76 The UJe Jul Family Herbal, 



Dropfies : They will do good in thefe Cafes, but 

 are not to be depended upon alone. 



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Chervil. 



CHCEREFOLIUM. 



A Sallad Herb cultivated in Gardens, but not 

 •'^ without its medicinal Virtue. It is like Par- 

 -fley in its Manner of Growth, but the Leaves are 

 more divided, ^nd of a paler Colour. The 

 Stalks are round, ftriated, hollow, and of a pale 

 Green ; they divide into feveral Branches, and are 

 about two Feet high : The Leaves on them arc 

 like thofe from the Root, but fmaller. The 

 Flowers are bitter and white, they ftand in laro-e 

 Tufts at the Tops of the Branches, The Seeds 

 are large and fmooth. 



^ The Roots of Chervil work by Urine, but mp- 

 ^erately they Ihould be given in Deco(5lion. 



The Chesnut TRfeE. 



CASTANEA, 



A Tall fpreading and beautiful Tree. The Bark 



IS fmooth and grey : The Leaves long and 

 moderately broad, deep, and beautifully indented 

 round the Edges, and of a fine flrong Green. The 

 Flowers are a kind of Catkins, like thofe of Wil- 

 lows, long and fiender, and of a yellowifh Co- 

 lour i the Fruits are covered with a rough prickly 

 Shell, and under that, each particular Chefnut 

 has Its firm brown Coat and a thin Skin, of an 

 auftereTafte over the Kernel. ' ^ 



^ This thin Skin is the Part ufed in Medicine it 

 IS to be feparated from the Chefnut, not too Hpe 

 ^nddned: It is a very fine Aftringent ; it ftoS 



?urgm-s And Overflowings of the Menfes ' 



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