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flands, which is become famous for the Cure otmany Difeafes, efteemeda prin- 
T pal Medicine to provoke Sweat, and cure Fevers; as alfo the Diarrhoea, Dy- 
eintery, and Colick Pains, Convulfive Motions, and even the Epilepfie it ielf. 
Outwardly a^'jplied it heals the Itch. It is alio celebrated for its Alexipharmacfc 
Vertue. . ^ ^ 
6. It informs lis what Plants produce feveral "Fruit?, Seeds, Gums, andRefins 
iisd in the Shops, whole Original was unknown before, as, for Inftance,the Nux 
vomica., and CcchIhs Indu. . 
7. We mav obferve, by comparing the Plants growing in E«/ro;7(? and the In- 
die], Rrange Differences -between them. i. In the Place; forwher&is in Enrope 
there is biit one Plant that grows upon the Braiiches of Trees, viz.. the co nmon 
A'/iffdto; \ntht Indies America ihQXQ :ive miiny different Species of the Ic pi- 
rahtical Plants, the Trees and Woods being fill 1 of them. 2. In their Pares; 
iome of the Indian Plants have no Leaves at all, as divers forts of Grrei^r Torch- 
Plant?, and Jikewife (oim Species of Tithymal or Spurge : Whereas in Europe we 
have not one Land-Plant that wants them, unlefs perhaps Cufcuta.^ 3. In their 
maimer of Propagation ; there being fevera I Trees in iliQ Indies, that propagate 
themfelv'ts by Strings let down to the Ground , wliich there take Root and become 
new Treei. .i. In contracting their Leaves upon the Touch, andibme on the 
-Approach only of ones Finger : of which kindof Plants there are aba n da ace of 
Species both in the iT.f/? ^nd Wejf Indies.- Befides many Peculiarities there are be- 
longing to particular Plants, which lie fcattered up and down the Work, which 
I leave to the Readers own Obfervation. 
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3. the anfwcr of Dr Tyfon to the foregoing Lettei ofDrfVaUi;, concerning 
feeding on fleflh. A fecond Lerrer of Dr IVfilht to DlTyJon en the bsjSkt Subjeft, Pag. 
7 J9- line 23 . for 4 ^Cijr read a ^f^"'. 
