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Title: The natural history of Barbados : in ten books
Year: 1750 (1750s)
Authors: Hughes, Griffith, b. 1706 or 7 Mynda, engraver Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770, engraver Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, engraver Austen, engraver Erbets, engraver Larkin, Edmund, former owner
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Book VI. IJland of BARB AD OS. 1 Ihe Red-Wood. THIS grows, efpecially if fheltered from the Wind, to be a very largeTree, affording Boards of a clofe line Grain, of a reddifh Colour,remarkably and beautifully clouded with black Veins. The Trunk is cloathed with a dark-grey Bark, which is fomewhat ful-cated. The Leaves on the upper Side arc of a deep Green, and paler on theunder : Thefe are fmooth-edged, and fharp-pointed, generally about SixInches long, and Three broad. The upper Branches bear many red Flowers, which are fucceeded bymiddle-lized Berries, of a dark-purple Colour, when ripe, containingmany reddifli fmall Seeds. Thefe Berries are eatable, and looked upon neither unpleafant norunwholfome. It is faid, that the young Leaves, applied to the Temples, give greatRelief in the moft violent Head-ach. Wild Cinnamon-tree; Lat, Cinnamomum Sylvestre. THIS Tree grows to a confiderable Height.The Trunk is cloathed with a brown rough fulcated Bark, whichtaftes hot and biting ; and hath

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Hughes, Griffith, b. 1706 or 7; Mynda, engraver; Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770, engraver; Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, engraver; Austen, engraver; Erbets, engraver;

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