286 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
green Colour. They differ principally in being 
fhorter. The Flowers are yellowifh, and like the 
others very fmall and inconfiderable, the Cones 
are fmall, brown, and hard, and fharp at the Tops, 
they contain Kernels in their Shells, among the _ 
Scales as the other; but they are {maller. 
The Kernels have the fame Virtues as thole of 
the other Pines, but being little, they are not re: 
garded. The Refin which flows from this Tree, 
either naturally, or when it is cut for that Purpofe, 
is what we call common Tu ntine. It is 4 
- thick Subftance like Honey, of a brownifh Co- 
lour, and very ftrong and difagreeable Smell. 
When this Turpentine has been diftilled, to 
make Oil of Turpentine, the Refin which remains, 
is what we call common Refin, if they put out the 
Fire in Time, it is yellow Refin, if they continue 
it longer, it is black Refin. They often boil the 
Turpentine in Water without diftilling it for the 
common Refin; and when they take it out. 
boiled for this Purpofe, it is what we call Bur- : 
_ gundy Pitch. And the whitifh Refin which is 
called Thus or Frankincenfe, and is a Thing quite 
ent from Olibanum, or the fine Incenfe is the 
natural Refin flowing from the Branches of this 
Tree, and hardening into Drops upon them. It 
does not differ much from the common Turpen- ° 
tine in its Nature, but is lefs offenfivein Smell. 
The feveral Kinds of Pitch, Tar, and Refin are 
principally ufed in Plaifters and Ointments. 
Turpentine produced from this Tree alfo, and 
called common Turpentine, is principally ufed in — 
the fame Manner, the finer Turpentines being 
- inwardly. Thefe are procured from the — 
u 
rpentine Tree, the Larch Tree, and the 
Silver Fir. The yellow Refin and the black are — 
fometimes taken inwardly in Pills, and they are 
very good againft fhe Whites, and the Runrimgs ss 
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