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a large Coriander-feed, or a very fmall Pea: 
They differ from Grains of Maftich, in being 
more upon the reddifh Caft ; but in Figure and 
Tranfparency it varies not much. 
2. Some fmall Sticks like Prickles, and others like 
Footftafks of Leaves or Fruit. 
3. A few narrow-pointed firm fmall Leaves. 
4. A large Quantity of long reddifh -colour’d Pods, 
of a fweetifh gelatinous Tafte, containing from 
one to lix or feven hard, irregular, fomewhat 
Kidney like Seeds, which to the Tafte are very 
acerb. And, 
5. Some Sand and Earth. Four Ounces of the 
Manna , diffolved in warm Water, left one 
Ounce or fomething more of thefe in the 
Filtre. 
The Globules (N° 1.) are hard, and break be- 
tween the Teeth like Sugar-candy 5 they are of a plea- 
fant fweet Tafte, with much lefs of the Manna Relifh 
than the Calabrian 5 but with enough to difcover to 
what Family this Subftance belongs. 
The Sticks, Leaves, Pods, <&c. fcem to be Parts 
of the Plant that produces the Manna. Some of the 
Seeds have been fown, and proved fo frefh as to 
afford fome Plants of the Alhagi. 
About the Year 1537, when Rauwolf wrote his 
Itinerary, it appears, that large Quantities of this 
Kind of Manna were brought from Perfia to Aleppo , 
where it was then known under the Name of 
TrunJchibtl or Trunfchibin 5 a Corruption, doubtlefs, 
of 
