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but a bur like the sweet gum. Its uses I am ig- 

 norant of. 



I never saw any aspin but in Kapahannock riv- 

 er, from whence I brought one, (that was presen- 

 ted me there as a great present) but it died by 

 the way. 



Of Holly we have two sorts ; one having a large 

 leaf, the other a smaller. They grow very thick 

 in our low woods. Many of them are very straight 

 and two feet diameter. They make good trench- 

 ers and other turnery ware. 



The red bud tree bears a purple lark heel, and 

 is the best sallad of any flower I ever saw. It is 

 ripe in April and May. They grow in trees gene- 

 rally small, but some are a foot diameter. 



Pelletory grows on the sand banks and islands. 

 It is used to cure the toothache by putting a piece 

 of the bark in the mouth, which being very hot 

 draws a rhume from the mouth, and causes much 

 spittle. The Indians use it to make their compo- 

 sition, which they give to their young men and 

 boys when they are husquenawed, of which you 

 shall hear farther when I come to treat of the cus- 

 toms, &c., of that people. 



Arrowwood growing on the banks, is used by 

 the Indians for arrows and gun sticks. It grows 

 as straight as if plained, and is of all sizes. 'Tis 

 as tough and pliable as the smallest canes. 



The chestnut tree of Carolina grows up towards 

 the hilly part thereof, is a very large and durable 

 wood, and fit for house frames, palisado's sills, and 



