Travels in America Performed in 1806: For the Purpose of Exploring the Rivers Alleghany, Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi, and Ascertaining the Produce and Condition of Their Banks and Vicinity, Volume 1R. Phillips, 1994 - Mississippi River Valley |
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Page 125
... Sassafras . Locust . Honey - locust . Dagwood . Snow Drop . Barberry . Magnolia Tripetala . Magnolia Glauca . Magnolia Acuminata . Laurus Indica . Laurus Barbonia . Rhododendron Maximum . Many species . Lurus Benzoin . Laurus Sassafras ...
... Sassafras . Locust . Honey - locust . Dagwood . Snow Drop . Barberry . Magnolia Tripetala . Magnolia Glauca . Magnolia Acuminata . Laurus Indica . Laurus Barbonia . Rhododendron Maximum . Many species . Lurus Benzoin . Laurus Sassafras ...
Page 129
... sassafras , are large ; and the substance which they produce , though not so fine , is much stronger than that of the Italian silk - worn . Thus in my opinion there is reason to believe , that if experiments were made with these ...
... sassafras , are large ; and the substance which they produce , though not so fine , is much stronger than that of the Italian silk - worn . Thus in my opinion there is reason to believe , that if experiments were made with these ...
Page 131
... sassafras ; the wild cinnamon ; the magnolia altis- sima ; whose fragrant smell and aro- matic taste prove that they possess medicinal qualities with which we are unacquainted . The shumack likewise requires examination . Perhaps its ...
... sassafras ; the wild cinnamon ; the magnolia altis- sima ; whose fragrant smell and aro- matic taste prove that they possess medicinal qualities with which we are unacquainted . The shumack likewise requires examination . Perhaps its ...
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