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1 believe* exifts likewife among the other 1 

 Ipecies of hiccory. 



THE Virginian Cherry-tree grows here 

 and there, in the woods and glades : its 

 leaves were already pretty large ; but the 

 flowers were not yet entirely open. 



THE Sajjafras-tree 'was now every where 

 in flower ; but its leaves were not yet quite 

 difclofed. 



THE Liquidambar Styraciflua or Sweet 

 Gum-tree, grows in the woods, efpecially iri 

 wet foil, iri and near purling rivulets : its 

 leaves were now already fprouting out at its 

 fummit. This tree grows to a great thicrk- 

 nefs, and its height rivals that of the talleft 

 firs and oaks ; as it grows higher, the 

 lower branches die and drop, and leave the 

 ftem at laft quite fmooth and ftrait, with a 

 great crown at the very furrimit ; the feeds 

 are contained in round, dentated cones* 

 which drop in autumn ; and as the tree is 

 very tall, fo the high winds carry the feeds 

 away to a great diftance. I have already 

 given an account of the u(e of this tree in 

 the firft volume, to which I muft add the 

 following account. 



THE Wood Can be made very fmooth, 

 becaufe its veins are extremely fine : but it 

 is not hard ; you can carve letters on it 

 with a knife, which will feem to b en* 



VOL. II. L graved* 



