of which before we were either Ignorant, or in feme doubt. 
For Example, He hath informed us that the Dumb Cane io 
called, which being tafted, inflames the Tongue and Jaws 
in that manner, that for a while it takes away the ufe of 
Speechj is not properly any S fecks of Reed or Cane, but of 
Arum or Wake-Robin ; which quality indeed agrees 'very 
well to the Nature of an Arum, which is very Acrimonious , 
but not to any (brt of Cane. That Logwood is not (as we 
conje<5lured J the Ligno Brajiliano fi?mle, feu Lignum Sapou, la- 
ms tingendis fercommodum of Cafpar Bauhine^ but Lignum Cam* 
fechiammy (o called from Campecbe, a Province of the Con- 
tinent of America , where they Fell Yearly grear Store ol 
thefe Trees, and bring them to Jamaica and our other Plan- 
tations, to be Tranfported hither for the ufe of Diers. That 
the Dildoe-tree is the fame with the Cereus or Torch-Plant. 
Caterum Dildoe nonnullis Triapum fi^itium fignificat , <iuo ejfra^ 
ms lafciva muliercul^e ahuti folent ad mfaria ffuoddam lihtdims 
genus feu coitum umhratilem exercendum. I might add to thefe 
the Toddy-Tree^ the Trickly-peary the Sower-Sop^ Bonavifif, and 
many others whole Significations may be found in this Ca- 
talogue. 
Befides, We are affbred by this Work, that there are fbme 
Plants common not only to Europe and America, bur even to 
England and Jamaica, notwithftanding the great diftance of 
Place, and difference, both of Longitude and Climate. But 
here it is to be noted,, that the greateft part of thefe common 
Plants are fuch as grow in the Water, or Watery^places ; 
there being, itfeems, a greater agreement between the tem- 
per of the Waters, then of the Air in thefe remotely diflant 
Countries. 
ERRATA. 
o 220. Pag 256. Line 31. FovTnalarge quantity of if ^ read 
In a 'very ftnall drop of which. 
LONDON: Printed for S. Smith and B.Walford, Printers to 
the Royal Society, at the Prince's Arms in Sr. VmVs Church- 
yard. 1696, 
