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The wood is of a glutinous character, the roots 

 stout, and penetrating deep into the ground. The 

 flower is like the Olive, but red. The fruit con- 

 tains a resinous matter, but not in quantity suffi- 

 cient to be worth collecting, the resin of the 

 Terebinth being derived from its wood. 



Pliny also alludes to it under the name of Tere- 

 linthus, in his 13th Book, c. 12, and 24th, c. 18, in 

 the former of which he describes, much in the same 

 manner as Theophrastus, the properties of the tree, 

 and in the latter states its uses in medicine. 



RHUS. 



At least two species of Rhus, namely Rhus coriaria 

 and Rhus cotinus, are common in Greece and Italy. 

 Rhus coriaria, Sibthorp says, is the 'Pour of Dios- 

 corides, although according to Stackhouse R. co- 

 tinus is the Ko/cKuy/ota of Theophrastus f . 



Rhus cotinus was probably not distinguished in 

 ancient times from the former. Pliny designates 

 it by the name of Rhus. It yields the Sumach of 

 commerce, which dyes wool of an orange colour. 



ULEX. 



Our common Furze, Ulex europceus, does not 

 seem to have been recognised by ancient writers. 

 It appears, indeed, not to occur in Greece, and to 

 be less common in Italy than in the north of 

 Europe. Pliny g speaks of a plant called ulex, in 

 appearance like Rosemary, rough and prickly, 



f Lib. Hi. c. 16. Lib. xxxiii. 21. 



