280 INDEX, 
Asparagus, description, cultivation, and uses of, 92, 93 
Aspen. See Poplar, trembling. 
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Balsam, Friar's, or Turlington's, from what made, 130 
Bamboo canes, description and uses of, 100, 101 
Banana, description and uses of, 269 
Barberry, fruit, bark, and roots, uses of, 100 
Barilla, description of, and how prepared for use, 73 
Barley, cultivation and uses of, 27 
i i , pearl, how made, and uses of, 28 
, sugar, how made, 22 
Bay, common sweet, description and uses of, 119, 120 
Bay plum. See Guava. 
Beans, culture and uses of, 184 
Beech-tree, wood, fruit, and leaves, uses of, 220 
Beet, description and uses of, 71, 72 
Benjamin, gum. See Benzoin. 
Bent-grass, 32 
Benzoin, description of, how prepared, and uses of, 129, 131 
Bergamot, how prepared, 195 
Betel, what it is, and use of, 15 
Betel-nut. See Areca. 
Bilberries, uses of, 113 
Birch-tree, wood, bark,, twigs, leaves, and sap, uses of, 210 
Bird-lime, how made, uses and properties of, 41 
Blackberries, uses of, 152 
Bleaberries. See Bilberries. 
Blend-corn, 28 
Boabab. See Sour gourd. 
Bore cole, 176 
Bottle gourd, description and uses of, 209 
Box-tree, value and uses of, 215 
Brake, description and uses of, 268 
Bran, uses of, 26 
Brandy, whence obtained, and how made, 69 
', distilled from potatoes and carrots, 55, 75 
Brank. See Buckwheat. 
Bread, prepared from turnips, arum roots, acorns, cassava, and sago, 
175, 219, 224, 239, 256 
Bread-fruit, description and uses of, 203, 204 
-, tree, bark, juice, and flowers, uses of, 204, 205 
Brocoli, 176 
Broom, common, twigs, seeds, bark, &c, uses of, 181 
. , Spanish, description and uses of, 181 
Buck-bean, or bog-bean, description and uses of, 43 
Buck-thorn, syrup, and bark, uses of, 56 
