Croton. 
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OBS. 3. Truncus arboris, fuperne ad ramos inci- 
fus , fuccum ftillat laftefcentem , tenuem, glutinorum 
& pellucidum, qui in aere fenfim infpiffatur & con- 
credit in Gummi-refinam. Ex qualibet arbore fexenni 
obtinentur circiter librae 3 Benzoes. Arbores juniores 
plus refinae dant , quam feniores ; hinc caeduntur ple- 
rumque arbores, collefta refina $ & plantantur tenel- 
le earum loco. Grimmius ; Sylvius. 
OBS. 4. Benzoes Virtus medica nondum rite cogni- 
ta eft. Probabile eft , refinam adeo lalinam peculiares 
habere virtutes, modo refte explorata effet. Lac vir~ 
ginis , ut cofmeticum, fubinde adhiberi foler. 
OBS . 5. Au&orirate ili. v. LiNNe nixus, arborem 
Benzoiferam ad Crotonis genus refero. Dubium tamen 
movet Ar. Sylvii defcriptio fruftus, qui rricoccus non 
eft, verum drupa ficca, intra quam continetur Nux cine- 
rea, nucleo albido- viridelcente, laporis amari & ingrati* 
477* CROTON Cafcarilla. Linn. Sp . pl 1424. 
Mat. vi . ^7 0. 
Ricinoides Elseagni folio. Catesb. Caro/. 2. p. 
46. t ♦ 46. 
Ricino affinis odorifera fruticofa major, Ros- 
marini folio, frudu tricocco albido. Sloan* 
Hifl . /. p. /33. t. $ 6 . f. z. 
Pbarm . CASCARILL/E Cortex. 
Locus . America: infula? Bahamenfes, Virginia. 
Arbor. 
FORMA. Jicc . Cortex durus, cinerafcenti- 
brunneus, lineas vix craffitudine, fubrugofus, 
lineis transverfalibus iparfis, fsepe lichenibus con- 
fpurcatus, fedus in fegmenta bipollicaria, femi- 
convoluta; fragilis: fradura plana, fufea. 
PROPR. Odor aromaticus, non ingratus;^- \ 
por aromaticus, amaricans; majlicatus idX \\ 5 facile 
com- 
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