( los ; 
big as the life and well defigned as in the other alfo. When 
he hath occafion to exprefs a Tree hemaketha part of a 
large trunck or body cut ofF^with a Limb or Branch fpring- 
ing out, tearing the Leaves^ Flowers or FruicSj or what is 
obferveabley which feems a much more expreflfive way 
"i'^than to contrad and abbreviate a ^\ hole large Tree to fo 
little a compafs as other <Si://^^//rj ufually do. 
Our Author gives account of a rare PI nt which he 
calls whereof there are feveral forts which are kinds 
of .^nanas^ which our Travellers know by the name of 
Indian Tine-JppIes. Of the firft he gives 8 IFigares to ex- 
prefs the feveral Growths and Pares of the fame^ grow- 
ing a confiderable heigth, divideing its felf into divers 
branches, from the naked pans ot which ( which are tranf- 
parent thatanian looking up may fee the Slue through 
themj it drops down new rooty matter which touching 
the ^<«r/^Z> takes frelli bold forits farther procedure, fas is 
obfervable in the Sedum arborefcens majtis when it grows 
well) the flowers are pleafantly fweet, and the fruits 
growing at every branches end are received among their 
delicacies/^and defircd by Elephants. 
A fecond fort called K^ida taddi bearcth large fruits 
like clufters of the fruits of the true Tine-tree fet together. 
Thirdly Perin-IQiida-taddi v^^hore frmtgvo'^s in large 
bunches but with leffer fcales, not diftin^ily apart as the 
other. 
^ Fourthly IQiida-tsjera^v^hich feem fas well as the reft of 
his)fomewhat odd names pretending to htLatinejithe fruits 
of this fort become hrge long Cones with a ftifF forked 
prickle upon each fcalcjand ^repleafant fruits to eat. 
He tells us of a beautiful Shrub about 8 or i o feet high 
bearing clufters of flowers, which are of divers colours, as 
red, fcarler, white andlhaded with degrees of thefe col- 
our^/ as is the plant with us called t he iK^rW of Peru, 
hlfo three forts of Hummatu which are kinds of Uatu- 
ra^ovi^ with prickly fruit but round, two other with fmooth 
fruits 
