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the reft, but that they have a Clufter of Flowers 
_ breaking out at one Side, within five or fix Inches. 
_ ofthe Top. This is long, brown, and thick, and 
_ refembles a Catkin of a Filbert Tree, only it is 
longer and thicker. The Root is long, flattith, and 
_ creeping: Itis of a ftrong and rather unpleafant 
_ Smell when frefh, but it becomes very fragrant, 
_ and aromatic in drying. Our own has its Value, 
becaufe we can have it frefh, but the dried Root 
is better had of the Druggifts; they have it from 
warmer Countries, where it is more fragrant. 
. The Juice of the frefh Root of Acorns is excel- 
lent to promote the Menfes, it works by Urine 
moderately, and gives no Offence to the Stomach. 
The dried Root is cordial and fudorific, it warms 
the Stomach, and is good againft Indigeftions and 
Fevers. po | 
Common Acorus or YeLLow Fracs: 
ACORUS ADULTERINUS. 
Common Plant in our Ditches, and by River 
Sides, diftinguifhed by its blue-green, Flag 
like Leaves, and its large yellow Flowers, which 
in Shape refemble thofe of the Iris, or Flower dé | 
Luce. It grows three or four Feet high: The Stalle 
1s roundifh, but alittle flatted, of oa een, Very — 
ereét, firm, and not branched. It only fends out 
two or three Shoots upwards from the Bofom of 
= Leaves. The Leaves are a F vee as half 
ong, narrow, flat, and fharp at tl dges. 
the Flowers ftand at the Tops of the Stalks, and_ 
are large and beautiful. The Seeds are numerous, 
and are contained in large triangular Veffels. The = 
Oot Creeps. 
The Root of this is the only Part ufed, ° 
have confounded them with the true Acorus: 
but they are called, by way of Diftir 
: ee ee a cree 
