the South-Sea. 2£ 



mon there, that we us'd to cut it to burn. The Guayacum y 

 which is alfo us'd for the fame Purpofes, is not any fcarcer. 

 There is very fine Maiden-hair, and many Aromatick 

 Plants, known by the Inhabitants for their Ufes. The 

 Fruit-trees there are excellent in their feveral Kinds: The 

 Orange-trees are at lead as good as in China ; There are 

 abundance of Lemon, Citron, Guayava, Cabbage, and 

 Banana Trees ; Sugar-canes, Melons, Water melons, 

 Turnfoils, and the belt Potatoes in the World, 



There I firft faw the Shrub that bears the Cotton ; and, 

 having been long defirous to fee it 3 I drew one Branch, to 

 prefei ve the Idea of it. 



Of the Cotton. 



TP HE Cotton-tree, or Shrub, which Botanies call Gof- See Plate IV. 

 «7 fipium^ or Xilon arboreum^ is a Shrub which feldom 

 rifes above ten or twelve Foot : Its large Leaves have five 

 Points, and are pretty like thofe of the great* Maple, or 

 the Sycomore > but the little ones, that is, thofe which are 

 neareft the Fruit, have only three Points. Both of them 

 are fomewhat thick, and of a deep Green. 



The Flowers would be like thofe of the Mallow caird 

 Pafie-rofe, if they were fomewhat more open, and of the 

 fame Colour. They are fupported by a green Cup, com- 

 pos'd of three triangular jagg'd Leaves, which enclofethem 



E but 



Plate IV. Pag. 25. explain d in Englifli. 



A. The great Leaf with five Points. 



B. The little Leaf with three Points. 



C. Flowers or Blojfoms differently [hewn. 



D. The Cup of triangular Leaves. 



E. The Bud parting into four Cells, 



F. Ripe Cotton. 



G. A Seed cover d with Cotton. 



H. A Seed firipp'd of the Cotton, jj/fr 



I. The Cell of one of the Tufts before it is ripe. 



Note, That this Draught reprefents half the Bignefs of the natural SUt, 



