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lire ripe, and another with jagged Leaves, but the 

 common Elder, is the Sort to be ufed. 



The inner Bark of the Elder, is a ftrong Purge; 

 and it has been known to cure Dropfies when 

 taken in Time, and often repeated. The Flowers 

 are made into an Ointment, by boiling them in 

 Lardj till they are almoft crilp, and then pour- 

 ing it off, this is cooling ; the Juice of the Berries 

 is bojled down with a little Sugar, or by fome 

 wholly without, and this when it comes to the 

 Confiftence of Honey, is the famous Rob of Elder, 

 good in Colds and fore Throats. A Wine is made 

 of the Elder Berries, which has the Flavour of 

 Frontignac, 



Elecampane. 



ENULA CAMPAN 



A 



Tall and robufl: 



of 

 of 



Medicine, it grows five Feet high, and the Flower 

 is yellow, and very large. The Stalk is round, 

 thick, upright, very robuft, and redifli: The 

 Leaves are long, large, and rough, and they are 

 pointed at the Ends, of a pale green Colour. 

 The Flowers grow at the Tops of the Branches, 

 and have fomething like the Appearance of a dou- 

 ble Sun Flower. They are two Inches in Dia- 

 meter, yellow, and very beautiful. The Root is 

 long and thick, and is brown on the Outfide, and 

 white within. 



The Root IS the Part ufed, we have it dried from 

 Germany, but it is for moft Purpofes better to take 

 that freili out of the Garden, which we have here. 

 Hardly any Plant has more Virtues. It is good 

 in all Dilbrders of the Breafl and Lungs, and it 

 opens Obftruitions : It operates by Urine pow- 

 erfully, and alfo by Sweat : And the Juice of it 



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