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if neceffary, bring other proof to fhew that the root 
is juft as capable as the leaves, of exciting naufea. 
S T EM.—tThe ftem has more tafte than the root 
has, in the feafon the ftem fhoots out, and lefs tafte 
than the leaves. I do not know that it- has been 
' particularly felected for ufe. 
LEAVES. —Thefe vary greatly in their eff- 
_ cacy at different icaions of the Phe a perhaps, 
Some who have been habituated to the af of 
the recent leaves, tell me, that they anfwer their 
purpofe at every feafon of the year; and I believe 
them, notwithftanding I myfelf have found very. 
great variations in this refpe&. The folution of 
this difficulty is obvious. They have ufed the leaves 
— fuch large proportion, that the dofes have been 
a acious fiate. The ftehs ec hag in 
=< FES een. — te Bisse: and the 
‘pointal have nearly the, tafte of the leaves, and 5 Se 
3. be to me, by a very fenfible and 
judicious friend, that it might be well to fix on the 
flower for internal ufe. I fee no objection to” the 
- prope Bon: but I have not tried it. 5; 
SEEDS. 
or more than fufficient, even in their — 
