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and for along Time together. The frefli Roots — 
_ bruifed. and applied externally, are faid alfo to be 
excellent for the Evil. They cool and give Eafe . 
_. inthe Piles, applied as a Pultice. 
eee Fe T RES. 
tee AB EB S.S. | 
Wild Tree in Germany and many other Parts 
of Europe, but with us only kept in Gar- 
dens. We have no kind of the Fir Native: What 
is called the Scotch Fir, is not a Fir but a Pine. 
The Fir-tree grows to a confiderable Height, 
and with great Regularity. The Trunk is covered 
with a rough and cracked Bark, of a refinous © 
Smell ; the Leaves are numerous, and ftand 
very beautifully on the Branches. They ftand in 
two Rows, one oppofite to the other, and are 
oblong, but fomewhat broad and flat. They are — 
of a pale Green, and of a whitifh Hue under- 
death. The Tree is hence called the Silver Fir, 
and from the Difpofition of the Leaves, the 
Yew-leaved Fir, for they grow as in the Yew- 
Tree. The Fruit or Cones ftand upright ; in this 
kind, they are long, thick, and brown. : 
‘The Tops of this kind are great Sweetners of 
the Blood, and they work powerfully by Urine. 
They are beft given in Diet Drinks, or brewed in — 
‘he Beer, which is commonly drank. ns 
The Rep Fir Tree, or Pitcu 
ete TREE. 3 
% 
ae 5 
‘ Wr ab. one 
i. Shee : 
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