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~ fome fmallage feed thereto, and afterwards fome oil. The wall-rue is as effectual as 
maiden-hair in all difeafes of the head, preventing baldnefs, and caufing the hair to 
grow again; and generally for all the aforefaid difeafes.. The powder of it, taken 
in drink for forty days together, helpeth the ruptures in children. 
GOLDEN MAIDEN-HAIR. 
TO the two former this may be added, which poffeffing the fame virtues, it is 
therefore needlefs to repeat them. | 
Description. It hath many {mall brownifh-red hairs to make up the form of 
_ Jeaves growing about the ground from the root ;- and in the middle of them, in fum- 
mer, rife fmall ftalks of the fame colour, fet with very fine yellowifh-green hairs on 
them, and bearing a fmall gold yellow head, fmaller than a wheat-corn, ftanding in 
a great hufk. The root is very {mall and threaddy. 
Prace. It groweth on bogs and marfhy grounds, and alfo on dry fhadowy 
places ; at Hampftead-heath and elfewhere, 
440 MALLOWS and MARSH-MALLOWS. ¥ 
_ COMMON mallows are generally fo well known that they need no defcription. 
_ The common marfh-mallows have divers foft, hoary, white, ftalks, rifing to the - 
height of three or four feet, fpreading forth many branches, the leaves whereof are 
{oft and hairy, fomewhat fmaller than the other mallow leaves, but longer pointed, 
ut (for the moft part) into fome few divifions, but deep. The flowers are many, 
but fmaller alfo than the other mallows, and white, or tending to a blafh colours 
after which come fuch-like round cafes and feed as in the other mallows. The 
‘Toots are many and long, fhooting from one head, of the bignefs of a thumb or 
finger, very pliant, count; and bending, like Jiquorice, of a whitifh yellow colour 
: ‘on the outfide, and more white within, fall of 2 flimy juice, which; being faid in 
: will render it as thick as jelly. 
z, The common mallows grow in every county in the kingdom. The 
common marfh-mallows grow in moft of the falt marfhes from Woolwich down t0 
_ the fea, both on the Kentith and Effex thores, and in many other places. 
_ Time. They ; are in flower all the fummer months, and continue till winter. 
GoveRNMENT AND Virtues. Venus owns them both: The leaves of either of 
the forts before fpecified, and the roots alfo, boiled in wine or water, or in broth, 
with parfley or fennel roots, do help to open the body, and are very convenient 
hot agues, or F other: Cian the body; if the leaves, fo boiled, be applied 
warm 
