MONOECIA MONODELPHIA. 5S7 



The kernels of the fruit have a mild, farinaceous, 



oily tafle, agreeable to mod palates. Squirrels 



. ■■ ■ ■ , and mice are fond of them, and fome birds, 



. , fuch as jays, nutcrackers, &:c. A kind of cho- 



colate has been prepared from them, and there 

 »re inftanccs of their having been form, cd into 

 bread. The oil exprefs'd from ihem is little in- 



. , , ferior to the oil of almonds, and is ufed 'by 



painters, and by chemifts, for receiving and re- 

 taining odors. The charcoal made of the wood 

 is ufed by painters in drawing. 

 Some of the Highlanders, where fuperflition is not 

 totally fubfided, look upon the tree itfelf as un- 



;. : lucky, but are glad to get two of the nuts na- 



turally conjoin'd, which is a good omen. Thefe 

 they call Cnb-chomhlaicL\ and carry them as an 

 efficacious charm againit witchcraft. 



MONADELPHIA. 



PIN us. Gen. pi. 1077. 



■ ' MASC. Cal. 4-phyllus. Ccr. o. SiCin. plurima. 

 Anthcra nuds. 

 FEM. Cd. Stroboli, fquam.a 2-fiora. Cor. o. 

 Fiji. 1. A^ttx ala membranacea excepts. 



^■'he/iris i. PINUS foliis geminis, primordialibus folitariis gla- 

 bris. Sp.pl. 1418, (Ger.cm. 135^- f^ i. Bltick- 

 ivelL t, JOG.) 



I'he 



