_It grows horizontally on the trunks and large branches of several kinds of trees, when old and decayed._ In Germany, and in some parts of England, this fungus is used as tinder, for which, on account of its readily catching fire, it is well adapted. It is prepared by being boiled in a strong ley, dried, and again boiled in a solution of salt-petre. In Franconia pieces of the inner substance of the spunk are beaten so as to resemble leather, and are sewed together for making garments. The inhabitants of Lapland frequently burn it about their cottages, to keep off a species of gad-fly which is peculiarly injurious to the young rein-deer. This fungus is often employed as a styptic for the stopping of blood. When intended for this use, the exterior hard substance is pared off, and the coat underneath is separated from the porous part, and well beaten with a hammer, until it becomes pliable. Thus prepared it is kept dry, in slices of convenient size, for use; and, although it is not so much esteemed in this country as it was some years ago, many of the continental surgeons have a very high opinion of its efficacy. INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME. ---- Abele. See Poplar, great white. Acacia, 262 Acorns, uses of, 223 Alder, wood, bark, branches, and leaves, uses of, 211 Alkanet, description, properties, and uses of, 42 Alligator pear, description and uses of, 120 All-spice. See Pimento. Almond, common or sweet, description of, 140 ----, whence obtained, how imported, and uses of, 140 ----, oil and milk of, how prepared, 141 ----, bitter, description and uses of, 141 Aloe, American, description, culture, and uses of, 96, 97 Aloes, description of several kinds, 93, 94 ----, leaves, stems, and juice, uses of, 93, 94 ----, Socotrine, description, culture, preparation, and uses of, 94 ----, Barbadoes, common, or hepatic, 95 ----, Caballine, or horse, 96 Anise-seeds, description and uses of, 81 Apple, fruit and wood, uses of, 147, 148 Apricot, fruit, kernels, gum, and wood, uses of, 143 Archell, description and use of, 270 Areca, description and uses of, 231, 232 Arnatto, or annotta, description of, how prepared, and uses of, 157 Arrack, from what prepared, 106, 218 Arrow-root, what it is, how prepared, and uses of, 9, 10 ----, how adulterated, 10 Artichoke, flowers, leaves, and stalks, uses of, 197 ----, Jerusalem, description, culture, and uses of, 201 Arum, common, description and uses of, 218, 219 Asafoetida, description and uses of, 77 ----, how obtained and exported, 77, 78 Ash-tree, wood, leaves, and bark, uses of, 264 Asparagus, description, cultivation, and uses of, 92, 93 Aspen. See Poplar, trembling.