Chap. 725. EngUJh Herbs. 



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Violet Wild Common. 



Khkh have the Smell cfthe Garden Kind, ht much 

 weaker ; and fame of them have almoft no Smell 

 at all. Of th^ mid kM, there ;x the Purple 



thli the Garden hnd h oily this Wulkuii Tranf- 

 f lamed into Gardens., where having abetter Soil to 



Seed time, but preferves its Species by Sowing it 

 ifrrZitarlTri^ht^a'lk^^^^^^ 



mare dented about the edges than thofe of the Gar- 



1 Hearts-eafe, or Paniey, but of a pale purplijh co- 

 lor, ''^"'\g^?^^^^''lJZYo\l^^ "'Jwith 

 "folhwth'e Seed Feffels, (which are longer than thofe 

 tained as fmll Seed at that of Hearts-eafe, but 

 ""^VILThe fifth, or" Wild Jagged Violet, or Ca- 

 rolinian Violet, b has a fpreadmg fibrous Root 



ifs^efhfvefomeSMsrBKfhes, Ir oTerman"er 

 tileanagainft. There firft Spring from the Root 



feveral Leaves, upon a pretty long t'ootflalk which 

 are long, and cut in on the edges on both fides, in 



lor. ^ Beticecn thefe Leaves rye up feveral jm,U 



faint orTanguilsmell ofVur common Gardenl'i- 



tTJj the Teed) liZ toThe Seed rcfie/l of Violets'' 

 ^ VIII. The Places. Thefirft and fecond grow in 



der Hedge Sides; the fourth grows wild in warm 



Imiyjn SouthTarlnna, i°n""the" Woods' ^''t far 

 IX. T}"t,Zs' They all Flower in March, 



A. Utijervat. 1 he UuUure ot the bingle ijar- 

 den Violet, is what every body knows, which de- 

 lights it felf in (hady places, and fuch as are leaft 

 expofed to the Sun. The Double Violet grows in 

 any fort of Ground, upon the edges of Borders in 

 Gardens, which when it blows, its Flower is very 

 agreeable to both Eye and Smell : To make it 

 thrive, it ought to be Re-planted every three 

 Years, and fo kept clear from Weeds, which is all 

 the trouble it requires. 



XI. The Qualities. Garden Violets while freOi 

 and green, are cold and moift in the firft degree, 

 Aperitive, and gently Ablterfive, or opening the 

 Bowels by Purging. 



XII. The Specification. Violets cool the hett 

 of Fevers, allay Inflamations in the Throat and 

 Lungs, are profitable in the beginning ofaQuinfie 

 and Pleurifie, and are faid to help the Falling- 

 Sicknefs in Children. 



ftom, i . AJuicTbotri'the Ua^^I anTilomr's. 



^'lowers. ^. A Pouder of the Leaves, -y. APcu- 

 der of the Flowers. 6. A Pouder oj the Seed. 



YAV. The Juices. i.OftheUaves. It cools 

 any heat or diftempeiature of the Body, whether 

 inward or outward ; abates Inflamations in the 

 Eyes, alfo in the Womb, and in the Fundament, 

 by being ufed as a Topick. And being drank to 

 2, q, or 4 Ounces, it gently opens and purges the 

 Bowels, and is good againft aumfies and Pleuri- 

 fies 2 Juice of the ilowers. It has the fame 

 Virtues, and is good againft the Pleurifie and 

 Obftruaions of the Lungs, hot and fharp Rheums, 



