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lent rob or jellyl The roots boiled in lye, dye j 

 wool yellow. In Poland, they dye leather of a 

 moft beautiful yellow with the bark of the root. 

 It is faid to be prejudicial to corn-lands. 



Heath — Ericay 



Common on lofty barren hills, and though little 

 regarded, might be made to ferve many valuable j 

 purpofes. In the Highlands of Scotland, the 'poor 

 inhabitants make walls for their cottages with al- 

 ternate layers of heath, and a kind of mortar made 

 of black earth and ftraw. They alfo make beds 

 of it ; and their houfes are thatched with it. 



In the ifle of Hay, ale is made by brewing one 

 part malt, and two parts of the young tops of heath. 



Woollen cloth boiled in allum water, and then 

 in a ftrong decodion of the tops of heath, comes 

 out a fine orange colour. 



The ftalks and tops will tan leather. Bees ex- 

 trad great quantities of honey from the flowers, 

 which are very beautiful. 



Wild Rofes. 



The ripe fruit makes a pleafant rob. The juice 

 diluted with water dyes filk and muflin of a peach 

 colour; with the addition of allum, a deep violet; 

 but it has little effed on woollen or linen. 



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