o The Ufeftd Family HerhaL 



Hand irregularly on it, and they ai^ oblong-, 

 broad at the Bafe, where they furround the Stalk, 

 arfid narrower all the Way to the Point. The 

 Leaves, which grow from the Root, are much 

 larger, and deeply cut in at the Sides ; and they 

 ara all of a pale or bluifh green Colour. The 

 Flowers are fmall and yellow, and the Pods arc 

 long. The ^ttd. is round and black. The Root 

 is white and large, and has the Tafte, but not the 

 round Shape of the I'urnip, for it is rather like a 



Parfnip. 



The Seeds arc\ifed, but not much. A Decoc- 

 tion of them is faid to promote Sweat, and to drive 

 any thhig out to the ^Skin, but it does not fee© 

 to deferve any great Regard. 



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Wild Navew. 



BUNIAS. 



^T^HE Plant which produces what we call Rape- 

 -■■ Seed, and in fome Places Cole-Seed. Tho' 

 wild on our Ditch Banks •, it is fown in iomz 

 Places for the Sake of its Seed, from which an Oil 

 is made for mechanical Purpofes. The Plant is two 

 or three Feet high, the Stalk is round, upright, 

 fmooth, thick, firm, and of a pale Green, the 

 lower Leaves are long and narrow, very deeply 

 divided at the Edges, and of a pale or bluilh 

 green Colour. Thole on the Stalk are of the 

 fame Colour, byt fmall, narrow, and little divided: 

 The Flowers are fmall and of a bright Yellow. 

 The Pods are long, and the Seeds are round, large, 

 and black, they are of fomewhat hot, and fharp 

 Tafte. The Seeds are ufed for the fame Purpofes 

 as the other, and are fuppofed to have more Vir- 

 tue, but probably nekher have much. 



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