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allringent. Thai of old trees u thicker; when dried 

 nil «in rlic inline, ami of a iLukifh red in the 

 middle. The other when broke a of a paler red, bin all 

 of them when left to dty in the fun twill il.. 

 togcthcr.and turn very dot on the LojMe. TWl tiruim- 

 flancc, however, may be ealily prevented ; tor, by peel. 

 tag off the thin [nfidc (kin as it is taken fn>m the tree, 

 ami cxpofing the Bark not too nattily to the I 

 aflumc a fine cinnamon colour, awl appear verj hood- 

 fonic to the eye. 



Netwithfimdiag the predilection la favour of the 

 young tree, 1 am api to (bppofe id llirk pofleffc* only 

 an imaginary virtue. When reduced to p 

 are fo nearly alike, that it is extremely difficult to dlftin- 

 guilh them: and i„ whatever form it i» given, thev 

 are equally powerful wd c-ITUudom. A gentleman of 

 fome eminence told mc that bethought ti I 

 flrongcrihan the Cortex ufually fold id l 

 hiul fome of the latter in (uhfencc from the Mali whole 



IJutMeoaidbc-dependednpoti 

 ing & an oUcrvarion or two I roadeon thar fubjeet. Teea- 

 mez Bark diftn from that fold bv the Ball En cotonr 



ftrcnglh ami tatle. It, colour is::.. 

 fpread over with a whitilh mu\\ : the Infide .Lirkcr. and 

 of a deep rod inclinable to black. When broke it ap- 

 peanofapale red, and has a moil plcafant bitta isilc. 

 rather aromatic, but dm lb ailiingcnt as that 1 had in the 



