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“are ripe, and another with jagged Leaves, but the 
common Elder, is the Sort to beufed. => 
The inner Bark of the Elder, is a ftrong Purge; 
and it has been known to cure Dropfies when 
taken in Time, and often .repeated. The Flowers 
are made into an Ointment, by boiling them in _ 
Lard, till they are almoft crifp, and then pour- 
ing it off, this is cooling ; the Juice of the Berries 
is boiled down with a little Sugar, or by fome 
wholly without, and this when it comes to the 
Confiftence of Honey, is the famous Rob of Elder, 
_ }good,in Colds and fore Throats. “A-Wiheé'is made 
of the Elder Berries, which has. the Flavour of 
Frontignac. Bo ¢ . 
ELECAMPANE. 
ENULACAMPANA.* 
A Tall and robuft Plant, wild in fome Parts of 
England, but kept in Gardens for the Ufes of 
Medicine, it grows five Feet high, and the Flower 
is yellow, and very large. The Stalk is round, 
thick, upright, very robuft, and redith: ~The 
Leaves are long, large, and rough, and they are 
pointed at the Ends, of a pale green Colour. 
as a lowers grow at the.Tops of the Branghess 
and have fomething like the Appearance of a dou- 
ble Sun Flower. They are two Inches in Dia- 
meter, yellow, and very beautiful. .The Root is 
long and thick, and is brown on the Outfide, and 
white within. | | m 5 tet 
__ The Rootis the Part ufed, we have it dried from 
Germany, but it is for moft Purpofes better to take 
that frefh out of the Garden, which we have here. : ag 
Fiardly any Plant has more Virtues. It is 
in all Diforders of the Breaft and Lungs, ar 
Opens Obftructions : It operates gE e 
£rfully, and alfo by sh : And the Je 
