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burnt for its fixed sail, which is used in making 

 glass. 



Goats* Beahd. Trago^ogan. 



A COMMON wild plant 



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the long leaves of thecupj about its yellow flowers. 

 It grows to a foot and half in height. The leaves 

 are vcrj narrow ; ihey are broadest at the hase^ 

 and smaller all the way to the point. The stalk is 

 rounds thick, firtn^ very upright, and towards the 

 top divided into two or three branches. Tho 

 flowers stand at the extremities of the stalks ; they 

 are of a beautiful pale jellow, very large and sur- 

 rounded by a cup, composed of long and narrow 

 green leaves^, which, for the greatest part of the 

 day, are closed over it, so that it seems only in bud, 

 The seeds are winged with a fine white down, in 

 the manner of those of dandelion, and when ripe, 

 they stand upon the tops pf the branches, in £^ 

 round liead, in the same manner. The root is long, 

 and white ; and the whole plant is full of a milky 

 juice, which, after it* has been a little time ex- 

 posed to the air^, becomes yellow, «nd thicH like 

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The root is used. It is so pleasant in taste, that 

 it may be eaten in the manner of carrots, and other 

 roots at table, but it exceeds them all in its qualities. 

 It is an excellent restorative, and- will do great 

 service to people after long, illnesses : the best way 

 of giving it for this purpose, is to boil it first in 

 water, and then cutJing it to pieces, boil it agaia 

 in milk, which is to be rendered palatable in the 



iMual way ; it becomes thus a most excellent me- 

 dicine, io the foiiu of foT)d- 



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