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2 7^^ UJeftd Family Herbal. 



firm, channelled, and in a manner covered with 

 Leaves : They are fmali in Proportion to the Big- 

 nefs of the Plant, oblong, narrow, and pointed 

 at the Ends, of a yellowilh green Colour, and 

 not ferrated at the Edges ; a Tuft of the fame 

 kind of Leaves but fomewhat larger, furround 

 the Bottom of the Stalk. The Root is long and 

 white. The Flowers are fmall, but very nume- 



rous. 



The flowery Tops of this Plant dried, and 



o-iven in Deco<5lion, are faid to be a Remedy for 



the Evil, but the Report is not eftablifhed by any 

 knov/n Experience. 



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SAMBUCUS. 



Common wild Shrub ; it grows irregularly. 

 The Stem or Trunk is covered with a rough 

 whitifh Bark, and the Wood is firm, but there is 

 a Hollow within, this is fmallefl in the largefl 

 Parts of the Shrub, but it is never quite oblite- 

 rated. The young Shoots are thick, long, and 

 Green ; they grow quick, and are often a Yard 

 lono- before they begin to change Colour, or grow 

 woody. Thefe contain a large Quantity of Pith; 

 and their Bark as they fland becomes brownifh, 

 and their under Surface woody. The Leaves are 

 compofed of feveral Pairs of others, with an odd 

 one at the End : The Flowers Hand in vaft Clu- 

 flers, or Umbels, and are fmall and white ; they 

 are fucceeded by Berries, wliich are black wh?n 

 ripe, and are full of a purple Juice. There is a- 

 nother kind of Elder, with Berries white when they 



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