(6%) 
Larch^trcc are beft for building. Ground fcis 
made of Larch-tree will never ror, and the 
longer it lyes the harder it growes ^ that you 
may almoft drive a nail into a bar of Iron as 
eatily as into that. Ob, that my Counfrey- 
men might obtain that blcffing with their 
buildings 5 which Efay prophcfied to the 
Jims in the 65 Chapter and 22 verfe. 
I^on ddificahum & alius inhabitabif ^ non 
'plant abunt & alius comedet : fed ut funt 
dies Arbprif^ dies erunt populi mei^ & opus 
manuum fuarum deterent eleUi mei* 
The Saflafras-tree is no great Tree , I 
have met with fome as big as my middle, 
the rird is tawny and upon that a thin co* 
lour of Alhes, the inner part is white, of 
an excellent fmell like Fcnocl, of a fweet 
taft with feme bitternefs i the leaves arc 
like Fig-leaves of a dark green. A decodti- 
on of the Roots and bark thereof fwectned 
with Sugar, and drunk in the morning 
fafting will open the body and procure a 
fi'ool or two, it is good for the Scurvie taken 
fome tsme together , and laying upon the 
legs the green leaves of white Hellebore. 
They give jt to Cows that have newly cal- 
ved to make them caft their Cleanings, 
This Tree gr-owes not beyond Blacl^point 
E^ftward ; it is obferved^ that there is no 
provinci b t produces Trees and plants not 
growing 10 other Regions. ' Non 
