The Ufeful Family Herbal, 
Woop SaGeE. ~ ; 
SALVIA AGRESTIS. 
A Wild Plant, common in Woods and Hedges, . 
“4 with Leaves like Sage, and Spikes of finall - 
_ Flowers. It grows to two Feet and a half high. 
~The Stalk is fquare, firm, flender’ and upright. 
The Leaves ftand two at each Joint: They are 
fomewhat fhorter and broader than thofe af Sage, 
of a green Colour, and ferrated about the Edges. 
The Flowers are numerous, and very fmall : They 
_ ftand in long Spikes, and are of a greenifh 
_ yellow Colour, with fome red Threads in them. — 
a The Plant has a fingular Smell, with fomething 
* of the Garlic Flavour, but that not ftrong. ~ 
_.. The Tops are to be ufed frefh. Made into an 
_ Infufion, they promote Urine andthe Menfes : The 
Juice of them drank for a Continuance, is excel- 
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dent againft Rheumatic Pains. 
The SALEP PLANT. 
-ORCHIS ORIENTALIS. 
* A ‘Very pretty Plant, of the Nature of our 
_ ** common Orchis, Native of the Eaft, but grow- 
ingto agreater Height and producing larger Roots” 
than with us, tho’ it feems very nearly allied to 
what we call the Tall Female Orchis, with large 
_ Flowers, which is frequent in our Meadows. It 
al in damp Ground, andis a Foot high. The . 
Stalk is round, juicy, and tender. The Leaves 
are eight Inches long, and not an Inch broad, of 
a dark green Colour, and alfo juicy. The Flow- 
ers ftand at the Tops of the Stalk, in a Spike of 
two Inches long: They are moderately large, — 
and of a palered Colour. The Root is compofed 
Pigeon’s - 
of two roundith Bodies, of the Bignefs of a 
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