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ton breaking out of the husks, adorn’d fome of the 
Fields 3 the Hedges full of Pomegranats, Almonds, Tama- 
risk , Sumach , Cedrtts Lycia (a fort of Juniper or Saving 
abundance of P hilly e a, Alaternus, Cifti , Cytifi, Myrtles , 
Spanijh Broom , Bays, Lauruflines, &c. all wild. Indige- 
nous of that warm Soil and kind Climate. The Water- 
Melons, the Olives, the Oranges, Lemons and Citrons 
were better than about Genoa or in Provence . 
The Lotus Arbor or Nettle Tree , the Paliurus or Chrijl 
Thorn , the Ricinus or Palma Chrijli , common in the 
Hedges, with feveral ThymeUds. 
I law them filhing for Coral, and Hippocampi : the firffc 
did not come foft out of the Sea ; the hard Incruflation 
covers the Vegetable part that bears Seed, as the Alga's 
and Fuci do. They take the Sword-Fijh by darting a 
Spear into him, as they do the Whales in the Greenland 
Fifhery. 
When dark Night came on, I could fee Multitudes of 
Luminous Flies thro’ the Campania of Naples : perhaps 
our Male Glmorm, or flying Cicindela, may abound 
there ; not but that many other Infe&s may carry fuch 
Lanthorns about them. The Scorpions creep out about 
that time ; and I have found them often in Bed, with the 
Punaifes. 
The Hedges are full of Lizards of various Colours; 
and the Cicadas chirp and fing towards Evening. Iob- 
ferv’d feveral Species of flinging Spiders in the Corn 
Fields, fome of which, in hot Harvefls, may prove 
Tarantulas’, the Poyfons of Animals and Plants increafing 
with the approach of the Sun, and the Heats of Climates. 
Abundance of Silk-Worms were fpinning on the Trees 
and Shrubs ; the Birds prey’d upon them, before they 
could change into Papilio's, as they do upon (warms of 
Locufls . 
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