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FAMILV HERBAL. 



yellow; and very like those of oar cLiciiiu')er»: 

 tiic fruit is also like the melon and cucumber kinds^ 

 rviundish, often flatted^ and composed of a fleshy 

 part under a thick riiid^ wilh seeds and juice 



'ihe seeds are the onlj' part used^ 



our druggists 



keep them ; they arc cooling, and they work by 

 urine gently ; they are best given in form of an 

 emulsion, beat up with harley-water. 



Clary^ Horininum. 



CLARY 



f 



k 



plant in our gardens^ not 



feet and a half hijrh : the leaves ar 



gr 



t5 



and 



the flowers of a whitish blue. The stalks are thick 



fiesh}^ and 

 and a little 



my to the touch 



& 



g 



and smaller to 



d 



in 



the point, which is obtuse; the flowers 

 long loose spikes; they are disposed in circles round 

 the upper parts of the stalks, and are gaping and 

 large, the cups in which they stand are robust and 



degree prickl 

 The whole herb is used fresh 



dried. It 



cordial^ and in some degree astringent. It strength- 

 ens the storaach/is good against headachs, and stops 

 the whites, but for this last purpose^ it is necessarv 



ong 



more powerf 



and there are many remedie* 



There is a kind of wild clary on our d 



■^- 



and in dry grounds 

 the same virtu 

 of this are put 



h 



1 



PP 



io posses* 



garden kind. The seeds 

 res to take cut any little 



substance fallen into them. As %onn as 

 they are put in, they gather a coat of mucilage 

 £.boat them, and this catches hold of any little thing 



