^Oi FAMILY herbal; 



are of a beautiful grecu colour ; authors refer i( id 

 the kinds of moss. It grows on old vvalls^ in wells, 

 nad other damp places. The leaves are chloug^ 

 blunt, and thin, thev soread One over another and 



fake 





d. Thev 



often cover the space of a foot or more in one clus- 

 ter. This is all that is usually seen of the plants but 

 in spring when the place and the weather favour, 

 there rise up among these leaves certain long and 

 slender stalks^ on the tops of which stand imperfect 

 fiowers^ as they are cailed^ small^ roifndish-, and 

 resemblingthe heads of little mushrooms. 



The. whole plant is used;, and it is best green and 

 fresh gathered. It is to be given 

 coction. It opens obstructions of the livery and 

 works by urine. It is good a^^ainst the jaun- 

 dicCj and is an excellent medicine in the first stagrrfi 

 of consumptions- It is not nearly so 

 ed as it ought to be. It is also used externalTy for 

 foulness of the skin. 



much rpo; 



Grey Ground Liverwort. LicJiin cincrens lev- 



reiiris. 



A PLANT, very common by our dry wood-sides, 

 and in pastures, in some degree resenibling tlie 

 last described, but differing in colour and in its 

 fructification. This consists also entirely of leaves ; 

 they are of a bluish grey colour, on the outside, 

 and of a whitish grey underneath. They are two 

 inches long, and an inch and a half broad ; and 

 grow in clusters together ; often they are less dis- 

 tinct, and therefore appear larger. These do not 

 send up any stalks to bear a kind of flowers in heads. 



es turn up, and are'reddii^h^ 



and in these parts are contained the seeds. The 

 whole plant seems dry and sapless. 



