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flowing of the Menfes. We are not aware how 

 powerful a Remedy it is ; few Things are equal 



to It. 



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D. 



Common Daffodill. 



NARCISSUS. 



A Wild Englijh Plant, with narrow Leaves and 

 great yellow Flqwers, common in our 

 Gardens in its own Form, and in a great Variety 

 of Shapes that Culture has given it.. In its wild 

 State, it is about a Foot high. The Leaves are 

 long, narrow,^ grafly, and of a deep Green, and 

 they are nearly as tall as the Stalk. The Stalk is 

 roundifh, but fomewhat flatted and edged. The 



Flower is largie and finsle ; it ftands "at the Top of 



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the Stalk, and by its Weight prelTes it d 

 little. The Root is round and white. 



The frelh Root is to be ufed, and 'tis very eafy 

 to have it always in Readinefs in a Garden ; and 

 very ufeful, for it has great Virtues. Given in- 

 ternally, in a fmall Quantity, it ads as a Vomit, 

 and afterwards purges a little •, and it is excellent 

 nft all Obflruftions. The beft way of giving 

 itls in form of the Juice prefTed out with feme. 

 White Wine, but its principal Ufes are externally.' 

 The Eaftern Nations have a peculiar Way of dry- 



' _ the thick Roots of Plants, efpeclally if they 

 are full of a flimy Juice as this is: They put 

 them to foak irt Water, and then hang; them over 

 the fleam of a Pot in which Rice is boiUng-, after 

 this they firing them up, and they become in 

 fome Degree tranfparent and horny. It would 



be worth while to try the Method upon this Root 



and fome others of our own Growth j which 



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