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to be influene'd by the Froft, as it appears from the 

 diops and chinks that it occafions. 



The Bitter Cherry- tree, has a hard and whitilli 

 Wood, with a grey Bark. Some of 'em are as tali 

 as the loftyeft Oaks, and as big as a Hogfhead. 

 This Tree grows (height j it has an oval Leaf, and 

 is made ufe of in Beams , Rafters, and other Car- 

 penter's work. 



The Mapple-tree is much of the fame height and 

 bulk ; but it has a brown Bark, and the Wood is 

 reddifh. It bears no refemblance to that fort we have 

 in Europe, It yields a Sap, which has a much plea- 

 fanter tafte than the beft Limonade or Cherry- wa- 

 ter, and makes the whoifomeft drink in the World. 

 This Liquor is drawn by cutting the Tree two In- 

 ches deep in the Wood, the cut being run floping 

 to the length of ten or twelve Inches, At the lower 

 end of this gafh, a Knife is thruft into the Tree 

 flopingly, fo that the water running along the Cut 

 or Gaft, as through a Gutter, and falling upon the 

 Knife that lies acrofs the Channel, runs out upon 

 the Knife, which has Veflels plac'd underneath to 

 receive it. Some Trees will yield five or fix Bottles 

 of this water a Day ; and fome Inhabitants of Ca- 

 nada, might draw twenty Hogflieads of it in one 

 day, if they would thus cut and notch all the Map- 

 pies of their refpe&ive Plantations. The gaft do's 

 no harm to the Tree. Of this Sap they make Su- 

 gar and Syrup, which isfo valuable, that there can't 

 be a better remedy for fortifying the Stomach; 'Tis 

 but few of the Inhabitants that have the patience 

 to make Mappk*Water> for as common and ufua! 

 things are always flighted, fo there's fcarce any bo- 

 dy but Children that give themfelves the trouble of 

 gafliing thefe Trees. To conclude, the North- Coun- 

 try Mapples have more Sap than thofe of the South 

 Countries j but at the fame time the Sap is not fo 

 fweet. 



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