376 Of Svtechankhf;. Part IV. 
having made his Horfe leap at the Sail , his Horfe hangs 
upon it, and himfelf is thrown to die ground. But a Me¬ 
talline OCtogon, placed as the Cylinder , fliews St. George in 
good pollure upon Don s Horfe, killing the Dragon. 
An Inftrument to draw PERSPECTIVE with. Contriv’d 
by Sir C hr ift of her Wren. 
An Optique BOX, ufed as a help in DRAWING. 
A piece of SMALT-GLASS. Ufed by Painters for 
Picture-Frames , and other purpofes. Given by Mr. J. 
Linger. . 
The Picture of a MUSK-DEER, in Colours, and after 
the Life. Taken in Java major, and fent from thence by 
Sir Philiberto Vernatti. 
The Picture of a BASILISK. Pretended by thofe that 
fhew it, to be a real Animal fo call’d. But is an Artificial 
Thing, made chiefly of the Skin of the Raja, and the Legs 
of a Dodo, or fome great Fowl. Given by Ellis Crifp, Efq;. 
The Picture of the Plant called NINSIN. The whole 
Plant is drawn after the Life on Parchment , in Colours. 
The Root , of a redifh yellow 5 about five or fix inches long, 
and near as thick as a Skirret: agreeing with the De- 
feription hereof in the Second Part of this Catalogue. The 
Stalk as thick as a Wheaten-ftraw , and a foot high. The 
Leaves fomewhat like thofe of the StockMilly-Flower. The 
Flowers redifh 111 the Bud, and white when open 3 three and 
three together, and compofed of fix round Leaves, like 
thofe of the Round-Flower d Moly figur’d in Bauhinm, but 
not fo big. 
The Draughts of feveral Indian PLANTS on a Table. 
In the firft place, of 
The CLOVE-TREE: Together with a Branch of the 
fame after the life: The Mother or Prolifick;Clove, from 
which the Plants are propagated: And the Stone and Ker¬ 
nel of the fame. Next of 
The NUTMEG-TREE: Together with a Branch of the 
fame after the life: The Fruit of the Female-Nutmeg: Of 
that called the Thieving-Nutmeg, becaufe it infects and 
fpoils the good ones where it lies: The Male, with its Fruit, 
both long and fhort: And the little Kind, wherewith the 
Natives dey their Teeth black. Next of 
A PLANT which beareth a Fruit hanging with a long 
Stalk 
