144, The Natural Hiftory of the Book VI, 
ThisIncruftation, as wellas the tranfparent Liquid, which inftantaneoufly 
iffues from the broken Footftalks of the Leaves, hath a fine aromatic Smell. 
_ A few Drops of this, rusbed with the Finger on the Palm of the 
Hand, foon thicken to the Confiftency of a Salve, tafting hot and bitter : 
This is excellently good to cure green Wounds. 
This is delineated in Plate X. 
The Poison-TREE ; Lat. Tox (CODENDRON. 
4 ae is diftinguifhed intoTwo forts ; the one bearing a {mall {mooth- 
edged narrow. Leaf. Ss 
The Trunk of this is very folid, and good Timber for Building. 
The other bears a large green fmooth-edged fharp-pointed Leaf. 
The Timber of the latter is very foft and perifhing. 
From each of thefe Trees iffues, when wounded, a great Quantity of 
milky corrofive poifonous Juice.. : 
This, when expofed to the Heat of the Sun, turns fo very clammy, that 
it proves a good Bird-lime, and is with great Succefs made ufe of to that 
Purpofe. 
Each of thefe Trees have their Branches near: upright and {piral, 
cloathed with a whitifh grey Bark. 
The Flowers are fucceeded by a greenifh-purple Berry, marked with 
flight indented Seams into Three Parts. 
A Cataplafm of the new-extracéted Juice, applied to the Feet, is of 
Service to kill the Vermin called Chigers. 
The Rop-Woopn. 
ates grows to be a large Timber-tree. 
The Bark on the lefler Branches is of a light whitifh Grey. 
The Leaves, which are fet on alternately, are of a yellowith Green, 
efpecially the middle Rib. 
The Footftalks of thefe Leaves, at their fetting off from thefe Branches, 
are remarkably welted with a ftrong greenifh husky Subftance, which 
furrounds the Footftalk, as well as the Branch. I take it that this Band- 
age is intended to fecure and ftrengthen the Leaves; for; as the leatt of 
thefe are about Ten Inches long, and Five broad, their Weight would 
otherwife be too heavy for the {maller Limbs to bear. 
This Tree bears round white Berries. 
The Biacu-Guw-rtREE. 
! ] ‘HIS grows to be a middle-fized Tree. 
‘Its Bark is of a reddith Colour, and fmooth, fomewhat refembling 
that of a Birch-tree, 
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