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Forfter to the effects of cultivation. The Breadfruit-tree of 
Ceylon fuppofed to be of the fame genus with that of Ota- 
heite. Seeds of the Breadfruit-tree of great value ; eaten by 
the rich ; prepared in different ways 5 eaten plain roafted by 
the poor 5 fimple manner in which the Breadfruit is ufed 
by the poor inhabitants of Ceylon. 115, The trees flourifh 
whole centuries ; bear fruit on their Stems. The fruit ufed 
for food in three different ftates of maturity; when quite 
ripe eaten in it's freili ftate. Plaintain-tree, Mufa Paradisiaca, 
and Banana, Mufa Sapientum, called Bread- trees in the Weft 
Indies. Cultivated in Jamaica for the ufe of the negroes; 
found in the South-Sea iiles. Banana lofes it's feeds by culti- 
vation. 116, Leaves of Banana made ufe of for made in warm 
climates. Cocoa-nut-tree deferves a place in the firft rank 
amongft the vegetables which are ufeful to mankind. Leaves 
of Boralfus Flabelliformis, and Licuala Spinofa, ufed by the 
inhabitants of Ceylon, in the ftate in w^hich they grow, for 
writing upon. Ingenious method of writing upon them; books 
made of them. Leaves of Licuala ufed for umbrellas; fix 
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perfons maybe Ihelteredby one of thefe leaves. 117, Natural 
Orders, attempted by Linneus/placed at the end of the Genera 
Plantarum. Natural method attempted by many Botanifts not 
without fuccefs. Merit of artificial fyftems generally allowed. 
Opinion of Linneus concerning natural fyftems. Fifty-eight 
natural Orders of Linneus. 118, Thefe Orders well explained 
in Mr. Milne's Botanical Dictionary. Artificial fyftem rauft 
firft be learnt. Order in which a young Botanift ought t& 
proceed. 
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