202 Of Nuts. Part II. 
jfhelf. This is the biggeft of feveral here preferved, which 
make it doubtful, Whether it belong to a Cocus or a Palme. 
In length, near * a foot 3 in the middle, two inches oven 
The Bafe fomewhat Oval, and Prominent, with three 
large Holes, as in a Coco 3 the upper end Conick, and a 
little inflected. Compofed of three Valves or Plates , 
making fo many Angles, below, obfcure 5 above, more 
fharp. The colour mixed, according to the diftribution of 
the woody Fibers. 
A middle PALMACOCO-NUT. As big as a larger 
Wahut. In length, an inch and ? 5 the Bafe, an inch over. 
Figur d into a kind of Convex Cone. Upon the Margins of 
the three Holes in the Bafe, are finely ipread a great many" 
fmall black Fibers 3 like the Fibrill* of the Lig. cili are 
round about the Cryftal Humour. See alfo Clufiuss De 
fcription hereof in Bauhinus. Two of this Species are here 
preferved. 
ANOTHER alfo Conick, but lefs. In fhape like the 
Pear called Mofcatellinum : but is fcarce fo big as a fmall 
Nutmeg. Of a woody fubftance, and the colour of Box. 
With three open Holes, as in all the reft. 
The DOG-PALMACOCO. Baubinus defcribes and 
figures one of thefe Nuts by the Name of Nux larvata. 
The like is performed in the German Ephemerides. But I 
take this to be a different Species from them both. In 
length, an inch and ? 5 an inch over, where thickeft 5 and 
of a Conick Figure. The Crown or thicker end of the 
Shell is encompaffed with a great many fmall Fibers, ori- 
ginally fpread all over the Shell, but here clip cl off by 
fome Body, to make it look like a Head of Hair. About 
the middle of the Shell are two natural Holes, ratably 
largejike a pair of Eyes 3 and the upper Margins prominent, 
like Eye-brows, whereupon are naturally fpread a number 
of fmall black Fibers, like the Hair on the Eye-brows. 
Underneath a third Hole, alfo hairy, ftanding in the place 
of a Mouth. Betwixt which, or before, there -are three 
little Knobs, which together make no ill refemblance of a 
Nofe, and the upper Lip all natural 3 So that, at the firft 
fight, one would take it to be a little Head of a Greyhound 
carved in Wood. 
TWO more, of the fame kind, but much fhorter. 
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