A Canoe Of It
Will Outlast Four Boats, And Seldom Wants Repair.
They say,
that a Chest made of this Wood, will suffer no Moth, or Vermine,
to abide therein.
{Two sorts of Locust white and yellow, is rare if varnish'd.}
The Locust, for its enduring the Weather, is chosen for all sorts of Works
that are exposed thereto. It bears a Leaf nearest the Liquorice-Plant.
'Tis a pretty tall Tree. Of this the Indians make their choicest Bows,
it being very tough and flexible. We have little or none of this Wood
in Pampticough.
{Honey Tree a Locust.}
The Honey-Tree bears as great a Resemblance to the Locust,
as a Shallot does to an Onion. It is of that Species, but more prickly.
They bear a Cod, one side whereof contains the Seed, the other the Honey;
They will bear in five Years, from the Kernel. They were first brought
(by the Indian Traders) and propagated, by their Seed,
at the Apamaticks in Virginia. Last Year, I planted the Seed,
and had them sprung up before I came from thence, which was in August.
Of the Honey, very good Metheglin is made, there being Orchards
planted in Virginia for that intent.
{Sowr Wood.}
The Sorrel, or Sowr-Wood-Tree, is so call'd, because the Leaves
taste like Sorrel. Some are about a Foot or ten Inches Diameter.
I am unacquainted with its Vertues at present.
{Pine.}
Of Pines, there are, in Carolina, at least, four sorts. The Pitch-Pine,
growing to a great Bigness, most commonly has but a short Leaf.
Its Wood (being replete with abundance of Bitumen) is so durable,
that it seems to suffer no Decay, tho' exposed to all Weathers, for many Ages;
and is used in several Domestick and Plantation Uses.
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