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his conclusions do not always satisfy, his observations fairly 
acquaint us with the methods of the tillers of the soil. He 
further continues : 
"Sassafras trees, which are not to be found in Europe, 
are plentiful here; the best heart-tea can be made of its 
blossoms; the wood and the roots are especially good for 
medicines. There are trees that are as thick as a man around 
the loins. The leaves look and smell like laurel leaves; the 
blossoms are gold-colored, just like the primrose, but much 
finer. For my home journey, I collected and took with us a 
package of sassafras flowers or blossoms, which were my 
best medicine on my voyage. There are many sugar trees 
(maple) here which are as thick and high as an oak-tree; in 
spring, when they are in full sap, the sugar-water may be 
tapped from them." "The sugar trees usually stand in 
forests near the brooks, and they grow wild. The beautiful 
tulip trees grow frequently here. In the month of May, 
when they are in blossoms, they are full of tulips; these look 
yellow and tabied red, and are as natural as those that grow 
out of the ground (from bulbs.) The trees are as thick and 
high as the tallest cherry-trees. I saw another species of tulip 
trees with their blossoms which are planted in the gardens, 
but are not larger than dwarf apple or pear trees; they do 
not bloom until August, and are white and tabied red. Of 
the first-named larger species of tulip-trees no blossoms are 
seen until they are twenty years old and over. Many other 
kinds and species of trees, flowers and herbs, and also grain 
are found in America. The daisy, for instance, which is 
so frequent, and therefore so little esteemed with us, is as 
rare in Pennsylvania as the rarest and most beautiful flowers 
in Europe can be, and it is planted in the gardens as a rare 
flower. Quite as rare there, is the juniper-shrub, which is 
esteemed much higher than the Rosemary with us, and the 
juniper-berries are sold for a higher price than peppercorns. 
The juniper-shrubs are also cultivated in gardens. Quite as 
rare are all other European flowers and herbs, and so, what 
is not highly esteemed in Germany is rare and dear in 
