A true and faithful account of the four chiefest plantations of the English in America to wit, of Virginia, New-England, Bermudus, Barbados : with the temperature of the air, the nature of the soil, the rivers, mountains, beasts, fowls, birds, fishes, trees, plants, fruits, &c. : as also, of the natives of Virginia, and New-England, their religion, customs, fishing, hunting, &c. / collected by Samuel Clarke ...

An Ointment foor a burn or Scald, thus,

Take Semper vivens, Plantane Leaves, and the green Rind of Elder, of each a like quantity, and boil them in Sallet Oyl, till all the Tin∣cture be drawn in boyling. Then strain out the Oyl well, and put it on the fire again, and put to it a small quantity of the Spirits of Wine, and so much Yellow Wax as will bring it to the consistence of a Linement to keep it for use.

There also the sensible Plant, which closes the Leaves upon any touch with your hand, or that end of the staff by which you hold, and in a little time will open again.

There are few flowers in the Island, and none of them sweet.

The White Lilly, and Red Lilly are much fairer then ours, and very beautiful, but neither of them sweet.

The Saint Jago Flower is very beautiful, but of an unpleasing smell.

Another flower they have that opens not till Sun setting, and is clo∣sed all day, and therefore they call it the Flower of the Moon.

It grows in great tufts, the Leaves like a heart, the point turning back: The flower is of a most pure Purple.

After the flower appears the seed, black with an eye of Purple, of the shape of a small Button, so finely wrought, and tough with all, as it may well trim a suit of Apparel.

There is Purceane so plentifully every where, as makes it dise∣steemed.