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tliat the leaves are oblong*, broad, and of a strong 

 smell, and xhai the bark of the trunk is rouffh. 



and Ox a o;reyish colour. 



The gum resin called myrrb^ is certainly pro* 

 cured from some tree in the hot countries, butv 

 whether this be a true description :*of that tree> 

 there is no certainty. The gum itself is a very 

 great medicine;, it opens all ob 



drop 



good in consumptions^ jaundices, and 



and assisting in the natural and necessary discharges 

 ^fter delivery : it is to be given in powder ; the 

 tincture dissolves it but imperfectly ; but this is ' 

 excellent against disorders of the tetth and gums. 



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Sweet Navew. Napus. 



A PLANT kept in some gardens, and not unlike 

 thecommon turnip in its aspect and appearance. 

 It grows a yard high. The stalk is rounds smooth, 

 and of a pale green. . The leaves stand irfegiilarly 

 on if, and they are oblong, broad at the base, where 

 they surround the stalk, and narrower all the way 

 to the point. The leaves, which grow from the 

 root, are mach larger and deeply cut in at the 

 side^ ; and they are all of a pale or bluish green 

 colour. The flowers are small and yellow^, and 

 the pods are long. The seed is round and black. 

 The root is white and large, and has the taste> but 

 not the round shape of the turnip, for it is rather 



like a parsnip. 



. The seeds are used, but not much* A decoc- 

 ticn of them is said to promote sweat, and to drive 

 4»Y thing out to the skin ; but it does not seenr 

 tA deserve any great regard. 



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