 | George Keate, Henry Wilson - 1788 - 476 halaman
...tree noticed at Pelew, was one^ in fize and in its manner of branching, not unlike our Cherry-tree, but in its leaves refembling the Myrtle. Its peculiarity...Englijh had could work it, the wood breaking their edge^ almoft every moment ; a circumftance which, very early in the conftruction of their vefifel,... | |
 | George Keate, Henry Wilson - 1788 - 476 halaman
...tree noticed at Pelew, was one, in fize and in its manner of branching, not unlike our Cherry-tree, but in its leaves refembling the Myrtle. Its peculiarity...of a card, darker than the infide, though equally clofc in texture ; the colour df the interior part being nearly that of mahogany, and fo extremely... | |
 | 1789 - 602 halaman
...tree noticed at Pelew, was one, in fize and in its manner of branching, not unlike our cherry-tree, but in its leaves refembling the myrtle. Its peculiarity...interior part» being nearly that of mahogany, and £э extremely hard, that few of the tools which the Englflh had could work it, the wood breaking their... | |
 | 1789 - 508 halaman
...tree noticed at 1'elew was one, in fize and in its manner of branching, not unlike our cherry-tree, but in its leaves refembling the myrtle. Its peculiarity...of about the thicknefs of a card, darker than the iuficle, though equally clofc in texture ; the colour of the interior part being nearly that of mahogany,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 434 halaman
...fingular tree neticed at Pelew, was one in its fizç and manner of branching not unlike our cherry-tree, but in its leaves refembling the myrtle. Its peculiarity was, that it had no bark, but only an outward coat of about the thicknefsof a card, which was darkir than the infi.le, though... | |
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But the moft fmgular tree noticed at Pelew, was one^ in fize and in its manner of branching, not unlike our Cherry-tree, but in its leaves refembling the Myrtle. Its peculiarity was, that it had no bark, having only an outward coat of about the thicknefs... 