The natural history of North-Carolina. With an account of the trade, manners, and customs of the Christian and Indian inhabitants. Illustrated with copper-plates, whereon are curiously engraved the (14728081276)

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Title: The natural history of North-Carolina. With an account of the trade, manners, and customs of the Christian and Indian inhabitants. Illustrated with copper-plates, whereon are curiously engraved the map of the country, several strange beasts, birds, fishes, snakes, insects, trees, and plants, &c
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Brickell, John, 1710?-1745 North Carolina. Trustees of the Public Libraries Lawson, John, 1674-1711 Grimes, J. Bryan (John Bryan), 1868-1923
Subjects: Indians of North America -- North Carolina Natural history -- North Carolina North Carolina -- Description and travel South Carolina -- Description and travel
Publisher: Dublin: Printed by James Carson. For the author, (Raleigh, Reprinted by authority of the Trustees of the public libraries
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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slender red Berries, when they are ripe.The Leaves spring forth in March, and the Flowers in Au-gust. The Bark and Leaves open Obstructions, and are ofsingular Use in the Jau7idice. The Fruit is very cooling inFevers, grateful to the Stomach, and causeth a good Appetite. The Rose-Tree, and its Kinds. There are none to be metwith growing Spontaneous in this Province. These Treeshave been brought from Europe, and other Parts, and are tobe met with in most Planters Gardens, especially the commonwhite and red Rose, but few of the other sorts. The Rosemary is not a Spontaneous Shrub in Carolina, asin France, Spain, and many other parts of Europe, in thesame Latitude; but is to be met with in most of their Gar-dens, and thrives well. There are many other Fruits in this Country, that I am aStranger to, which are beneficial and advantagious to thePlanters, not only for their own Use, but likewise in feedingtheir Swine, and makeing them exceeding fat, and as welltasted as any in the World. OF
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