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at a great distance cracking and making a Aoise like two 

 Armies engaged, and firing at each other, which has deceived 

 many, supposing it to be the Indians coming to War upon 

 them. 



The ArrowA\ood, so called from the Indians making use 

 of it for Arrows for their Bows, and Rammers for their Guns. 

 It grows very streight, of several sizes, and is tough and 

 pliable, as the smallest Canes, of which it is a kind, and grows 

 in great plenty on the Banks and River-sides. It is A^ery 

 strange to see how the Indians will harden the Points of their 

 Arrows, and how artfully they can fij^ sharp Flint Stones to 

 them, by which means they kill Deer, Turkies, and several 

 other Beasts and Birds. 



The Prichley-Ash, is so called from some resemblance it 

 has to the Ash-Tree in its Leaves : It grows up like a Pole, 

 whereof the Europeans and Indians make Poles to set their 

 Canoes along the Shallow AVaters, it is very light and full of 

 Pith like the Elder, but is full of prickles and Thorns like 

 the Sweet Bryar, but larger. It bears Berries of a purple 

 colour in large Clusters like the Alder Tree. The Root of 

 this Tree is Catliartich and Emetick, and is frequently made 

 use of in Cachexies, with good success. 



There is a kind of Prim, or Privet, that grows in this 

 Province on dry barren and sandy Banks, by the Sound side, 

 it differs little from ours, only this bears a smaller sort, and 

 grows into a round Bush, and is beautiful to behold, when 

 it's Flowers are full blown. The Leaves and Flowers are 

 cooling and good in all Inflammations and soreness of the 

 Eyes, Ulcers in the Mouth and Throat, looseness of the Gums, 

 and to stop Fluxes. 



The GaUherry Tree is a little Shrub, so called from its 

 bearing a BlacJc-Gall or Berry, with which the Women dye 



their 



