THE Manna of Brianson is a white dry Manna, but as it is of no Use and little of it sold, I shall therefore not dwell long upon this Subject. This Manna flows from the large Branches of the Larix or Larch-Tree, for which Reason it is call'd Manna Larica, and it is to be met with plentifully in the Hills of Dauphiny, especially about Brianson, from whence it takes its Name.
Besides the Brianson Manna, there are other Sorts; the scarcest and most valuable of which is the Mastich Manna from the Levant, or that of Syria: This is a Manna, which in Colour comes near that of Calabria, and is in Grains like Mastich, whence it was so call'd; this flows from the Cedars of Lebanon, as hath been observ'd before.
This Manna is very scarce in France: tho' I have seen about three Ounces, which was affirm'd to me to be true, which was of the Colour and Figure already describ'd, of the Taste of a Raisin, bitter and unpleasant: As Fuchsius says, the Peasants of Mount Lebanon eat it. This Variety of Tastes probably proceeds from its Age, or the Change of the Climate: The People of Mexico eat it as we do Bread.