148 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
or baftard Acorus ; they are not at all like thera 
in Shape, Colour, or Qualities; they are of ar edifh 
Brown, have no Smeil, and are of an auttere Tatte, 
they are an excellent Aftringent. They fhould be 
taken up in Spring and dried, and afterwards 
given in Powder. They ftop Fluxes and Over- 
flowings of tle Menfes. 
a ie. SF 
: os -LINUM. 
Ay pretty as well as a very ufeful Plant, cul- 
tivated for the Sake of its Seeds, as well as its 
Stalks. It is three Feet high, the Stalk is round, 
- flender, firm, and upright. The Leaves are {mall, 
‘oblong, and narrow, and they ftand irregularly, 
but in great Numbers on it. Toward the Top the 
Stalk divides into three or four fhort Branches; 
and on thefe ftand the Flowers, they are largeand 
of a beautiful Blue. Each of thefe. is fuicceeded 
by: acon Seed Vefiel ,; in which are a Num- 
‘his Seed is what is called Linfeed. A Ts 
made of it is excellent in Coughs and Diforders 
the Breaft and Lungs, and the Seed bruife 
alfo good in Cataplafms and Fomentations f 
Swellings. ‘lhe Oil drawn from it given in Ple 
_-tifies and Perippeumonies, with great Succefs, 
it is alfo ellent in the Gravel and Stone. — 
ght Inches hi 
the Top divided i 
