86 =The Ufeful Family Herbal. 4 
makes the moft beautiful and pleafant of all E 
: Syrups. | a 
The Crove Spice TREE. a 
CARYOPHYLLUS AROMATICUS, 4 
A Beautiful Tree, Native of the warm Countries, E 
It grows twenty or thirty Feet high, and — 
very much branched. The Bark is greyith; the — 
Leaves are like thofe of the Bay-Tree, but twice ¢ 
as large ; they are of a bright fhining Green, and : 
ftand upon long Foot-Stalks; the Flowers are 
not very large, but of a beautiful blue Colour 
and the Cups that contain them, are oblong and 
firm ; thefe are the Cloves of the Shops. They 
ther them foon after the Flowers are fallen. 
hen they fuffer them to remain longer on the 
Tree, they grow large, and fwell into a fruit as 
big as an Olive. es 
The Cloves are excellent again{t Diforders of 
the Head, and of the Stomach; they are warm, 
cordial, and ftrengthening; they expel Wind 
2 ne _ are a good Remedy for the Cholic. The Oil 
of Cloves is made from thefe by Chymifts ; 
cures the Tooth-ach ; a bit of Lint being wetted, 
with it, and laid to the Tooth, _ Se a 
CocKtkg. 
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