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(a) Mouf.de 
ReCib.; 
(b) Bauhin. 
(c) Lib. de 
Re Cibar. 
(d) Lib. 3. 
c.X04.Fig-3. 
(0 Bauhinus 
(f) Muf. 
Wormian. 
( g ) Bauh. 
Tom. 1.33b. 
C b ) Garcias 
ab Horto. 
Of Nuty. 
The New England CHESNUT. In figure, like the 
common fort; but a little lefs. The Chefnut was firit 
brought from Sardis in Lydia., (a) into Italy, Fra?ice , and 
England. In fome places where they abound, the people 
make Bread ( b) of them. Heretofore, faith Bruyrinus, (c) 
they were brought, with the laft courfe, to the Tables of 
Princes. In his time, (about an hundred years fince) the 
French ufed to make and eat Chefnut-Pottage. 
A kind of frnall HORNED NUT. Not fo big as a 
little Nutmeg , us of a brown colour, and with two 
pointed knobs at one end, bended outward, like little 
Horns. Figur d, as I take it, in Bauhinus (d) by the 
Name of Fruclus peregrinus, exiguus orbicularis , cum Sex 
Nervis. 
A Virginian AKORN within its Cup. There is one 
like this deferibed and figur’d in Bauhinus out of Clufius , 
by the Name of Calix cum Glande inclufo maximus ex 
Wingandecaow , 1. e. Virginia. The Cup is about an inch 
and '• Diametre, and the Tides very thick ; compofed of a 
great number of Scales, as the Empalement of a Thiftle, 
and many other Flowers; but here very hard: of an Or¬ 
bicular Figure, only open at the top about the breadth of 
5 an inch. The Akorn it (elf, little bigger than the com¬ 
mon fort. But their tail and fubftance may be more 
grateful. For in Virginia they are dry’d and preferved for 
food. Theyfteep, and boil them, and fo eat them either 
with Flelh or Fifh. 
The ANACARDIUM. A fruit fo called from fome 
hkenefs it hath to a little Heart ; but yet flattiih, and near as 
big as a Garden-Bean. Deferibed and figur’d by Garcias, 
Bauhinus, Wormim, Mofcardi, Bejler , and others. Being held 
to the flame of a Candle , (e) it fpits Fire, or fparkhng flafhes 
of divers colours. Anciently much ufed in Medicines, now 
obfolete, as ConfeHio Anacardina , istc. The Oil or Mellagi- 
Jious Sliccus betwixt the Rind and t!>e Kernel is that which is 
called (/) Mel Anacardinum. Either the Name of Oil 
(given it by mod) or of Honey, rnuft be improper. It 
is of a very Cauftick and venimous Nature. Being mixed 
with Lime, ’tis ufed for the marking of Cottons (g) through¬ 
out India. The Indians pickle the green Fruit, (h) and eat 
them as Olives. When perhaps they contain little or none 
of that Cauftick Oil. ’ Tfi e 
