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The Natural Hiftory of the Book IV. 
a bare Refemblance of perfeé Leaves, but have, in particular, every Part, 
the Stalk, the middle Rib, and tranfverfe ones, as vifible as any Leaf 
whatfoever. a 
The Kernel is not only eatable, but hath a delicious Almond-tafte, he 
It is the common Opinion, that the purgative or emetic Quality lies 
in the Two membranaceous Leaves, that feparate the Kernel into Two Par- 
titions : But this is a Miftake ; for I have, as well as others, tried it both 
ways ; and its phyfical Effects were, with or without thefe, always the 
fame. 
The Leaves, and tender Buds, emit a milky Juice, which either by In- 
folation, or being rubbed on the Palm of the Hand, turns to the Con- 
fiftence of a Salve, which is looked upon to be very good to heal any 
green Wound. ache 
The Nut likewife, when ripe, pounded and boiled, will yield a confi 
derable Quantity of Oil: A Spoonful of this fwallowed, whilft freth, is 
looked upon to be a good Purge, to abate Swellings in Dropfical Dif 
“orders. 
The Frencu Puysic-nutr; Lat. Rictnorpes, 
} | HIS Shrub often grows to be Ten Feet high. 
; The main Stalk divides into very few Branches, and is covered 
with a greyith white Bark. 
The Leaves ftand upon Six-inch Footftalks, furrounding the main 
Stalk, generally near the Top, in an irregular Order: Thefe are very 
deeply digitated : Each Digit, by the feveral Subdivifions that grow from 
its Sides, in Shape, much refembles a Branch of the palmed Hart’s-horn. 
~. The Flowers. grow in Bunches, Umbel-fafhion, upon the Extremities 
of each large Stalk, very much refembling, at their firft Appearance, a 
Bunch of red Coral: Thefe afterwards open into {mall five-leaved pur- 
ple Flowers, and are fucceeded by Nuts, which refemble the common 
Phyfic-nuts in Shape and Qualities. 
_ This is delineated in Plave VI. 
Of: The CEDAR. 
: | ‘HIS grows to be a large Tree, with a dark-coloured Bark. 
Its Leaves are of a pale Green, about Two Inches long, one broad 
and fharp-pointed ; their Edges being irregularly ferrated. ap OF. 
The Flowers are fucceeded by a Fruit as big as a Damafcene: Thefe, 
when tipe, are of a ruffet Colour, and fplit into Four Parts, difcovering a 
thin flat Seed. 
This differs from the Carolina Cedar, chiefly by the far clofer Grain of 
the Wood: It wants alfo the fragrant Smell of the former, 
The 
