24S FAMILY HERBAL. 



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pale green ; the leaves are of a jellowish grcen^ auK 

 of a rough surface; they are oblong, somewhat 

 broad pointed at the ends, and deeply cut in on the 

 sides. The flowers stand in abundance of long 

 fpikes on the tops of the branches ; they are ver^ 

 small and inconsiderable. The whole plant has 

 a pleasant smelly particularly the young shoots^ 

 which are to bear the flowers. 



t The fresh plant is to be used^ and it is best taken 

 in the manner of tea, or in infusion. It is good in 

 asthmas, hoarseness^ and coughs, and it promotes the 

 menses and discharges after delivery. 



The Glitz Tkee. Oka 



A LARGE tree, native of the warmer parts of 

 Europe and the East. The trunk is thick and 



rough. The branches are numerous, and stand ir- 

 regularly ; their bark is grey and smooth. The 



leaves are longish and broad, of a deep greenon 

 the upper side, and whitish underneath, and of a 

 firm texture ; the flowers are small and yellow ; 

 the fruit is of the bigness of a small plum, but of a 

 longer shape, and has a very large stone within. 



The oil is the only produce of this tree used in 

 medicine, it is pressed out of the fruit, and is ex- 

 cellent in disorders of the lungs, and against colics, 

 and stoppages of urtue. But in the latter cases 

 the oil of sweet almonds fresh pressed is preferable, 

 and for the first linseed o\\ ; so that oil of olives, 

 or as it is called sallad oil is seldom used in medi- 

 cine, unless theseothers cannot be had. 



The Onion. Cepa. 



A COMMON plant in cur card ens^ known at 

 sight by Us bellow tubular leaves. It gjrows two 



