T^je Ufeful Family Herbal. 5 9 



Camel s-h a y. 



SCHENANTHUS. 



Sort of Grafs of a fragrant Smell, frequent in 

 many Parts of the Eaft, and brought over 

 to us dried for the Ufe of Medicine. It grows to 

 a Foot high, and in all Refjjecfts refembles fome of 

 our common kinds of Grafs, particularly the Dar- 

 neL The Leaves are long and narrow : The 

 Stalks are round and jointed, and have grafTy 

 Leaves alfo on them, and the Flowers fland on 

 the Tops of the Stalks in a double Series : They 

 are not unlike thofe of our Grafies, chaffy and 



ornamented with a few Filaments- 



It was at one Time in great Efteem as a Me- 

 dicine; they called it a Cordial, and a Promoter of 

 the Mcnfes, but it is now very little 



reorarded 



Chamomi le. 



CHAMCEMELUM. 



Common low wild Plant of a beautiful Green, 



a fragrant Smell, and with Flowers not un- 



ke Daifies. It is frequent on damp Heaths, and 



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j^^.w **w Good by being brouglit into Gardens. It 



there, but has lefs Efficacy, In its 



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fpreads its Branches upon the Ground 

 taking Root at the Joints. The Stalks are round, 

 green, and thick -, the Leaves are very finely di- 

 vided, andofadark blackilli green Colour. The 

 Flowers grow upon long Foot-Stalks, and are 

 white at the Edge, and yellow in the Middle; 

 The Flowers are moilufcd. Thofc which areraifed 

 for Sale are double, and they have very little Vir- 

 tue in Comparifon of the fmgle ones. They are 

 to be taken in Tea, which is a pieafant Bitter •, 



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