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ter. Some of the Inhabitants of 

 America affirm, they can diftinguifti 

 this Wood by the Touch in the 

 Dark, from its extreme Coldnefs, 

 which is like Ice : but what is men- 

 tion^ of this poifonous Quality, is 

 applicable to the fixth Sort here 

 mention'd ; which, by the Defcrip- 

 tion, agrees with this Species. 



This Sort of Poifon-tree is not only 

 a Native of America, but grows 

 plentifully on the Mountains in Ja- 

 pan, where it is called Faji No Ki ; 

 and from this Tree they extract one 

 Sort of their Varnifh or Lacca,which 

 they ufe for japanning theirUtenfils : 

 but this is not their beftKind ofVar- 

 nim, that being made of the Juice of 

 another Tree, which is alfo very 

 poifonous, and nearly allied to this ; 

 and from which fome Writers think 

 it differs only by Culture. 



The Juice of this Tree is milky, 

 when it lffuec oat of the wounded 

 Part ; but foon after it is expofed to 

 i the Air, it turns black, and has a ve- 

 1 ry ftrong fetid Scent, and is corrode- 

 I ing : for I have obferved, on cutting 

 off a fmall Branch from one of thefe 

 Shrubs, that the Blade of the Knife 

 ! has been changed black in a Mo- 

 ment's time, fo far as the Juice had 

 fpread over it ; which I could not get 

 off without grinding the Knife. 



As this 1 ree is very common in 

 Virginia, Carolina, and New-Eng- 

 1 land, it would be well worth the In- 

 , habitants Trial, to make this Var- 

 nifh. 



TRACHELIUM, Throatwort. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a funnel -Jhap'd Flower, 

 compofed of one Leaf and cut into fe- 

 deral Parts at the Top ; whcfe Em- 

 palement afterward becomes a mem- 

 braneous Fruit often triangular, and 

 divided into three Cells t which are 

 full of fmall Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



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1. Traghelium azureum umbel- 

 liferum. Pon. Bald. Blue umbelli- 

 ferous Throatwort. 



2. Trachelium umbelliferum 

 violaceum, foliis laciniatis. Inf. R. 

 H. Throatwort with violet-co- 

 lour'd Flowers growing in Umbels, 

 and jagged Leaves. 



3. Trachelium viUof urn, fori- 

 bus confer tim cx foliorum a lis r.afcen- 

 tibus. Inf. R. H. Hairy Throat- 

 wort, with Flowers growing in Clu- 

 tters from the Wings of the Leaves. 



4. Trachelium petrautn, fori- 

 bus in capitulum congejtis. Inf. R. H. 

 RockThroatwort, with Flowers col- 

 lected in Heads. 



5. Trachelium minus Africa- 

 num, fortius njiolaceis, per caulem 

 fparfs. Inf. R. H. Smaller Afri- 

 ctftfThroatwort, with violet-colour'd 

 Flowers growing thinly on the 

 Stalks. 



6. Trachelium Americanum, 

 fonchi folio, fore alko longifjhno.Plum. 

 American Throatwort, with a Sow- 

 thiltle leaf, and a very long white 

 Flower. 



The firft Sort is prefervM in many 

 curious Gardens for the Beauty of 

 its Flowers, which continue a long 

 time, and are fucceeded by new Um- 

 bels on the Tops of the younger 

 Shoots ; fo that the Plants continue 

 in Beauty for fome Months. 



This Plant is fuppofed to be a Na- 

 tive of fome of the Iflands in the 

 Archipdago, from whence it was firlt 

 brought to Italy, and hath been fince 

 fpread to many Parts of Europe. It 

 is hardy in refpect to Cold, provided 

 ic has a proper Situation, which 

 mould be in theCrevices ofoldWalls, 

 where it will abide the Cold very 

 well. When thofe Plants which 

 grow on warm Borders are frequent- 

 ly deftroyed, this Plant has propal 

 gated itfelf by Seeds, on the Walls 

 of fome Gardens, where it has been 

 planted j 



