92 The Natural History 



when it is in it's splendor a most delightful prospect, but 

 likewise a pleasant shade and a grateful and fragi-ant smell 

 to those that pass through the Woods. The Flowers are an 

 excellent perfume, an Oil made of them with Oil of Olive is 

 of excellent use in Convulsions, Cramps, and Stitches in the 

 side. The Flowers are of the nature of Camomile, and are 

 good in all hard and cold swellings, in Clysters, help the 

 Collick and pains of the Womb, and cure the Schirrus 

 thereof, help delivery, Coughs, shortness of breath, Pleuri- 

 sies, pain of the Stomach and Bowels. 



I shall in the next Place give an account of the Vines that 

 this Country produces ; and first the European Vines, which 

 thrive well, and their produce are extraordinary great, the 

 Lands of Carolina being as proper for Vines as any in the 

 AVorld, yet there are but few Vineyards planted in this Col- 

 ony at present, for I have seen but one small one at Bath- 

 Tow^, and another at Neus, of the white Grape, the same 

 with the Madera, I have drank of the Wine it produced, 

 which was exceeding good. Though of late they have got 

 Slips of several Sorts of curious Vines, which no doubt will 

 soon come to perfection, there being nothing Avanting but 

 industry to make this as fine a Wine and Oil Country, as 

 any in Europe, as may appear from the few Tryals that have 

 been already made. Ripe Grapes eaten largely, often cause 

 Diarrhea* s, yet the Stones stop vomiting and Fluxes, being 

 dried and given in Powder. When they are dried in the 

 Sun, they are good against Coughs, Asthmas, Colds, Obstruc- 

 tions, Ulcers in the Mouth, Lungs, Kidneys, and many other 

 parts; outwardly, they ripen Tumors, help Gouts, Gangrenes 

 and Mortifications. 



The Vines that are Spontaneous and ju-oduce Grapo^; in 

 Carolina, arc of six Kinds, and are as follows. The Fo.r- 



grape. 



