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bright red flowers ; common in cut hedges in 

 autumn in many parts of England. The stalk is 

 round and fleshy ; the leaves are oblong, broad, 

 and indented round the edges, and their colour is 

 a bhiish green. The flowers are small, but they 

 are very beautiful ; the root is white and thick* 

 The whole plant has a fleshy appearance^ and it 

 will grow out of theground;»a long time, taking 



its nourishment from the air. 



The juice of orpine is good against the bloody 

 flux : the best way of giving it is made into a thin 

 syrup^ with the finest sugar, and with the addition 

 of some cinnamon. 



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OxEYE. B uphtJi almum / ' 



A VERY beautiful wild plants common in the 

 North of England^ but not in other parts of the 

 kingdom. It grows a foot and a half high. The 

 stalk is round, firm, and branched ; the leaves arc 

 numerous ; they are divided each into a multitude 

 of fine segments^ so that at a distance they some" 

 what resemble the leaves of yarrow, but they are 

 whitish. The flowers are large and yellow ; they 



somewhat resemble a marigold in form, and tbejr 



stand at the tops of the branches. 



The fresh herb is used ; they boil it in ale, and 

 ^ive it as a remedy for the jaundice : it works by 



unue. 



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Palma Curisti. Hidnus^ 



A FOREIGN plant, kept in our gardens more 

 for its beauty than use. The stem is tbick^ and 



looks woody toward the bottom. It grows six 



