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pale-red Colour, with a 
Saflfon-colour’d Thread in 
the middle ; and, in form, 
are like a Water-Pitcher. 
To each Flower fuccecds 
one Berry, like to a Juni- 
per-berry ; which is rather 
of a Violet-colour when it 
is ripe than black. At fird 
tailing of the Berries they 
feem pleafantly acrid, but 
they leave fomewhat that 
is naufeous upon the Pa- 
late. It flowers in May j 
The Fruit is ripe in Aur- 
gufty and fometimes in 
July. 
The Berries arc cooling, 
and adringent. They arc 
very agreeable to an hot 
Stomach , and quench 
Thirft. They cure a 
Loofcncfs,and the Bloody- 
FIux, occafioned by Cho- 
ler : And arc good in the 
Difcafe called Cholera Mor- 
ins. They flop Vomiting, 
and take off Feverilh 
Heats. A Syrup made of 
the Juice of the Berries, 
is mod agreeable : 
Take of the Juice drain’d, 
one Pint; Fine Sugar, one 
Pound and an half : Boyl 
it to a Syrup with a gentle 
Fire. Take one Spoonful 
at a time, or mix it wtih 
three Ounces of fome pro- 
per W ater. 
in Batin 
'Betula. The Branches of 
this Tree arc fmall anti 
flexible, and mod of them 
hang downwards. The 
Bark is very various : 
when the Tree is young 
his yellow or brown ; af- 
terward s it grows lighter. 
It bears long Buds, like 
Long-Pepper. It grows fre- 
quently in cold and wa- 
tery Places, and on moift. 
Heaths.The flender Twigs 
of it were formerly ufed 
for the Mag idrates Verge: 
i Now they ferve to difei- 
pli.nc Boys, and to tame 
wild Horfcs, and to make 
Brooms, and to catchBjrds, 
with Bird-Lime, andBands 
for Fagots. Fifhermen in 
Fortbumberlandiiih. a-nights 
by the Light of this Bark : 
They put it into a cleft 
Stick, which ferves for a 
Candle-dick ; and fo they 
fee how to ufe thetrThfcc- 
teet h’ dS pear for the killing 
Fife. In Alfatia the befl 
Hoops arc made of Birch 
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