tti fki Uftful Family Htfidl 



feveral togrether amon": the Clufters of L 



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they are hollow, -oblong, and very vl^ide, open at 

 tlie Mouth, th^ir Colour ' is» yellow, variegated 



with purple' in the Middle, and they have a very 

 pfe'tty Af>p^5:i'SrK:e. 



Th(! freffi gatherici Tops o/ the Plant, are to 

 hi ufed ; an Infufion of fhefii is cooling, ' and 

 tttSYks byUrih(^. It \i good againft fcorbutic 

 Complaints,- arid in fhe Jaundice. 



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'the H O P P L A N T. 



LUPULUS. 



^ Climbing Plant, with vSfy long Stalks^ com- 

 mon in our Hedges, and cultivated alfo in 

 many Places. Th^ Stalks 5ft* roundifh, fSUgh to 

 the Touch, and of a purplilh Colour often, fome- 

 times onlyGreen. The Leaves are' very large, of 

 a roundilh Figure, deeply indented, of a dark green 

 Colour, and very rough alio to the Touch. The 

 Fruit is fuiHciently known. 



A Decof^ion of frelh gathered Hops is good a- 

 gainfl: the Jaundice ; and the Powder of Hops 

 dried in an Oven, has been often known to curd 

 Agues, blit upon this there is no abfolute "Depen- 

 dence. 



WhItE HoRtHOUND. 



Marrubium album 



A White hoary Plant, with little Flowers in 

 Tufts round the Stalks, frequent ' " "' 



many Parts of the Kingdom. It grows fixteen 



Inches high. The Stalks arfe fquar&, and very 



fl, hairy, pale coloured, and upright. Th 



Leaves fland two at each Joint, th^y are Ihort and 

 broad, bliint at the Ends^ znd v/idely iftdented 

 at the Edges, of a rough Surface, and vlA^t Co- 

 lour. 



