2 56 ‘The Ofeful Family Herbal. 
' The MuLrBerRRY TREE. 
MORUS. 
A Lee and irregularly growing Tree, comt- 
mon in our Gardens. The Branches are nu- 
merous and fpreading, the Leaves are very beau- 
tiful, large, broad, of a bright Green, pointed at 
the End, and delicately ferrated round the Edges. 
The Flowers are fmall, and inconfiderable: The 
_ Fruitis fufficiently known, it is large, oblong, 
_ juicy, and compofed of a great Number of fimall 
Granules: It is ufually black when ripe. But 
there is a Kind with white Fruit. 
The Bark of the Root of the Mulberry Tree 
frefh taken off and boiled in Water, makes an 
excellent Decottion againft the Jaundice, it opens 
Obftructions of the Liver, and works by Urine. 
AA very pleafant Syrup is made from the Juice of 
the ripe Fruit, with twice the Quantity of Sugar. 
It is cooling, and is good for fore Mouths, and 
to quench Thirft in Fevers. 
| “Wuite Muttiien. 
VERBASCUM ALBUM. 
At! and ftately wild Plant, fingular for its 
white Leaves, and long Spike of yellow 
