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white, but with a Tinge of rediib. The Seed is 

 fingle, black, and three cornered. 



It has been obferved before, that Providence 

 has in general made the moil common Plants, the 

 /noft: ufeful. A Deco^ion of Knot-Grafs Roots, 

 Stalks, and Leaves, is an excellent Aftringent. It 

 flops bloody Stools, and is good againfl all Bleed- 

 ings, but in particular, it is a Remedy againft the 

 bleeding Piles, and againft the Overflowing of 

 the Menfes. 



L. 



The Gum Lac Tree, 



LACA ARBOR. 



Tree of the Bignefs of our Apple Tree, fre- 

 quent in the Eaft, but not yet known in Eu- 

 rope. The Trunk is covered with a rough redifh 

 Bark. The Branches are numerous and tough. 

 They have a fmoother Rind, of a Colour inclinc- 

 jng to Purple. The Leaves are broad, snd of i. 

 whitifh Green, on the upper Side, and of a filvery 

 White underneath. The Flowers are fmall and 

 yellow. The Fruit is of the Bignefs of a Plumb, 

 and has in it a large Stone : The outer or pulpy- 

 Part, is of an auftere, and not very agreeable 

 Tafte. 



The Gum Lac is found upon the Branches of 

 this Tree, but it is pretended by fome, that a Sort 

 of Flies, depofite it there, and on other Sub- 

 llances ; and that it is a Kind of Wax \ however, 

 there are Perfons of Credit, who fav they have 

 obtained it by cutting the Branches of this Tree, 



jind a like Subflance from the Branches of the fe- 



veral 



