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m a moderate Dofe, only purges, and that though 

 briikly, without any Danger. It is good in 

 Drppnes, and in other fhibborn Diforders ; and is 

 excellent againll Rheumatic Pains. Spme^ re- 

 commend it as a Specific againft the Sciatica. 

 The Seeds are what are called Grana TigUa •, but 

 though much fpoken of by fome Writers, they 



are at this Time very little ufed in the Shops. ^ 



The Peach Tree. 



PERSICA MALUS. 



Tree very frequent againll our Garden Wall% 

 The Trunk is covered with a brown Bark. 

 The Branches grow irregularly. The Leaves 



are beautiful : They are long, narrow, and ele- 

 gantly ferrated at the Edges. The Bloflbms arc 

 large, and of a pale Red. The Fruit is too well 

 known, to need much Defcription : It confills of 

 a foft pulpy Matter, covered by a hairy Skin, and 

 inclofmg a hard Stone, in which is a Kernel of a 

 pleafant bitter Tafte. 



The Flowers are to be ufed. A Pint of Water 

 is to be poured, boiling hot, on a Pound Weight 

 of Peach Bloflbms •, when it has flood four and 

 twenty Hours, it is to be poured off, through a 

 Sieve, without fqueezing, and two Pound of Eoaf 

 Sugar is to be diffolved in it, over the Fire : This 

 makes an excellent Syrup for Children. It purges 

 gently, and fometimes will make them puke^ a 

 little. They have fo frequent Occafion for this, 



that People who have Children, have continual 

 Ufe for it. 



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