AMYRIS GILEADENSIS. ORD. XXXVI. Dumose’ | G07 
we find it imported here: it is therefore generally believed, that 
the Canada and Copaiva balsams will answer every purpose for 
which it can be employed. In Turkey it is not only in high 
esteem as a medicine, but also as an odoriferous unguent and 
cosmetic: its effects with respect to its last mentioned use seem 
to depend merely on its stimulating the skin; for it is observed 
by Lady Mary Wortley Montague, that the day after she had used 
the Balsam, her face became red and swollen; ar inconvenience. 
which she suffered for three days.¢ 
& See. 7. c. 
The high-opinion entertained of its virtues we learn from the follewing verse ma 
deremiah: ‘ Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why thea, 
is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” ch. viii, ver. 22, 
t 
TOLUIFERA BALSAMUM. ° BALSAM OF TOLU TREE. 
Balsamum Tolutanum, Pharm. Loud. & Edinb. 
SYNONYMA. Balsamum Tolutanum, foliis ceratiz similibus. 
Bauh, Pin. p. 401, Balsamum de Tolu. Monard. Clus. Exot. 
p. 304. | Park. Theat. p. 1570. J. Bauh. Hist. vol. i. p. 296. 
Raii. Hist. p. 1758. | 
Class Decandria. Ord. Monogynia. Lin. Gen. Plant. 524. 
Ess. Gen. Ch. Cal. 5-dentatus, campanulatus. Petala 5, infimo 
maximo, obcordato. Stylus nullus. 
THIS tree grows to a considerable height ; it sends off numerous 
large branches, and is covered with rough thick greyish bark: the 
leaves are elliptical or ovate, entire, pointed, alternate, of a light 
green colour, and stand upon short strong footstalks: the flowers 
