I5(J FAMlLVl HERBAL. 



fjut of a paler .(Colour. Itgrovv> four ffct bigli ; 

 tile stalk is round, hollow, stFiated, upright^ ^nd 

 branched ; and the leaves ar6 large and divided 

 into a great number of fine segment s_, in the man- 

 ner of those of common fennel^ but both these 

 and the stalks are of a pale yellowish green co- 

 lx)ur, not so dark as in the other kind. The 

 flowers are yellowish^ and stand in small clusters 

 or umbels ; the seeds follow^ two after each 

 flower ; and thej are quite different from those 

 of the common fennelj in size, shape, colour, and 

 taste. They are long, slender, of a pale colour, a 

 little crooked, and deeply striated. Their taste is 

 sweetish and a little acrid. 



As the roots are the part most used of the com- 

 mon fennel, the seeds are the only part used of this. 

 They are excellent in the colic, and are used exter- 

 iially with success in pultices to swellings. 

 The seeds of th e common fennel are used by «ome, 

 but they are very hot and acrid. These are pre- 

 ferable for internal use. ' , 



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Fennel Flower. J^lgella. 



A SINGULAR and pretty plant kept'ifl- 



^ens. It 



high. The stalk 



11^ firm, round, striated, and upright and hollow. 

 The leaves are divided iito a multitudte of fine 



k 



ly very small 



d thence it had the English 



of fennel flower; they stand irregularly oii tU^ 



stalks, and are of a pale green. The flowers 5ta,nd 



at the tops of the branches : they are singular and 



pretty tire colour is whitisb, and they are moderaicfy 

 lirjre, the green leavejs about 4hcmgiv45 them a very 



4)rirdcular grace. 



. The juice of thf' plant fresh gutui.**^d^ ii g^^od 



