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The Roots of Hiarree * are either 

 produced fpontaneoufly, or cultivated 

 by the Indians. The latter, however, 

 are much the beft, and make a con- 

 fiderable part of the traffic of the Acca- 

 wau Tribe, who barter it with the White 

 Inhabitants, as well as the Indians fitu- 

 ated near the fea-coaft, for fuch com- 

 modities as they want, as it grows only, 

 in the interior parts of the country, in a 

 dry elevated foil. It is the root of a 

 ligneous fhrubby plant, growing about 

 fix feet in height, with large finuated 

 leaves, which are narrow at both extre- 

 mities. The roots grow to eight or ten 

 feet in length, continuing of almoft 

 equal magnitude until near the extre- 

 mities, when they diverge into feveral 



* This name is diftinguifhed from that of a 

 poifon tree before defcribed, only by an i in- 

 ftead of an e. And many other of the Indian 

 words have fo near an affinity in found, that their 

 diffimilarity is imperceptible, without great atten- 

 tion. 



branches. 



