A Description of East-Florida; With a Journal, Kept by John Bartram of Philadelphia, Botanist to His Majesty for the Floridas Upon a Journey from St. Augustine Up the River St. John's, as Far as the Lakes. with Explanatory Botanical Notes
A Description of East-Florida; With a Journal, Kept by John Bartram of Philadelphia, Botanist to His Majesty for the Floridas Upon a Journey from St. Augustine Up the River St. John's, as Far as the Lakes. with Explanatory Botanical Notes.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769 Excerpt: ...cattle, and used for this purpose on the sea coast of Spain, where they are easily propagated from seeds or cuttings. They are propagated about Aleppo, where the female or fruit-bearing ones are ingrafted on the stocks raised from the nuts. Chian Turpentinetree Mastick-trce Gum Storax-tree Gum Scammony Alexandrian ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769 Excerpt: ...cattle, and used for this purpose on the sea coast of Spain, where they are easily propagated from seeds or cuttings. They are propagated about Aleppo, where the female or fruit-bearing ones are ingrafted on the stocks raised from the nuts. Chian Turpentinetree Mastick-trce Gum Storax-tree Gum Scammony Alexandrian purging Senna Tallow-tree True Rhubarb Gum Mastick from the isle of Scio; as this tree is doubted to be the genuine, feeds of the true may be procured from the isle of Scio. This tree grows in Italy, Syria, and India, but the warmer climates yield the best gum. From Aleppo. This deep taprooted plant will thrive well in all the warm sandy foils of our southern colonies. This has been recommended already to be sown in our southern colonies of NorthAmerica. This grows in Upper Egypt, and is brought from thence to Alexandria; it will not be difficult to procure the feeds of this usef ul drug. This plant grows in moist places in China, and is of great use in that country. The feed of this plant was brought to England about five years ago, byDr.Mounsey, F. R-S. from Moscow, and Latin Names. Calamus Rotang Pterocarpus Draco Palma Yuccae so-1 liis Arbor Draco J Dolichos Soja La arm Cassia Lauras Cinamomum Laurus Catnphora Cycas Circinalis Amyris Gileadenfis p. 528 p 1658 Lin. Mant. 165. English Names. Observations. and appears by experiment to be the genuine true Rhubarb of the shops, and is a most valuable acquisition to this country, as it will grow well in a deep rich foil, inclining to a sandy or gravelly loam, but not in too wet a situation, and may be cultivated both here and in North-America.. From a kind of cane in the East-Indies. 2. From Java and Surinam. 3. From the Canary and Madeira islands. Used for making Soye t or In-dia Ketchup. See K..
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