The Vfeful Family Herhal. 2 1 



B. 



Balm. 

 , MELISSA. 



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A Plant common in our Gardens. It grows to 

 ■'^ two Feet in Height, and the Stalks are ro- 

 buft, fquare, and hairy. The Leaves are oblong, 

 broad, pointed at the End, and dentated about the 

 Edges, and they ftand two at a Joint -, the Flowers 

 are fmall and white, but they have large rough 

 Tops, which remain after they are fallen. They 

 ftand in circular Clufters round the Stalk at the 

 upper Joints -, the whole Plant is of a fragrant 

 Smell. The Root creeps and Ipreads abundantly, 

 the Plant is in Flower in July. 



Freih Balm is much better than dry, for it 

 lofes its Fragrancy in drying. The bell Way of 

 taking it is in Tea ; it is good for Diforders of 



|:he Head and Stomach. 



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The Balm of Gilead SuRup. 



BALSAMUM SYRIACUM RUTiE 



FOLIO. 



'T'HIS Is an eaftern Shrub ; It grows to five or 

 ^ fix Feet high, and the Branches are very 

 tough, and, when broken, have a fragrant Smell. 

 The Leaves are like thofe of Rue, only larger 

 and of a deeper Green •, the Flowers are moderately 

 large, and like Pea-BloIToms j they are of a pale 

 purplifh Hue mixed with white. The Seeds arc 

 yellow and very fragrant, they are contained in a 

 kind of Pods.' 



No Part of the Shrub is ufed, but only the 



galfam which is obtained from it j the fineft kind 



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