3 o o l^he Ufeful Family HerhaL 



little Honey and Red Wine, is excellent to wafli 

 the Mourh and Throat when there are little Sores 

 in them, and when the Gums arc apt to bleed. 



P U R S L A I N. 



PORTULACA. 



A Common Plant in our Gardens, and of a.ve- 

 ^^ ry fingular Arpe(ft : We have few fo fuccu- 

 !cnt. It grows a Foot long, but trails on the 

 Ground- The Stalks arc round, thick, and 

 fiefhy, of a redifh Colour, and very brittle. 

 The Leaves are Ihort and broad : They are of a 

 good Green, thick, fiefhy, and broad, and blunt 

 at the End. The Flowers are little and yellow : 

 They Hand among the Leaves toward the Tops 

 of the Stalks. The Root is fmall, fibrous, and 

 whitifh. 



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Purflain is a pleafant Flerb in Sallads*, and (o 

 wholefome, that 'tis Pity more of it is not eaten : 

 Jt is excellent againft the Scurvy. The Juice 

 frefh prefled out with a little White Wine, works 

 by Urine, and is excellent againft Stranguries 

 and violent Heats, and alfo againft the Scurvy. 



Q^ 



The Quince Tree. 



C Y D O N I A. 



A Common Tree in our Gardens, of irregular 

 -^^ Growth. The Trunk is thick, and has a 

 brown Bark. The Branches are numerous, ftrag- 

 gling, and fpreading. The Leaves are roundifh, 

 of a dufky Green on the upper Side, and whitifh 

 underneath. The Flowers or Bloflbms are large 



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