The Hills, Plains, and Valleys, are invested with variety of Trees peculiar to this place, as Tabunuco, which affords a medicinal Gum, good against Lameness, and green Wounds: it is also of great use to preserve a Ship’s Keel from the Worms.
Another Tree call’d Maga, is everlasting Wood, and bears a great Flower like a Rose.
The Leaves of the Higillo Pintado-Tree cures all manner of Bruises.
The same power is also in the little Tree Sancta Maria; as likewise in another by the Spaniards call’d Balsamo.
The Body of the Tree Zoyla is so thick, that fifteen Men holding Hands together, cannot encompass the same.
The speckled Wood, and Cassia Fistula grow also here in great abundance.
The poisonous Apple-Tree.
Here is likewise Apple-Trees, which grow by Rivers sides, or on the Sea-shore, whose Fruit is rank Poyson, and who-ever sleeps under the shadow of them, will certainly be Lame: The Fruit eaten generally causes Death; or if Nature be so strong in him that eats of it, to overcome the same, yet he is certain to lose his Hair.
As hurtful is the prickly Herb Quibey, which bears white Flowers like Violets.
The Tree Guiaba.