Cap. VII. The Canbby- lflands. 



kind of Tree there are not many in the Caribbies, and what 

 thereis, isonly in thofe lflands which are moft furmfhed with 

 dry rocks. The trunk of it is not ftrait as that of other Trees,, 

 but crooked, uneven, and full of knots like the White-Thorn. 

 When it isloaden with flowers there comes from it a fweet lcent 5 

 which fortifies the Brain. The wood of it is much fought alter 

 by Turners } but the principal ufe of it is for Dying. 



TEL LOW-WOOD. 



THe Ifland of S. Croix is the moft famous of all the lflands 

 for its abundance in rare and precious Trees. There 

 is one very much efteem'd for its ufefulnefs in Dying : It grows 

 up to a great height, and the wood is perfectly yellow. When 

 the Engliln had the Ifland they fent much of it to their own 

 Country. It is called the Tel/otv-wood, from its colour. 



GREEN-EBONY. 



THe Green-Ebony is commonly ufed in fome excellent pieces 

 of Joyners-work, becaufe it ealily takes the colour and 

 Juftreof the true Ebony. But the belt ufe of it isfor Dying, 

 for it colours a fair Grafs-green. The Tree is very buftiy by 

 reafon its root fhootsfortha great number of Suckers, which 

 hinder it from growing fo high and big as it might, if thefap 

 were dire&ed only to the trunk. The leaves are fmooth, and 

 of a bright-green colour. Within the outer-bark there is 

 about two inches of white inner-bark, and the reft of the wood 

 to the heart is of fo dark a green that it inclines to black : but 

 when it is polifti'd, there appear certain yellow veins which 

 make it look as if it were marbled. 



KOVCOV. 



THe Roucou is the fame Tree which the Brazilians call Vru- 

 cu. It grows no higher then a fmall Orange-tree i Its 

 leaves, which are pointed at one end, have the figure of a heart : 

 It bears flowers in colour white, mixt with Carnation , they 

 confift of five leaves, in form like a Star, and about the big- 

 nefs of a Rofe : They grow in little buihes at the extremities 

 of the branches. Thefe flowers are fucceeded by little huskes,, 

 in which are enclofcd feveral feeds about the bignefs of a fmall 

 Pea, whkh being come to ripenefsare of the moft bright and 

 lively Vci m lion colour that can be imagined. This rich Dy- 

 ing-Commodity which is enclos'd in the faid husk is fo foft 

 and vilcous that it fticks to ones fingers as fbon as it is 

 touch d. 



To get this precious liquor they ftiake in an earthen veifel 



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