BRITISI SETTLEMENT


 The Santa Maria, Sapodilla, and Sea-
grape, are all found extremely useful; the
last particularly so, from the naturally
formed knees and timbers it supplies for
small vessels. Cedar is also found plenti-
ful and large, and is usually applied to
similar purposes.
 The Palmetto, of two kinds, the royal
and the humble,* is abundant on the dif-
ferent islands or keys. The first is a tree
of considerable size, and found remark-
ably serviceable in the constructing of
wharves, or when put to any use where
a continued' resistance to water may be
needed. The last is useful in building,
and furnishes a durable thatch from its
leaves.
 Parallel wiith the different rivers, in al-
most every direction, are found extensive
PineRidgcs, tractsof land aboundiugwith
the Pine tree. The timbers which these

 *So distinguished by Browne, Nat. Hist Ja-
maica, Fol. 1.90, 330.