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The natural history of Barbados - in ten books (1750) (14595130287)
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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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Publisher: London : Printed for the author
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library
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ding in a circular manner. From theCentre rifes a hard ftrong Stalk furrounded near the Earth, and for a con-fiderable Way up the Stalk with long green Leaves, whofe Edges are finelyferrated. Thefe Leaves are fet on alternately ; the Top of the Stalk fuftainsthe Fruit which is called the Pine^ from fome Refemblance it hath on theOutfide to the Cone the Pine-tree bears. The Top of the Fruit is beautifullydecorated with a Corona of fine green fharp-pointed Leaves, whofe Edges,as thofe below on the Stalk, are finely ferrated. When the Fruit is young,of about four Inches long, it is furrounded, efpecially near the Top, with fineblue Flowers, each confifting of one Leaf, which is divided into three Parts,and is funnel-fhaped. The Embryos are produced in the Tubercles:Thefe afterwards become a flefhy Fruit full of Juice. The Seeds, whichare lodged in thefe Tubercles, are very fmall, and almoft kidney-fhaped. Sometime before the Fruit is ripe, two, three, or four Suckers grow from theI Stalk
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Book VIII. IJJand ^/BARBADOS. Stalk below, yet clofe to the Fruit: Thefe Shoots are taken ofF, and planted 5and will in about fourteen Months time produce a ripe Pine. Thofe who can-not procure thefe Suckers, fometimes plant the Top or Corona. This, thoughintended by Nature chiefly as an Ornament to the Fruit, yet will grow,and in time bear a Fruit, not fo foon, nor fo good, as that produced by thofeSuckers, which Nature intended to be the Means of propagating this Fruit,The three beft Sorts of Pines are the Surinam^ the Sugar-loaf, and Queen-Pine. The Fruit ought to be eaten foon after it is cut, nor ought it to bekept upon the Stalk in the Garden, as the Cuftom too often is, till it bevery foft on the Outflde. This is delineated in Plate XXI. The Wild Pine. I ^HIS differs in Tafte from the Pine already defcribed,as much as a Crab-apple doth from the befl: Ruflet or Golden-pippin. Its Leaves arevery large, in proportion to the Bulk of the Fruit, which is but finall. The Large Wild Ba
Ehret was born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1708 and showed an early interest in botany. He began his career as a gardener and worked in various botanical gardens throughout Europe, including those in Heidelberg, Vienna and London. Ehret's talent for botanical illustration was recognised early on and he soon became known for his detailed and accurate depictions of plants. His work was much sought after by botanists and naturalists, and he was commissioned to illustrate many of the important botanical works of the day. One of Ehret's most notable contributions to botany was his depiction of the sexual organs of plants, which had never before been illustrated in such detail. He also made significant contributions to the study of insect morphology, and his illustrations of insects are still highly regarded today. Ehret's work was not only scientifically important but also aesthetically beautiful. His illustrations are characterised by their delicate lines, vibrant colours and attention to detail. He is considered one of the most important botanical illustrators of the 18th century. Ehret died in London in 1770, leaving a legacy of scientific and artistic achievement. His illustrations continue to inspire botanists and artists alike, and his name is still synonymous with excellence in botanical illustration.
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