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The Manna Ash. 



FRAXINUS MINORE FOLIO 



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HIS Is a lower. Tree than the common Ailr, 

 and is not a Native of our Kingdom, but is 

 frequent m Italy ^ where the Manna is gathered 

 from its Leaves and Branches. 



The Bark of this Tree is paler than that of our 

 common Afh, and the Leaves are compofed of 

 fmaller and narrower Parts, but the FlovP'er and 

 Fruit differ very Httle. 



They have alfo in Culabria another low Afh- 

 Tree, which has the Backs of the Leaves fmal- 

 ler than ours, and flatter and more rounded, and 

 from this alfo they colled Manna for the Ufe of 

 the Apothecaries. The Manna is a fweet or honey 

 Juice that naturally fweats out of the Bark and 

 Leaves in hot Weather- The fineft Manna of all 

 is that which ouzes out of the Leaves, this is in 

 fmall Pieces. It flows out of the Ribs of the 

 Leaves in Auguft in the Heat of the Day, and foon 

 hardens into this Form. They get the greateft 

 Quantities of all by cutting the Bark of the Trunk 

 and Branches, and this is often large and flaky, 

 but it \\ yellowifll. That which is flaky, white, 

 and hollow, has ifllicd out of itfelf and is much 

 better; 



Manna is a rnoft excellent Purge, very gentle 

 and without any after Allringency. There is a 

 kind of Manna ufed in France called the Brian^on 

 Manna, this is produced by the Larch-Tree ; and 

 there is another kind more rare, called Per/tan 

 Manna. This is produced by the Shrub called 

 Alhagi, a kind of Broom or nearly allied to it. 

 But thefe are fcarce with us. 



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