300 The Ufeful Family Herbal. 
little Honey and Red Wine, is excellent to wath 
the Mouth and Throat when there are little Sores 
in them, and when the Gums are apt to bleed. — 
PURSLAIN, 
PORTULACA. 
A Common Plant in our Gardens, and of a ve- 
ry fingular Afpect: We have few fo fuccu- 
lent, It grows a Foot long, but trails on the 
Ground. The Stalks are round, thick, and 
ficfhy, of a redifh Colour, and very brittle. 
~ The Leaves are fhort and broad: They are of a 
good Green, thick, flefhy, and broad, and blunt 
at the End. The Flowers are little and yellow: 
They ftand among the Leaves toward the Tops 
of the Stalks. The Root is fmall, fibrous, and — 
Purflain is a pleafant Herb in Sallads, and fo 
wholefome, that ’tis Pity more of it is not eaten: 
It is excellent againft the Scurvy. The Juice 
frefh preffed out with a little White Wine, works 
__ by. Urine, and is excellent againft Stranguries 
ent Heats, and alfo againft the Scurvy. 
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The Quiet. tee 
ees RY DONE Anbar cn eos 
A Common Tree in our Gardens, of irregular ea 
= A Growth. The Trunk is thick, and has a 
brown Bark. ‘The Branches are numerous, ae : 
gling, and fpreading. The Leaves are roundih, 
of a dufky Green on the upper Side, and whitifh 
underneath. - The Flowers or Bloffoms A om 
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