^je Ufeful Family HerhaL 227 



the common Ufe in Coughs and Hoarfcnefles, 

 It is the leall efteemed of all. 



There is another Plant, called by the Name of 

 Maidenhair, which is yet to be defcripycd, k irnkes 

 one of what are common^ly called the i^vc Ca- 

 pellary Herbs, but it is fo diilinfl from the ethers^ 

 that it IS beft kept feparate. They arc all Kinds 



of Fern ; This is a fort of Mofs. 



r 



. Golden Maidenhair. 



ADIANTUM AUREUM. 



A Little upright Plant, but confidcred as a Mofs, 

 '^^ one of the largeft of the Kind. It grows 

 four or five Inches high, when in Perfeftion*. 

 The lower Part of the Stalk is covered for an 

 Inch or more, with thick, fhort, narrow Leaves, 

 iharp at the Point, and of a duiky green Colour: 

 Thefe fland in fuch Cluflers, that they quite hide 

 the Stalk ; from the Top of thejfe rife the Pedicles, 

 Hipporting the Heads : They are naked three or 

 four Inches high, flender, and of a brownilh, 

 rediOi, or blackifh Colour : The Head upon the 

 Summit of thefe is fmgle, fquare, and is covered 

 with a woolly Cap, of the Figure of an Extin- 

 guiiher, which falls off when the Head is intirely 

 ripe : This Head is full of a fine Dult. 



The Plant is frequent in boggy Places, and is 

 to be ufed intire. Some talk of its being good 



in Coughs, but the more frequent Ufe of it is 

 externally. They boil it in Water, and w^afli the 



Head with it, to make the Hair grow thick* 



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