A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica with the natural history of the herbs, and trees, four-footed beasts, ... to which is prefix'd an introduction whe

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1707 Excerpt: ....634. An Mufcofungus arborum capillaceus feutis amplis per ambitum pilis radiatis Ejuf. p. 635? Lichen cinereus vulgaris capillaceo folio minor. Tournef. el. bot. p. 438. Inst.p. s$o. I found this Moss on the Twigs and Branches of old Trees, in several places of this Island, especially towards the North parts. C. B. made this the fame with the precedent. J. B. VII. Mufcus tenuis fjr capillaceus cinerei color is e ramis i lie is dependens, Clus. rar. plant.hist.p.x. Cat.p.y. An Mufcus arboreus aurantiacus staminibus tenuijtmis ex infulis Fortunatis? Plukenct. Phyt.Tab.109. Fig.t. Alm.p.zfq. Mufcus Cinereus e ramis arborum dependens, Canarienfis, ex Staminibus Craffioribus gent' culatis, in tenuistima ejr longifstma fila ramulofus. Ejufd. ibid? Idem colore viridl. Ejufd. ibid Long Moss with which the Trees of the Island Plata were much overgrown. Of Dampier Cap. 6. Mufcus albus & incanus c ramis abiet is dependens. Bromel. p. 68. Mufcofungus arborum nodes us five geniculatus. Bob. hist.Ox.part.y p.6 An Mufcofungus arboreus Canarienfis ex staminibus Crafstoribus geniculatis in tenuistima ejr longifstma fila ramulofus Ejufd. ib. p. 6 3 J? Mufcofungus arboreus vulgaris comofus Cinereus. Ejufd. ib. Mufcofungus arboreus Canarienfis capillaceus aurentiacus. Ejufd. ib? 1 found this hanging down from the Branches of old Trees in the North fide of this Island. It is not the Lufcus, fjrc. p.x. Am. Fig. 39. of Theod. de Bry, for that, in my opinion, is the Vifcum Caryophilloides tenuifstmum e ramulis arborum Mufci in modum dependens so His pruin inst ar candicantibus, fjrc. To be described hereafter. This is made use of by Perfumers for their Powders. CÅ“falp. The Vcrtues ascribed to this are many, as that it is Adstringent, stops Bleeding, and with Oil of Roses...