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kind, knew that’ would not be neceffary. ‘But 
notwithftanding that it may be neceflary in fome 
Cafes, and ‘convenient in many, for us to have | 
Drugs from abroad, yet in general, it wil] be 
‘better for ‘us to be cured by thofe Herbs we may 
find at home, and they will be found upon Trial” 
more fufficient for that Purpofe, than we at pre- 
fent imagine. ‘The Means are at hand, but we 
have made very little Ufe of them, proportioned 
to their Number and their Value. | 
The Obfervation already made, that the exter- 
nal Form of Plants, may very well give the Hint 
for a Conjecture about their Virtues, is much 
more general than might be imagined. Almoft 
all the Plants of the fame Kinds are of the fame 
Virtues. But that is notall: For in general, thofe 
of the fame Clafs poffefs the fame Qualities; 
though different in Degree: And this is a prodi- 
gious Help to him, who fhall fet out upon the 
_ generous and ufeful Plan of adding to the Number 
of the ufeful Plants. It is alfo fingular, that what 
might appear Objections in this Cafe, . being 
brought to the Trial, will often be found Con- 
 firmations of the Truth there is in the Obferva- 
Ton. = R 
Thus fuppofe a Man, obferving that Lettuce is 
 eatable, fhould inquire into all the Plants like « 
Lettuce, which are thofe that have Flowers com- 
pofed of many Parts, and have the Seeds wi 
- with a white downy Matter, ‘to find whether they. 
were eatable; let us examine, how he would fuc- 
ceed. The Plants of this Clafs native of England, 
_ are the Sowthiftle, the Hawkweeds, the Dandeli- 
Ons, Goats-beards, Succory, and Endive, all 
Eatables. The Hawkweeds are lefs agreeabl 
in the Tafte, but wholefome, and as to the 
wild Lettuces, thofe who would bring the Opiate 
