The Ufeful Family Herbal. 3 59. } 
CAMELS-HAY. ~ 
SCHENANTHUS. 
A Sort of Grafs of a fragrant Smell, frequent in 
many Parts of the Eaft, and brought over 
to us dried for the Ufe of Medicine. It grows to 
aFoot high, and in all Refpects refembles fome of 
our common kinds of Grafs, particularly the Dar- 
nel. The Leaves are long and narrow: The 
Stalks are round and jointed, and have grafly 
Leaves alfo on them, and the Flowers ftand on 
the Tops of the Stalks in a double Series : They 
are not unlike thofe of our Graffes, chaffy and 
ornamented with a few Filaments. 
_ It was at one Time in great Efteem as a Me- 
dicine; they called it a Cordial, and a Promoter of 
_ the Menfes, but it is now very little regarded. ~ : 
CHAMOMILE. 
| CHAMG@MELUM. ~ 
A Common lowwild Plant of a beautiful Green, © 
~~ a fragrant Smell, and with Flowers not un- 
_ Tike Daifies. It is frequent on damp Heaths, and 
gets no Good by being brought into Gardens. It 
 Srows larger there, but has lefs Efficacy. In its _ 
wild State it fpreads its Branches upon the Ground, 
__ taking Root at the Joints. The Stalks are round, 
green, and thick; the Leaves are very finely di-— 
vided, and of a dark blackith green Colour. The 
Flowers grow upon long Foot-Stalks, and are 
. 
: white at the Edge, and yellow in the Middle, — Ze 
The Flowers are moft ufed. Thofewhich are raifed 
_ for Sale are double, and they have very little 
tue in Comparifon of the fingle ones. © T 
_ tobe taken in Tea, which is a pleafant 
__ €rin Powderthey are excellent for D: 
