The U, Hfeful Family Horii sins: 
Meapow Sweet. 
ULMARIA. 
. A Wild Plant, frequent about the Sides of Ri- 
vers, with divided Leaves, and beautiful 
Tufts of white Flowers. It is four Feet high. 
The Stalk is round, ftriated, upright, firm, and 
of a pale Green, or fometimes of a purple Co- 
lour. The Leaves are each competed of about 
three Pair of fmaller, fet on a thick Rib, with an 
odd Leaf at the End: They are of a fine Green 
on the upper Side, and whitifh underneath, and 
they are rough ‘to the Touch. The Flowers are 
{mall and white, but they ftand fo clofe, that the 
whole Clufter looks like one large Flower. The 
Seeds are fet in a twifted Order. ; 
An Infufion of the frefh Tops of Meadow | 
Sweet, is an excellent Sweat, and it is a little 
_ Aftringent.. It is a good Medicine in Fevers, at- 
tended with Purgings. It is to be given a Bafon 
once in two Hours. 
The MreCHOACAN PLANT. 
MECHOACANA. 
A Climbing Plant, Native of the Wef-Indies. — 
It is capable of running to a great Height, 
when it can be fupported: It will climb to the 
Tops of tall Trees. The Stalks are angulated, 
'  flender, green, and brittle; and when broken, 
they yield a vaft Gomty of an acrid, milky 
- Juice. The Leaves ftand fingly: Theyarebroad, 
_ and not very long, and of a beautiful Shape, ter- 
minating in a Point. . The Flowers are large, and. 
_ of the Shape of a Bell: They are of a deep 
Purple on the Infide, and of a pale Red wibere 
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