft fmells of it ; the Flow- 

 ers are fragrant, large and yellow like Primrofes 

 made of five Leaves, and fill'd with yellow and 

 faffron coloured Threads an Inch and a half long ; 

 the Tree very beautiful. 



40. The T orch-Fig. A Sort of prickly Pear, on 

 the Leaves of which grow certain Warts or Excref- 

 cencies. 



41. Silk-finger Tree. This bears 8 or to Leaves 

 on a 2 or 3 Inch Footftalk Star-fafhioned like the 

 Fire-root, fmooth above, and filky below : finely 

 veined. 



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