f 7«^ ) 
' Dr Vhkenet in his Almagejl, pag. 112. pi. 5. doz% 
there aflert he ha^ this plant, which farely it he real- 
ly had, or had but known, he would not in the fame 
Book p. 272, given it again as a Non^dcfcript with a. 
worfe Figure of it, Phjtograpb. Tab 52. fig. 1. 
Mr Sam Brown fays, that its Decoftion helps indi- 
geftion. 
I cannot omit here taking notice of a peculiarity in 
this Plant, which the more convinces me that it is the 
Colinil of the H. MaUL viz. Having received feveral 
Specimens of this Plant, particularly from the Eaji 
Indies, I did obferve thereon a fort of Excrefcence^MkQ 
a Fruit ot dry Capfule, which upon examination, I 
found to be a fort of Gall^ having a large perforation 
into it. This the Hortus MaUL "takes particular no- 
tice of. Vol. I. pag. 104. in thefe words, viz. Praeter 
Siliquas , EruSus nothi\mdts^ tenuiter pilofi ac durio- 
li , furculis fsepe infidere confpiciuntur, qui in vertice 
funt foramine pertufi 8c intus cavi. The Judicious 
Mr Ray when he tranllated this into his Excellent Hi- 
^'^^21^^'^'^^'^' Jiorji oi Plants^ p. 1754. cap. 21. taking particularno- 
tice of this paffage, adds, thefe words. Hi nihil aliud 
funt qmm Gall^ qu^dam fm Excrefcenti^e tumorefve a 
punUnris Infeftorum ort<z 
85. Veraulle Mdab. 
^Unt Tarn Triopteris Indid^ ntriufq-^ Salicis folio. 
13». pi.a?' Acerivcl Paliuro z^m%^ angufto oblongo Liguftri 
folio, flore tetrapetalo herbaceo cat. pi. Jam. 158. 
The Leaves of thisboyl'd a little, fo as to be made 
foft, and applied, heals Sores, eafes Pains^ and allays 
Swellings. 
This grows 6 or 7 foot high, and as thick as ones 
Wrift, S. B. 
Its Fruit very much refembles thofe of our Elm, 
which are called Samara^ but thefe have generally 5 
Fans or IVings. Dr 
