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which are very tough like baft, though I have 

 never feen it employed as fuch. The leaves, 

 when crufhed and applied to the forehead, are 

 faid to be a remedy againft the head-ach. When 

 horfes are plagued with worms, the bark is 

 pounded, and given them quite dry. Many 

 people believe its roots to be as efficacious againft 

 the fever as the Jefuits bark. The trees grow 

 in all forts of dry foil, both on high and low 

 grounds, but too wet a foil will not agree with 

 them. 



Ot. 2Oth.~ THE Beaver tree is to be met 

 with in feveral parts of Penfylvania and New 

 Jerfey, in a poor fvvampy foil, or on wet mea- 

 dows. Dr. Linnczus calls it Magnolia glauca > 

 both the Swedes and Englijh call it Beaver tree, 

 becaufe the root of this tree is the dainty of 

 beavers, which are caught by its means ; how- 

 ever, the Swedes fometimes gave it a different 

 name, and the Englijh as improperly called it 

 Swamp Saffqfras, and White Laurel. The trees 

 of this kind dropt their leaves early in autumn, 

 though forne of the young trees kept them all 

 the winter. I have feldom found the beaver tree 

 to the north of Penfyfaama, where it begins to 

 flower about the end of May. The fcent of its 

 bloflbms is excellent ; for by it you can difcover, 

 within three quarters of an Englijh mile, whether 

 thefe little trees ftand in the neighbourhood, pro- 

 vided the wind be not againft it. For the whole 

 air is filled with this fweet and pleafant fcent. 

 It is beyond defcription agreeable to travel in the 

 woods about that time, especially towards night. 

 They retain their flowers for three weeks, and 



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