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otlier hemorrhage whatsoever^ The ^hole plant 

 has heen' at all times famous as a vulnerary or 

 wound herb, given in decoctions 



Gold of Pleasure. Mijugrum. 



A VERY pretty plant common in many parts of 

 England, and known at sight by the vast quantity 

 of seed vessels. It is two feet high : the stalk is 

 round, thick, firm, upright, and toward the top 

 has a great many branches, all standing upright. 

 The leaves stand irregularly, and are not numerous, 

 they are long, not very broad, and of a pale green ; 

 they are indented about the edges, and surraund 

 the stalk at the base ; the flowers are little ^nd 

 white; the seed vessels are short and roundisb^ and 

 they stand in vast quantities, forming a kind of 



few flowc 



ay np the tops of the b 



The fresh tops of the plant are to be used 

 before it is run to seed. An infusion of them 



d 



th 



and ulcerations of the mouth. The seeds yie 



great qu 



plentiful 



tasted 



of oil on pressing, and they are so 

 , that it might seem worth while to cnlti- 

 plant for them ; the oil is pleasant and well 



The Gourd. Cucurlita. 



A LARGE plant, of the melon or cucumber 

 iind, kept in gardens. The sfalks are ten or twelve 

 f^et long, thick, angular, rough, and hairy, but 

 unable to support themselves upright: they trail 

 upon the ground, or climb upon other things. 

 The leaves are very large and broad, indented 

 deeply, fough, of a blackish green. The floy^ers 



