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Mrong, a little hairy, and often purplish. The 

 Ieav(>s grow two at each joint; they are oblono-, nar- 

 row, notched at the edges, of a dusky green, ^nd of 

 a wrinkled and rough surface. The flowers are 

 white, with a tinge of purplish : there is a long 

 spike of their buds, and ofth<; rentiaining cups, 

 hut only two or three flowers are open at a time. 



The fresh gathered tops are used ; an infusioa 

 of them is good against obstructions of the liver and 

 spleen : it is warm upon the stomach, and a 



continued Use o£ it will remove nervous com- 



plai 



The Vine. Vitis. 



A WEAK shrub, too familiar in our gardens to 

 need much description. The trunk is covered with 

 a rough hark ; the branches arc long, weak, and. 

 straggling; the leaves are roundish in the whole 

 figure, but indented deeply into five or seven di 

 visions, the lower are inconsiderable : the fruit 

 is round or oblong, juicy, and produced in great 



bunches. 



Wi 



3 no part of the common vine, as it 

 but not to mention the several kinds of 

 wine that arc useful on different occasions, the 

 dried fruit in the form of what wc call raisins «iid 



is in constant repute. Raisins of the suo^ 



rants 



Malaga raisins, and currants all have the same vir- 

 tue ; they are good in coughs, and soreness of t!:f; 



s^ and in consumptions. 

 Vinegar is also a product of the grape : it is 

 wine become sour, and spirit of wino and brandy 

 of the very best kinds, arc made fiom \f ine al^o by 

 distillation. The substance called tartar, of which 

 the cream of tartar is made, is OiJy a silt of th« 

 grape, which sticks to the wine casi.s. ^o tl :.t v^o 



