504 



Sali- 



Herhal. LibTX 





rs! 





ilent, poilbnous and dangerous Qualities. In thi 

 iddle of the Flower, when it is open, and gapes 

 ide, are feen certain ftiall Threads, like Beards, 



iXblacldfVpodsrcontaMngtla^k^S^ 



Helmet-Flower. 





deeply each of the'ra fomlwtat cur i!i on [hTS 

 /IXi "^°*^ Leaves of xIk Cr^tcrorYrue 



ifllFiHff\slJ^ir^ 



ther, giving alfo^fuTh like^'seed !''"''' ^'^'^ ^^ '''" °" 

 rZ's mjf^' ^ ^"?^^ Helmet-flower, h }», 

 larger Leaves_than the other, of a'^fidda green co- 



ofen f/reads it ftlf ouHnfo°fSB'^cffi,\«i^ 

 !^? ^T Pl'Pl^ ^^^"^ Flowers, in longer Spikes than 

 S tS'' Taces^oTm?'^ ^"'^' '°"''' 



on MoSminf'a^d 1% '" ^'°'' """""^ ^'''^ 



?al_ Summer Months, vfl L 7»«Tand"74f 'and 

 VIII Tfe ^aj/,/,M. They are hot and dry in 

 die Ultmate of the fourth Degree ; Deleterious, 

 and a moft mortal Poifon both to Man and Beaft ; 

 and therefore they are called Wolfi-bane, becaufe 

 Ihe^Juice ofSete £^' Jf Jhe Herb w Root 



viWzsWo^s-t^ls as deftruaiVe to i 



ankind alfo, 

 hadthereof 



ria, which with the other things was lerved 

 up at Table ; where all who did eat thereof, were 



rable tto^,'^iS mifeLby" "" 



IX. TJie Specification. Helmet-flower (as alfo 

 Wolfs-bane) is a peculiar thing to kill Lice and Nits 

 ;n the Head, and to cure the fame of Scutft; Dan- 

 irilF, Scabs, i^c. to cleanfe old and fretting Sores, 



thefe Sores, Ulcers, &c\lnoTm the MoutCNofe, 

 Eyes or Privy Parts, by reafon of their Vicinity to 

 the principal or more noble Parts : ) as alfo to cure 

 Difeafes of the Eyes by a fpecial Application. 



X. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 

 ■ ■• uid Juice. 2. A Pouder of the Herb or 



