C ap. XL Ihe Caribby-Jflands. 6y 



Among others , there is a kind of White-Lilly that fmells ex- 

 tnvmly well 5 for thefcent of it is like that of 'JejJ'emine, but 

 fo communicative of itfelf, that there needs but one flower to 

 P fume a whole Room. The round top and the leaves are 

 like thole of the Lillies of France, but the flower hath its leaves 

 difpers'd and divided into little Labels, as if they had been cut 

 with a pair of Scifiers : there are alfo other Lillies which differ 

 in nothing from our Yellow and Orange-colour Lillies. 



PJSSION-F L OWER, 



THere is another Plant in thefe Iflands famous for the 

 beauty of its leaves, the fweet fcent of its flowers., and 

 the excellency of its fruit: The Spaniards call it Grenadile 5 

 the Dutch, Rhatzg-Appel, and the French, La Fleurde la Tajjion^ 

 that is. The Fajfion-F tower , becaufe it bears that rare flower 

 wherein may be feen,not without admiration 5 fome of theTnftru- 

 njenrs or'our Blefled Saviours Paffion plainly reprefented. 'Tis 

 true, feme curious Perfons, who have attentively confidered 

 it, do affirm, that they have obferv'd therein a certain refem- 

 blance of the Crown of Thornes, the Scourges, the Nails, the 

 Hammer,and the Pillar: but they add withall,that mod of thofe 

 things are therein reprefented or figured much after the fame 

 manner as Virgins, Lyons, and Bears are feen among the Ce- 

 lenhi Bodies 5 fo that to find all thefe reprefentations of the 

 Paflion inthofe flowers, they fay with Acofta in his Hiftory, 

 Lib. 4. ch. 27. that there is fome piety requifite to help on the 

 bt lief of fome of them. 



There are feveral forts of them, all which have this common, 

 that if they meet not with fome Tree to fatten themfelves too, 

 they creep along the ground as Ivy doth 5 that their flowers are 

 di'play'd after Sun-rifing, and clofe again before itfets; and 

 that they bear a delicate and very refrefhing fruit: but the 

 leaves, flowers, and fruits of fome are fo different, as to their 

 outward figure, that it is not to be wondred if the Authors 

 who treat of this Plant , imagining there had been but one 

 kind, agree not in their defcriptions thereof. The Inhabitants 

 of Brafil number feven kinds thereof 5 but in the Caribbies there 

 are but thofe two known, which are reprefented among the 

 Sculps of this Chapter. 



One hath very large leaves, which are divided into five lef- 

 fer leaves, whereof that in the midft is round at the top, and 

 the Four others pointed : its flower being fully blown is big- 

 ger therr a Role 5 it is enclos'd neer the (I em in three little green 

 leaves, the body confifts of feveral other beautiful leaves, 

 whereof fome are of a Sky-colour, chequer'd with little red 

 pricks, whicn have the figure of a Crown, and others are of 

 a purple colour : All this fair flower is encompafs'd with an in- 



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