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bells. Tl 



d long, likegi 



the leaves 



colour^ and smooth surface: the stalks are roundj, 



Th 



the J h 



are hollow, oblong', and turn up at the rim. The 

 root is the part used. 



It abounds in a slimy juice, but it is to be dried^ 

 and this must be done carefulty ; the decoction of 

 it operates \yell by urine ; and the powder is balsa- 

 mic, and somewhat styptic. It is not enough 



known. There is hardly a more powerful remedy 

 for the whites. 



The Jalap Plant. Jalapimn 



m 



A CLIMBING plants native of America^ and not 

 yet got into our gardens. The root is long, irregu- 

 larly shapedj and thick. The stalks are rounds 

 tough^ and firm, but slender and unable to support 

 themselves. They grow to ten or twelve feet in 

 length, and wind among the bushes. The leaves 

 are oblong, broadest toward the base, of a dusky 

 green, and not dented about the edges. The flow- ' 

 ers are large, and of the shape of a bell, and their 

 colour is purplish or white. The seed vessel is 

 large and oval. 



The root is the part used ; and druggists sell it. 

 Given in powder with a little ginger, to prevent its 

 griping, it is an excellent purge. A strong tincture 

 of it nmde in brandy, answers the same purpose ; it 

 is good in dropsies ; and is in general a safe and ex- 

 cellent purge. 



Jess AM IX. Jasminum. 



A COMMON shrub in our gardens, and 4 



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