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as in the others. The Leaves are divided into a 

 great many fmall Parts, and at firft Sight, they 

 have" feme Refemblance of the Leaves of Rue. 

 The Seeds are contained in brown Lumps, be- 

 hind the Leaves, covering the. greateft Part of 



the Surface. 



This is not uncommon in old Walls : It has 

 the fame Virtues with the others againfl Coughs, 

 and a Deco6lion of it is alfo ftrongly diuretic. 



and good ap;ainft the Gravel, and all Stoppages 



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of Urine. 



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Black. Maidenhair. 



ADIANTUM NIGRUM. 



ANother of the fmall Plants of the Fern 

 Kind, and more of the ihape and form of 

 the common Ferns, than any yet defcribed. It is 

 like the common Fern, of the divided kind, only 

 very fmall. It grows to eight or ten Inches high. 

 The Stalks are thick, black, and glofTy. The 

 l^eaves are very beautifully divided into a great 

 many Parts : Thefe are fiiort, of a dark Ihining 

 Green, and deeply notched at the Edges, and 

 they terminate in a fharp Point, not blunt as 

 feme of thofe already mentioned. The Seeds He 

 on the' Edges of the under Part of the Leaves, 

 in form of a brown Duft. It is not uncommon 

 by Wood Sides, and in fhady Lanes, 



A Decoftion of it v/orks powerfully by Urine 

 aad it has the fame Virtue with the reft in the 

 Cure of Coughs. 



Of thefe 'four, for they poflefs the fame vir- 

 tues, the Preference is given to the firft defcribed, 

 or true Kind j next to the Englijh Maidenhair 

 and ifi'Defeft of both thefe," to the black Kind. 

 The white Maidenhair is preferred to any, againft 



the Gravel; and in SupprefTion of Urine ; but ^ot 



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