The Ufeful Family HerhaK 



Almond-Tree. 

 AMYGDALUS. 



p^ITTER and fweet Almonds are very dif- 

 ^^ ferent in Tafte, but the Tree which produ- 

 ces them is the fame ; it is diftinguilhable at leaft 

 only by the Tafte of the Almond. 



'Tis a moderately large Tree with long nar- 

 row "Leave.s, of a beautiful Green, and notched 

 at the Edges j the Bloflbms are large, of a pale 

 red Colour, and very beautiful. The Fruit is com- 

 pofed of three Parts, a tough Matter on the 

 Outfide, a Stone within that, and in this Shell 

 the Almond by Way of Kernel. They cultivate 

 Almond- Trees in France and Italy, 



Sweet Almonds are excellent in Emulfions, for 

 Stranguries and all Diforders of the Kidneys and 

 Bladder ; they ought to be blanched and beat up 

 with Barley- Water into a Liquor like Milk, this 

 is alfo good in fmaller Quantities for People in 



Confumptions and Hedicks. 



Bitter Almonds are ufed for their Oil ; this 

 taftes fweet, and what is called Oil of fweet 

 Almonds, is commonly made of them. But the 

 Cakes left after Prefling afford by Diftillation a 

 Water that is poifonous, in the fame Manner as 

 Laurel-Water. 



The Aloe-Plant. 



ALOE. 



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^HERE are a great many kinds of the Aloe 

 •^ preferved in our Green-Houfes and Stoves. 

 They are all Natives of warmer Climates, but of 

 thefe there are only two that need be mentioned here, 

 as the Aloe kept by Apothecaries, though of three 

 kinds, is the Produce of only two Species. Thefe. 



two 



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