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source of the stalk ; these are brown on the out- 

 side, and whitish within. 



The roots are used ; an infusion of them pro- 

 motes the menses. The powder of them dried is 

 good against hysteric and nervous complaints. It 

 is particularly recommended against the falling 

 sickness. 



The Pistaciiia Tree. Pistachia. 



A TREE common in the East. The trunk is 

 covered with a brown rough bark., the branches 

 grow irregularly, and their bark is reddish. The 

 leaves are each composed of several pairs of small 

 ones ; these are oblong, broad, and of a beautiful 

 green colour, and firm texture. The (lowers grow 

 in tufts ; they are white and small ; the fruit which 

 succeeds is what we call the pistachia nut ; it is 

 as big as a filbert, but long and sharp-pointed, and 

 it is covered with a tough wrinkled bark. The 

 shell within this is woody and tough, but it easily 

 enough divides into two parts, and the kernel with- 

 in is of a greenish colour, but covered with a red 

 skin. It i* of a sweet taste. 



The fruit is eaten, but it may be considered as 

 a medicine ; it opens obstructions of the liver, 

 and it works bv urine. It is an excellent restora- 

 live to be given to people wasted by consumptions^ 

 or other long and tedious illnesses. 



Pitch Tree. Picea. 



A TREE of the fir kind, and commonly called 

 the red fir. It is a tall tree of regular growth ; 



the bark of the trunk is of a reddish brown, and 

 it is paler on the branches; the leaves are very 

 numerous, short, narrow, and of a strong green ; 



