156 The U, feful Family Herbal. 
it oats upon the Water, but it is as diftinét as 
any T’hing can be, when we regard the Flower. 
Duckweed has round Leaves, and floats upon. the 
Water, and ‘it might be called Water Lily 
Sa St es ea 
Water. The Flowers ftand fing] upon flender 
Foot Stalks; they are white, a compofed of 
iece, which give them a fingular 
Appearance. = ies bi wow 
The freth Leaves are ufed in outward Appliea- 
tions, and are very cooling. ee 
FumirTory. 2 
A Ftetty wild Plane, with bluith divided Leaves, 
_ >and Spikes of little p ‘ple Flowers, common 
ta our Corn Fields in Fane and July. It grows 
ten Incheshigh. The Stalk is tound, ftriated, of a 
pale Green, thick enough, but not very firm or per= 
fectly erect. The Leaves are large, but they are 
divided into a-vaft Number of little Parts, which 
are blunt and rounded at the Ends ; their Colour 
7 is. a faint Green. - The Flowers are fmall and 
purple: They have a Heel behind, and a Num- 
~~ ber of them ftand together in a kind of Spike. 
The whole Plant has little Tafte, = 25 
The Juice exprefied from this Plant, is excel- 
Jent againft the Scurvy. It opens ObftruG@tions of 
eee ta he 
