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53. The Ginger Hazel. Beca^fe it bears a Katkin 

 fomtwhat like it, which fmells of Ginger ; the 

 Root has alio the fame Tafte and Smell. 



54. The Greater or Male laracatia. Is a tall ft rait 

 thorny Tree, the Fruit of a fafFron Colour both 

 within and without ; when ripe it's eaten either raw 

 or boy I'd : in March it renews its Leaves, and in 

 April and May it flowers and fruits. 



35. The Female Iaracatia. Differs from the Male 9 

 only in being lefs in all its Parts. 



36. Coil'd Inga. Is diftinguifht from the follow- 

 ing in having its Fruit 6 or 7 Inches long, but odly 

 turn'd about like Pennid Sugar. 



57. Feather-lnga. Bears a Tuft of fmall white 

 Flowers fill'd. with white filken Hair two Inches 

 long, tipt with yellow \ thefe fmell fweet like thofe 

 of the Lime-tree. 



58. Joynted Inga. They eat its Fruit, which is 

 well tafted ; it's ripe in May. 



59. Rufty Inga. The Pods of this are flat and 

 covered with a rufty coloured Hair. 



60. Iron-Wood. Is a great branched Tree with 

 jfharp pointed Heart-like Leaves 3 or 4 Inches long : 

 the Wood extream hard, 



61. Black Lignum-Vitce. The Wood hard and 

 fmells well. 



62. White Ugnum-Vitce. Its Flower buds fomc- 

 what bigger than a Cherry-ftonc, which opens into 

 5 Parts, difcovering a fmgle, round, fweet, yellow 

 Leaf, on which are many white Threads, tipt with 

 yellow, 



63. The Wood-Limon. Has a thin Skin and ve- 

 ry juicy, with a few fmall Seed, which are hurtful 

 to the Teeth. 



64. The Mangrove-tree. The Flowers of a yel- 

 lowilh green s the Fruit is Food for the Terrapines. 



65. Match 



