BOOK III. CHAP. VII I. 755 



The fmaller Items, if of good length, are made into hoops, wliere 

 better materials are wanting. The wood gives a purple tinfture by 

 infufion, which is eaftly changed or heightened, by acid or alcalious 

 mixtures. The bark and gum are gentle fubaftringents ; but the 

 laft excels, and adds a fweetnefs to its virtue, which renders it more 

 agreeable to the palate. It is found very efficacious in loolenefs ; for 

 if two ounces of the chips are boiled in a quart of milk, and a quart of 

 water, to one quart, and a tea-cup full of this decoi5lion be given 

 every three hours, it feldom fails to cure a conniion diarrhoea. 



The growth of this tree is fo quick, that it will rife, in proper foils, 

 to the height of teii feet in three years. If an advantage is propofed 

 to be made by the wood, the leeds ought to be fown in fwampy lands, 

 fuch as thole about Black River, and all the branches permitted to 

 remain, which will be of great ufe, in augmenting the bulk of their 

 Items. 



In preparing it for market, the wood is cut into junks or logs, of 

 about three feet length, and cleared of the rind or bark; this is called 

 chipt logwood. It is chofen in the largeft thickefl: pieces, found, and 

 of a deep red colour. The current price is from 3 /. 1 5 j. to 4/. 4.1. 

 Aerling, at the Britifh market. 



62. Fringrigo, or CocKSPUR. — Pifonea Acukata. Browne,^. 358. 

 Paliuro ajinis arbor fpinofa. Slo. cat. p. 137. 



The feeds are glutinous and burry, (ticking fo faft fometimes to 

 the ground-doves, and pea-doves (which feed upon them), as to pre- 

 vent their making ufe of their wings. The item is often iifed for 

 hoops. The root is a fpecific among the Negroes, for the cure of the 

 gonnorrhcea Jtmplex. The leaves, chopped and mixed with corn, are 

 given to horfes, to free them from bots and worms. 



6 2. HooPwiTHE. — Rivitiia fcaizJens. 



This plant is very common in the lowlands, and ftretches a great 

 way among the neighbouring fhrubs and bufhes. The berries make 

 the principal part of the food of the nightingale, while they are in 

 feafon. They contain a very oily feed, and after that bird has fwal- 

 lowed a good many of them, it flies to the next pepper biifli, and 

 picks a few of thefe warm berries alfo, by way of promoting digeftion. 



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