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places in this Province. And I have been informed, that 

 some are found ten Feet Diameter; several of these Trees 

 bear a white Tulip, and others a party-colour'd one: The 

 Wood makes handsome Wainscot Tables, Shingles for Houses, 

 and Planks for several uses; it is very durable and lasting 

 under Ground, and in the Water. The Planters frequently 

 make an Oyntment of the Buds, which is excellent good to 

 cure all manner of Inflamations, Scalds and Burns; The 

 Cattle are fond of its Buds, which gives a very odd taste to 

 the iMilk. 



The Aspen Trees are the same here as in Europe, but are 

 scarcely to be found in this Province; the Bark is used in- 

 wardly in the Sciatica, and other Rheumatich Disorders, and 

 in the Strangury, but the Leaves being taken inwardly, are 

 said to cause Barreness. 



The Ash Tree, whereof we have two sorts; the first is only 

 like the European in the Grain of the Wood, for it differs 

 from ours in the Leaves and the Bark, and Keys, it bears 

 none ; the Wood is very tough, but there is little use made of 

 it at present. The second sort is what they call in these Parts 

 by the ^ame of the Water-Ash, and differs from the former 

 by only being brittel and the Bark is food for the Beavers, 

 both these sorts of Ash grow in wet low Swampy Grounds, 

 and on the Banks of the Rivers. 



The Sycamore Tree grows in low and Swampy Land, and 

 by River sides; the Bark is quite different from ours, but 

 very beautiful, being mottled and clouded with several Col- 

 ours, as White, Blue, (&c. The Leaves of this Tree are ex- 

 actly of the form and shape with those in Europe; Keys it 

 bears none, but a Bur like the sweet Gum, or the Chesnut, but 

 its Grain is fine and beautifully mottled with variety of 



5 I Colours, 



