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arc round, s<riated, bollowed, upright, not very 

 gtrong. The leaves are each composed of three 

 imailer : they are of a dark green colour^ blunt at 

 the points, and inderitcd about the edges. The flow- 

 ers are small and white : they stand in little umbels 

 at the tops of tlie branches. The roots are long, 

 brown, divided, of a strong smell, and a sharp 

 aromatic taste. 



The root is the part used : i^ is good in fevers. 



dis<jrdefs of the head, and of the alftmach and 



bowels. It is best taken up fresh, ancP^iyen in a 

 light infusion . it promotes sweat, and is a better 

 medicine for that purpose, than most of the foreiga 

 roots kent bv druir^risti. 



Maudlin. A^eratum. 



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A COMMON plant in our gardens, not with- 

 out beauty, but kept more for its virtues. It is a 

 foot high. The stalk is round, upright, jBrm, 

 single, acd of a pale green. The leaves are very 

 numerous, and they are longish, narrow, and 

 serrated about the edges^ The flowers are small 

 and naked, consii^ting only of a kind of thrums; 

 but they stand in a large cluster together, at the top 

 of the stalk, in the manner of an umbel. The whole 

 plant has a pleasant smell. 



The whole is used, fresh or dried ; but it is best 

 fresh gathered. An infusion of it taken for a 

 continuai^ce of time, is good against obstructions of 

 the liver ; it operates by urine. 



Stinking Mayweed. CotuJa foeiida. 



A COMMON wild plant in corn fields, and 

 waste grounds, witb finely divided leaves and white 

 flowers like daizies. The stalk is rouod and stria- 



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