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undergone a fermentation, is drunk inftead of ale. 

 The ftalks when peeled, are eaten by the , inhabit 

 rants of Kamfchatka. The Ruffians take the leaf- 

 ftalks of the root-leaves, peel, and hang them up 

 in the fun to dry a little; then they tie them up 

 again until they become yellow ; in this ftate they 

 put them into bags, and a mealy fubftance like 

 fugar forms upon the furface; this they fhake off, 

 atid treat their guefts with as a great delicacy. 



Elder. 



The whole plant is a narcotic. The inner green 

 bark is purgative — in fmall dofes diuretic, and has 

 been of eminent fervice in dropfies and obftinate 

 glandular obftruftions. If flieep that have the rot 

 are placed in a fituation where they can get at the 

 bark and young fhoots, they will foon cure them- 

 felves; therefore it is worthy of propagation. 



Chickweed. 



The young flioots and leaves when boiled, can 

 fcarcely be diftinguilhed from fpring fpinage, and 

 are equally wholfome. This is one of the fleeping 

 plants. 



The Barberry, or, Pipperidge Shriih^ 



1 Is excellent for quick fences in paflure lands. The 



.•berries are fo very acid, that birds, will not eat 



them i but when boiled with fugar, make an exce!- 



D a. lent 



