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fom. The leaves are oblong and narrow : they 

 itand two at each joints with a quvLxiiity of young 

 ones in their bosoms. The flowers grow on the 

 upper parts of the stalks among the leaves: they 

 are white with a tinge of bluish or reddish. The 

 whole plant has a pleasant smelly and an agreeable 

 taste. 



The whole plant is used. An infusion of it, 

 drank in the manner of tea, is good against colicy 

 pains, and it opens obstructions, and promotes the 

 menses. 



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There is another kind of savory, with more woody 

 ■talks, called winter savory : this has much the 

 same virtues. 



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The Red Saunders Tree. Smitalum rulrum. 



' A TREE, native of the West Indies, but of 

 which we have srcen nothing but the wood, and 

 have received very imperfect descriptions. They 



* »ay it grows forty feet high : that the leaves are 

 small, but many, set near together : their colour is 

 a dusky green; and their substance thick and 

 fleshy. The flowers are like pea blossoms, and 

 the fruit is a pod, containing three or four seeds. 

 This is all we have been informed concerning the 

 tree, and part of this by hearsay only. 



The wood is used. It is of a deep red colour. 

 It is astringent, and is good against violent purgings 

 and overflowings of the menses : for the former 

 purpose, it is best given in powder, in small doses ; 

 and for the latter, it is given in decoction. But it 

 is not much used. 



The Yellow and White Saunders Trek, 



S ant alum Jiavum et alburn. 



A BEAUTIFUL tree, native of the East Indies 



