288 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
green Colour, and firm Texture. The Flowers 
grow in Tufts, they are white and fmall, the Fruit’ 
which fucceeds is what we call the Piftachia Nut; 
it is as big as a Filbert, but long and fharp-point- 
ed, and it is covered with a tough wrinkled Bark. 
The Shell within this is woody, and tough, but 
it eafily enough divides into two Parts, and the 
Kernel within is of a greenifh Colour, but covered 
with a red Skin. It is of a fweet Tatfte. 
The Fruit is eaten, but it may be confidered as 
a Medicine, it opens Obftructions of the Liver, 
and it works by Urine. It is an excellent Refto- 
rative to be given to People wafted by Confump- 
tions, or other long and tedious Inefies. 
Regis Se Pircu TREE. 
sy PICEA. 
Tree of the Fir Kind, and commonly called 
the red Fir. It isa tall Tree of regular Growth, 
the Bark of the Trunk is of a redifh Brown, and 
on the Branches ; the Leaves are very 
rous, fhort, narrow, and of a {trong Green, 
ey ftand very thick, and are fharp, or almoft 
a a cly at the Extremities. The Flowers are yel- 
wifh, and inconfiderable ; and the Fruit is a long 
___ and large Cone, which hangs down, whereas that 
or sighe true Fir Tree, or the Yewleaved Fir ftands. “ 
Upright, eS 
The ops of the Branches and young Shoots 
ed: They abound with a Refin of the Tur- _ 
Kind. They are beft given in Decottion, 
with Beer. They are. againft the 
y work by Urine, and 
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