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Of Nuts. 
Part II. 
jhell. This is the biggeft of feveral here preftrved, which 
make it doubtful, Whether it belong to a Cocas or a Palme. 
In length, near * a foot ; in the middle, two inches over. 
The Bafe fomewhat Oval, and Prominent, with three 
large Holes, as in a Coco ; the upper end Conick, and a 
little inflected. Compofed of three Valves or Places , 
making fo many Angles, below, obfcure 5 above, more 
(harp. The colour mixed, according to the diftribution of 
the woody Fibers. 
A middle PALMACOCO-NUT. As big as a larger 
Walnut. In length, an inch and 1 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 fpread a great many 
-fmall black Fibers-, like the Fibrill# of the Lig. cili are 
round about the Cryftal Humour. See alfo Clufmds De- 
fcription hereof in Bauhinus. Two of this Species are here 
preserved. 
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. Bauhinus deferibes 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 I$ an inch over, where thickeft 5 and 
of a Conick Figure. The Crown or thicker end of the 
Shell is encompafled with a great many fmall Fibers, ori¬ 
ginally fpread all over the Shell, but here clip ci off by 
fome Body, to make it look like a Head of Hair. About 
the middle of the Shell are two natural Holes, ratably 
large,like a pair of Eyes 5 and the upper Margins prominent, 
like Eye-brows, whereupon are naturally fpread a number 
of fmall black libers , like the Hair on the Eye-brows. 
Underneath a third Hole, alfo hairy, Handing 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 5 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 (hotter. 
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