Part II. 
PART II- 
Of Plants. 
Sect. I. 
OF TREES. 
GHAP. I. 
Of WOODS, BRANCHES, and LEAVES. 
A Piece 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 h with the light trans- 
mitted , it gliders like a Carbuncle 3 powder d , it is of a 
reddifti yellow. This, or fome other like Aromatick Gum, 
the Aloe of the Hebrews : whence the other, from fimili- 
tude, hath its Name. 
The Tree is defcribecT by Li?ifchoten ; (a) about the W Lib - J - 
bignefs of the Olive. This Wood is the Heart of the Tree, c * l6 ' 
the outward part, commonly called the Sap of a Tree, 
being whitifh and foft. Tis faid by Sir Philiberto Vernatti, 
m formerly Refident in Java major, to yield a Milk fo (b) M. 
hurtful, that if any of it lights in the Eyes, it caufeth blind- Tra "f' 
nefs 5 or fcabbinefs, if on any other part of the 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-VerTels in either of the former, that I remember, m 
any Tree, by me obferv'd. 
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