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on dry Daiiks, and is a foot andhalfhigh. The stalk 

 is round and thicL firrn, upright^ and single. The 

 leaver*, stand irregularly ; thej are oblong, narrow, 

 smooth, not dented at the edges^ and pointed at 

 the ends : the flowers stand in a short and thick 

 spike ; they are large, and many of them are gene- 

 rallj open together ; thej have a spur behind, and 

 their forepart is of two yellows^ a darker in the mid- 

 dle, and a paler on each side. 



The tops are used fresh gathered^ or the whole 

 herb dried. An infusion of them is excellent 

 against the jaundice^ and all inward obstructions ; 

 it gently promotes the menses, and works by urine. 

 A line cooling ointment is made by boiling the fresli 

 plant chopped to pieces in lard, till it he crisp ; the 

 lard is then to be strained off, and is of a fine greca 



colour. 



Tobacco. Nicotiana 



A TALL and beautiful plant, natire of the West 

 Indies^ but kept in our gardens. It is five feet 

 high ; the stalk is round, thick, upright, single, and 

 a little hairj. It has a clammy dampness about it, 

 by which it sticks to the hands in touching. The 

 leaves are very large, oblongj and pointed at the 

 ends. They are ofa dusky grbijo colour, and feci 

 also clammy like the ?talk. The flowers are red 

 and large ; they are long, hollow, and open at the 

 mouth. The seed-vessel is oval, and the seeds are 



small. 



The leaves are good fresh or dried. A slight 

 infusion of them fresh gathered is a powerful 

 yomit ; it is apt to work too roughly, but -for con- 

 stitutions that v.ill bear it, is a good medicine 

 against rheumatic pains. An ointment made of the 

 fresh ones with lard, is good against the infliun- 



