(otek) 
ples, papaws, (annona) plumbs, grapes, perfimons, honeylocutt ( Gleditfia 
Triacanthos ) ; fome perfons have planted orchards of this and made plenty 
of metheglin from the fweet pods. While the Sugar-maple is of late 
juttly valued, its kindred alfo merit more attentions I am credibly in- 
formed that in Canada, equally good fugar is made from the weaker 
juice of the Red maple; a tree that abounds through all the ftates. The 
Chefnut oak is faid by Schoef, to yield in {pring a copious agreeable 
‘drink: other trees may have fimilar faps.. Aromatic plants-deferve notice: 
the barks of young Saflafras, and of Calycanthus Floridus * much refem- 
ble cinnamon: the Acorus calamus is under name of Spice-wort, ufed in 
Maflachufetts. . The plants ufed as tea in diverfe parts deferve examina- 
tion: the Caffine, called South fea-tea-tree, is gb{curely known by us, 
but has long been famous among the Indians. +. 5 
Many vegetable dies are already in ufe, both among the Indians, and 
the inhabitants: fome of them are alfo recorded by writers: but acol- 
lection of fcattered pra€tice, and afele€tionof the bef in every kind, 
are yet wanted. In this branch, the practice of other countries may 
alfo be adopted:- thus the Rhws-toxicodendron-vernix, Varnith-tree, Poi- 
fon-afh, is probably the fame with the valuable {pecies of Japan.t 
Saps, roots, leaves, flowers, barks, may be ufeful in a variety of 
modes ; for example The roots of Aefculus Pavia, Jcarlet horfe chefnut, 
and of Jucca flamentofa, //k-gra/t, are ufed for foap.:§ chefnuts can be 
‘prepared forthe fame ufe. The two kinds of Myrica, Candle berry 
myrtle, are known: the Melia azedarach grows in the South, under the 
mame of bead tree; but its berries.are not yet in ufe for tallow, as in 
Japan*. The Afclepias, called //kweed, has a fine white down in its 
pods, which in Maffachufetts, is carded and fpun into very good wick- 
yarn. While oaks abound, an extra& of. their barks might, as an ar- 
ticle in tanning, be a valuable export. 
Vegetable medicines for cattle are very interefting : a critical com- 
parifon of European treatifes, with what is written and practifed here 
will point out the beft. 
The 
* Called Carolina allfpice. 
t They callit Yeupan, and drink an infufion of the leaves in copious draughts, both asa 
diztic andinebriating. It grows near the fea in the fouthern ftates, ten or twelve feet high. 
} Sy thetravels of Prof. Thuaberg (in Swedith, [ find great analogy between Japan and 
N. America: thus the Perfimon grows there: the cones of the Alder are in common ufe for 
black dye. 
§ They growin the fouthern ftates. 
* An oilis prefled which becomes equally folid with tallow. Thunberg., 
