The Ujeful Family Herbal, 
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white, but with a Tinge of foe “The See i 
fingle, black, and three cornered. 
It has. bees obferved before, thar: “Brovideticis 
has in general made the moft common Plants, the 
moft ufeful. A Decoétion of Knot-Grafs Roots, 
Stalks, and Leaves, is an excellent Aftringent. It 
ftops bloody Stools, and is good againft all Bleed- 
ings, but in particular, it isa Remedy againft the 
bleeding Piles, and againft the Quediawing: of 
the Menfes. 
maga 2 “agher” : Las 
L. 
The Gum Lac TREE. 
LACA ARBOR. 
A Tre of the Bignefs of our Apple Tree, fre- 
quent in the Eaft, but not yet k wn in Eg- 
rope. The Trunk is covered with a rough redifh 
Bark. The Branches are numerous and tough. 
They have a fmoother Rind, of a Colour incline- 
ing to Purple. The Leaves are broad, and of a 
whitifh Green, on the upper Side, and of a filv 
White underneath. The Flowers are {mall : 
yellow. The Fruit is of the Bignefs of a Plumb, 
and has in it a large Stone: The outer or pulpy 
ae is of an auitere, and not very agreeable 
e ; 
| The Gum Lac is found upon the Branches of 
‘ this Tree, but it is pretended by fome, that a Sort 
of Flies, depofite it there, and on other Sub- 
ftances , and that it is a Kind of Wax; however, 
there are. Perfons of Credit, who fay they-have 
obtained it by cutting the Branches of this Tree, 
a a like Subftance trom the Branches of the Ss 
ver. 
