The Theater of Plants. 
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ChAR,I35. 
ratling like Pcafe at the firft, but a little bitter afterwards, 
like a Lupine, were indofed in a long (heathe or hollow 
hofe, rclembling an Hipocnu or Syrupe bagge, Lome be¬ 
ing twenty two inches long, others two foot andahalfe 
long, yet all being vety (mail at the end and growing 
larger up to the toppe, where they were about feven inches 
wide,and compoledofa number of brownifh thredsor 
haires difperled all over the cafe, Lome running at the 
length and lomecroffewife by a wondcrfull Worke of na¬ 
ture. 
Chap, CXXV. 
Arbor metrofideros. The Iron hearted tree. 
Caliger maketh mention of a ceitaine fmall tree, 
is reported to grow in the lie of lava major 
whole heart or core is as impenitrable as Iron, 
from the bottome to the toppe : and the fruit 
which it beareth is like wife as hard, but the report faith 
he, is of fo little credit and fo neare a falfitie, as I am from 
beleeving it; yet Nicbolam Cojliitm in bis Iournall doth 
report the fame thing. 
Arbor fivepalma faccifera. The bagge bearing N uc tree. 
Chap. CXXVI. 
Arbor Cjtlmph, Jhe Splenc tree of Sumatra. 
Nthe lie of Sumttra anciently called Trapobtt- 
”* or Taprobana as Tbevct relatcth it,groweth a 
tree not very great, called there Gt/iuph, and in 
the Indies Cobbam. whofe leaves are many fmal 
ones fet on a rib together, fomewhat like unto the CalTia 
folutiva. or purging Caflia leaves, fee on {hot t branches 
covered with a yellowifh barker the fruit is fomewhat 
rhicke and as round as a ball, where under is contained a 
Nut as big as an hafel Nut,with a very bitter kernel with¬ 
in it,yet tailing like an Angellica roote; they uic the fruit 
to quench third: but the buter kernell is the mod effe- 
ffuallinthe difeafes of the Liver and Splecne, where¬ 
with they are much afflifted, and therefore draw an oyle 
out of the kernells of the Nuts, which they take for eight 
dates together, in which time the difeafe is much 
abated and quickly dftcr cured: thole that cannot by rea- 
fonofthe bitterneffe lake it fo willingly,as women and 
children, it is appointed unto them to be annoir.'cd with 
the oyle on the belly , back bone and lides, which worketh 
the cure alike: the faid oyleiis in truth ufe with them alfo, 
and of great account for th$ fingular helpe and remedy it 
giveth to all jqynt aches,! godesand the likes the gum 
fikewilcofthis tree being diffolted with a little oyteand 
fpread plafterwife is applytd to the grieved places with 
good effei 3 :. The inhabitants doejplanr this tree neare their 
Houfes in their Orchards and Cardens foffo have the be¬ 
nefit thereof nigh at hand, 
Arbor Gebuph. Tie Splcnc tree of Sumatra. 
