Bes Se 
* founded. The Ariftolochia has been long commended as a cure 
_ “ for the gout. It makes a confiderable part of the Portland powder,* 
** and has often been employed by itfelf in the fame manner as that 
** powder, to be taken every day for alength of time.”* 
But Dr. Cullen thinks with Werlhoff,’ that though it may prevent 
the recurrence of the gouty paroxyms, yet the long continued ufe of 
fuch medicines is extremely hurtful, and commonly brings on a 
general ftate of difeafe more fatal than the original diftemper. 
* For the compofition of this powder, fee Med. Bot. vol. ii. p. 296. 
—» See Cautiones Medica Ed. Wickman. p. 346. 
I LR RSE I i a arc : 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA. | COMMON PEACH TREE. 
SYNONYMA, Perlica. Pharm.Dale. 301. Alfton.ii. 365. Groff. 
ui. 798. Lewis.483. Edinb. New Difpenf.249. Murray. iii. 241. 
Bergius. 413. Perfica Malus. Gerard. Emac.1447. Park. Parad. 
580. Raii. Hi. 1515. Du Hamel. Arb. fruit. T. ii. t. 30. 
~ Icofandria Monogynia. Lin. Gen. Plant. 619. 
Gen, Ch, Cal. 5-fidus, inferus. Pet. 5. Drupa nuce poris perforata, 
Sp. Ch. A. foliorum ferraturis omnibus acutis, floribus feflilibus 
folitariis. eS 
THE common Peach-tree grows to a confiderable height, and 
fends off numerous fpreading branches. Leaves long, narrow, 
pointed, elliptical, acutely ferrated, on footftalks, alternate. Flowers ° 
feffile, purplith, folitary, large. Calyx tubular, divided at the margin 
into five ovate fegments, and at the bafe befet with numerous fcales. 
Petals five, inverlely ovate, {preading, attached by fhort claws. - Fila- 
ments numerous, tapering, inferted into the calyx, furnifhed with 
purplith 
