The young shoots and leaves are, howevet, sotnetimes boiled 
and eaten as other potherbs, or are stewed with fish. The © 
roots are pounded with other aromatics, and applied to the 
bowels for gripes, both in adults and children. 
Cultivated in the Royal Garden at Hampton-Court in the 
year 1690, and is often met with in the stoves of the cultivators 
of curious plants. It flowers at different seasons. Commu- 
nicated by Mr. Wm. Anperson, from the Apothecaries gardep 
at Chelsea. — , 
