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rife ftrong and lofty, thriving even on fmall Rocks, 
furroundcd by the Sea* The -Herbs have the names of 
Cajpar Bauhim in his Pinax^ as the (hells (very nume- 
rous in thefe Httle Ifles) hav? thofe of Dr Lifter in his 
HijL. Animal Ang. and in his Synopf, Conchy L wherein 
the Anthor fliews himfelf to be a mafter in this fore of 
writing, for without fome fuch method of referring, 
the Reader; is oftner confounded than inftrufted. The 
Birds and- Fiflles miy be reducfd to Gefner., . and Mr Kiy 
zs^^omh pfrhe figured Bodies td'Mr LhwdyH.j^opK^^^ 
Britan. ' He takes'itetice of t^^^ forts of P/^/e^?* 
//, commonly Q^Wcdi Molucca Beans. Cbut found by 
Dr Sloane in Janiaica) ^ caft^uppn thefe Northern ifles 5 
alfo Sperma.Cetr^''^Wth^^ He 
difcribcs the Finn-imnm!^ their Boats obferved^h the 
Coafts^and relates many ftrange -efFcds of ftorms. He 
is curious in the Difeafes, and fome of their particular 
^i^5; C degreeSy;;aria;'2.rminl^ 
i^W^er)^ X^^v the 8 b, te'that ^the^ 
longeft day is aboi^e 18' hours. Kt Midnight it li^fq | 
clear for a great part of 'june^ that one rnay read a Let- 
ter at his Chamber Window^3 yet it cannot be true 
what fome Writers xt^QfXt^Jh^^^^ Hill of .Hy», 
a:riian rnay the I that :niay be 
only the Image of 'itY6M<£ted-th^^ fome vapours or 
clouds about the HmyJ>/ (as may be demonftrated 
from the late Aftronomical pbfervations of the Swedes 
atTorneo iti Lapiandy lyihg about 66 Deg. N. Lat.} 
Arfiongft the great number of ftnaller Herbs growing in 
thefe j^^i;// none of the M^//^^^^^ be fcuncf, 
nor feveral other Plants very coniili6n in the like Climes - 
not fo much 2fs any Bafli or Shrub to be found wild, 
except 
