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FAMILY HERBAL. 



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hy stool and vomiij and is good in the rheumatism 

 and dropsy ; but it is not every constitution that 

 can bear the use of such remedies. 



The Lesser Spubge. Esula mbior. 



A LESSER plant than the former^ but suffici- 

 ently robust ; it is a native of the same part of the 

 world, but is common in our gardens. It is a 

 foot high. The leaves are longish and very nar- 

 row, but rounded at the end : the stalks are thick, 

 rounds and red ; the flowers are small and yellow ; 

 and the seed-vessels large and three cornered. 

 The whole plant is full of a sharp milky juice, 

 but most of all the root. 



' The bark of the root is used. It works by 

 Tomit and stool as the former ; but though with 

 less violence, yet too rough for most constitutions. 

 It is good in the rheumatism. 



Squill- Scilla. 



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A VERY common plant hy the sea side in 



Italy and other parts of Europe, but not native 



of this country. It grows a yard high, and when 



in flower, is very beautiful ; the stalk is thick, 



round, fleshy^ and green, or e\st redd if h» The 



flowers are white ; they are small but they have 



their beauty. They stand in a long spike down 



a third part of the stalk; the leaves are very large 



and long ; they are of a deep green colour, and 



grow immediately from the root ; the root is 



round, and of a pound weight ; it is composed 



like an onion of many coats one over another, 



and is full of an acrid slimy juice. The colour 



IS white or red, and they calf it the white or red 

 squill. 



