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the under fide have fpongy balls at the angles ut 

 their ramifications, like as in the leaves of the 

 lin:ie-tree. The male catkins are cylindrical, 

 appear in the autumn, and continue till live 

 fpring. The females are of a fhort conical 

 form, like a fmall fir-cone. 



There is a variety of this tree, with hoary leaves, 

 more acute, and not vifcous. The bark white. 

 Ger. em. 1477./. -^^ Some authors make it a 

 fpecies. 



The timber of this tree endures moifture well, and 

 is therefore efteem'd for making water-pipes, or 

 any other ufc, where the fituation of it mufl be 

 wet or damp, in which ftate it turns black like 

 ebony. It is ufed alfo by the wheeh^right and 

 turner, for making wheels of cartSj bowls, Ipoons, 

 rakes, heels for women's fhoes, clogs, pattens, 

 &c. The highlanders often make chairs of the 

 wood, which are very handfome, and of the co- 

 lour of mahogany. 



The knots furnifli a beautiful veinM wood for ca- 

 binets, and the branches make good charcoal. 



The bark will dye yarn of a fufcous colour j and 

 the Laplanders tinge their leathern garments red 

 with faliva after mafticating the inner bark. 



The Highlanders dye their yarn of a black colour, 

 by boiling it with the bark mixed with copperas. 



The leaves have been fometimes ufed in tanning 

 leather, and fheep will htd on them and the 

 fnialler branches. 



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