FAMILY HERBAK ^1 



and distinguished by its ragged leaves^ and clusters 

 of velknv flowers. It is two feet high. The stalk 

 is robust^ rounds striated^ and often puq)h"sh. The 

 leaves are divided in an odd manner, into seyeral 

 parts, so tliat they look torn or ragged; their co- 

 lour is a dark dusky green^ and they grow to the 

 stalk without any foot-stalk, and are broad and 

 rounded at the end. The flowers are moderately 

 large and yellow^ and the tops of the branches are 

 so covered with them, that they often spread toge- 

 ther to the breadth of a plate. The whole plant^ 

 has a disagreeable smell. The root is fibrous, and 

 the seeds are downy. 



The fresh leaves are usedc but it is best to take 



immediately from the root, for they 



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on the stalk : 



they are to be mixed in pultices, and applied out- 

 wardly as a remedy against pains in thejoints : they, 

 have a surprising effect. It is said that two or three 

 times applied, they' will cure the sciatica^ or hip 

 gout, when ever so violent. 



The Raspberry Bush. Rutus id^us. 



A LITTLE shrub, common in our gardens, but 

 wild also in some parts of the kingdom. The stalks 

 are round, weak, tender, of a pale browD, and 

 prickly. The leaves are each composed of five 

 others : they are large, of a pale green, indented 

 about the edges, and hairy. The flowers are little, 

 of a whitish colour, with a great quantity of threads 

 in the middle. The fruit is the common raspberry, 

 composed like the blackberry of several grains : 

 it is soft to the touch, and of a delicate taste. 

 The colour varies, for white ones are common. 



The juice of ripe raspberries, boiled up with 

 fogar, makes an excellent syrup. It is pleasant^ an<f 



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