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broad, brown, and of a ftror!g Smell, flriated on 

 the Surface, and flatilh. The Root ,is faid to be 

 ig and large, and full of an acrid and milky 



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We ufe a Kind of Refm, which is faid to be 



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colleded from this Root, after it has been wounded 

 to make it flow in fufficient Quantity: But the 

 whole Account comes to us very imperfed, and 

 upon no very found Authority, however it feems 



propable. 



The Relin is brownifli or yellowifh, and in 

 fmall Pieces. It is an excellent Medicine againft 

 nervous Complaints ; and particularly againft Dif- 

 orders of the Head. It works by Urine and pro- 

 motes the Menfes ; and has a Tendency to ope- 

 rate, though very gently by Stool. It is not fo 

 much ufed as it deferves to be. I have experi- 

 enced excellent Effefts from it. 



The Orange Tree. 

 AURANTIA MALUS. 



Beautiful and valuable Tree, Native of Spaitiy 

 Italy, and the Eaji. It grows to a confidera- 

 ble Bignefs, and its Branches fpread irregularly. 

 The Bark of the Trunk is brown and rough, that 

 of the Branches is fmooth and greyifli. The 

 Leaves are large, and very beautiful, they are ob- 

 long and m.oderately broad, and the Foot-Stalk 

 has an Edge of a leafy Matter on each Side, giv- 

 ing it a Heart-like Appearance. The Flowers are 

 white, large, fragrant, and vtrj beautiful. The 

 Fruit is enough knov/n. 



The four or Sevik Oranee, is the Kind ufed in 

 Medicine, but the Peel of this more than the Juice 



pulpy Part. A pleafant Syrup is made o£ Sevik 



Orange Juice, by melting 



of the fineft Sugar j and a Syrup equally pleafa 



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