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and the beft Way is to fplit this in two, and then 
fring up the feparate Parts for drying. 
It is needlefs to enumerate the Examples of the 
feveral Kinds of Roots here; they follow in their 
Places : But if the charitable Lady would on firft 
I over this Book, to fee what are moft ufe- 
ful, “her Gardener to take out of his Ground, 
and to feck in the Fields the feveral Roots there 
mentioned, and fee them dried and preferved ac- 
cording to thefe Directions ; the would be poffef- 
fed of a Set of Drugs of a new Kind indeed, but 
they would fave thal Price of many brought ‘from 
other Crees and might be ufed: with lefs 
oT “ “Barks of Trees make but a fail Part of 
the Engl Dnigs, and moft of them are beft freth, 
but fuch as wil preferve and retain their Virtues. 
dried, are very eafily prepared that Way: No~ 
thing more is required, than to cut them inté mo- 
derate Pieces, and ing them up in ‘the fame 
Manner as the Roots. xen they are dry” : 
are to be put up as the others; and they will 
keep ever fo long; but in all this Time they are: 
for the moft Part sofas of their Virtues. 3 ita 
It may be prudent to preferve Drugs brought 
from abroad Ces at while, becaufe of theit Prices 
but as thefe coft only the Trouble of gathering: 
and preferving- heh, I would advife, that the - 
whole Shop be renewed every Year; what is left’ 
of ‘the Parcel of every Kind, being thrown’ 
Mey eit pemae | is collected in its Seafon. 
_ The Place for keeping thefe frould be a dt 
Room, neither damp nor hot; and they fhoul 
now and then te looked at, to fee that they Bee oe 
in order ; that they do not grow mouldy, or fell os 
mufty through Damp, or ~ become ihter 
lofe ene Virtue by too much Bee = bas 
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