The Ufeful Family Herbal. °367 
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THYMUS. 
: A Common Plant in our Kitchen Gardens, with 
“* hard and woody Stalks, fmall Leaves, ‘and 
le red Flowers. The Height is eight or ten 
nches, the Branches are numerous. ‘The Leaves 
ftand two at each Joint, and are of a dufky Green; 
the Flowers are difpofed in a Kind of fhort Spikes 
at the Tops of the Stalks. the whole Plant has a 
ftrong Smell, and an aromatic Tatte. 
A Tea made'of the frefh Tops of Thyme, is 
in Afthmas, and Stuffings of the Lungs: 
It is recommended againft nervous Complaints ; 
but for this Purpofe the wild Thyme called Mo- 
ther of Thyme is preferable. ‘There is an Oil 
made from sa ew that cures the oor a 
_ Drop or two of it being put upon Lint, and ap- 
- plied to the Tooth; io a eb avant aliseoee 
See Oriomnim. es oa see 
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Si; LINARIA. aes 
‘Ac Common wild Plant, with narrow ‘bluith 
#2 Leaves, and thick Spikes of yellow Flowers. 
It grows on dry Banks, andis a Foot and: half 
high. ‘The Stalk is round and thick, firm, up- 
_ right, and fingle. The Leaves ftand irregularly, 
"they are oblong, narrow, fmooth, not dented at 
_ the Edges, and pointed at the Ends: The Flow- 
-ers ftand ina fhort and thick Spike, they are large, 
and» many of them are generally open together, 
- they have a Spur behind; and their Forepart is 
of two Yellows, a darker in. the Middle, and a 
_ paler on each Side. . 
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