Part II. 
PART II 
Of Plants. 
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Sect. I. 
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CHAP. I. 
Of WOODS, BRANCHES, and LEAVES. 
APiece of LIGNUM ALOE , with its own GUM 
growing upon it. Given by the Honorable 
Mr. Boyle. The taft of the Gum is perfectly like 
to that of the Wood. The Colour, like that of the pureft 
and mod lucid Aloe, called Succotrina: for with the light 
reflected, it looks almoft like Pitch \ with the light tranf 1 
mitted , it glifters like a Carbuncle 3 powder d , it is of a 
reddifh yellow. This, or fome other like Aromatic Gum, 
the Aloe of the Hebrews : whence the other, from fimili- 
tude, hath its Name. 
The Tree is defcribed by Linfchoten 3 (a) about the GO r « 
bignefs of the Olive. This Wood is the Heart of the Tree, c ' 7<5 * 
the outward part, commonly called the Sap of a Tree, 
being whitifli and foft. Tis faid by Sir Philiberto Vernatti, 
(b) formerly Refident in Java major, to yield a Milk fo 0) m\. 
hurtful, that if any of it lights in the Eyes, it caufeth blind- * rar fi 
nefs 3 or fcabbinefs, if on any other part of die Body. But 
this, doubtlefs, is to be underftood neither of the Heart, 
nor the Sap 3 but only of the Barque: there being no 
Milk-Veffels in either of the former, that I remember, in 
any Tree, by me obferv'd. 
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