In that country it inhal)its pine woods, growing beneath 

 the dense shadow of such places, and arriving at the stature 

 of a man. Its fruit is used as food by the Indians, who 

 pound it into a sort of cake, which we have tasted, but 

 which did not prove very palatable to an European. It 

 abounds in a mucilaginous insipid juice. 



We should hope that this plant may one day become 

 useful as a covert for game. It is disposed to produce 

 seeds in England, and at any rate increases so readily from 

 layers and suckers, that it might easily be multiplied to 

 any extent. 



J. L. 



