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^e Ufeful Fafnily Herbal, 305 



with it fome of the Plant, for the Infpeaion of 

 the Curious, The Roots of the Englijh Polygala 

 were tried ; thofe of the common blue or wnite 

 fl^ wercd IVJilk'A'OrC, for that Variet) 



dental, and they were found to have the fame 



by fome 



fleets 



E 



with great Succefs. It was'faid at that Time 

 they had lefs Virtues than the Sennekka Root, 

 though of the fame Kind ; but it muil be remem- 

 bered, the Virtues of the Sennekka Root were 

 then fuppofed to be much greater than they really 

 were. The Novelty adding to the Praife. 



The Common Reed. 



A R U N D O. 



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Tall Water Plant fufficiently known. The 

 Stalks are round, hard, jointed, and fix or 

 eight Feet high. The Leaves are long and broad, 

 but otherwife like thofe of Grafs, of a pale green. 

 Colour, and highly ribbed. The Flowers are 

 brown and chafiy, and ftand in prodigious Num- 

 bers at the Tops of the Stalks, in a Kind of 

 Panicle. The Roots are knotty and jointed, and 

 fpread vaftly. 



The Juice of the frefh Roots of Reeds pro- 

 motes the Menfes powerfully, but not violently. 

 It Is an excellent Medicine : It works by Urine 

 alfoj and is good againft Stranguries and the 

 'Gravel. 



PRiCKLy Restharrow. 



ANONIS SPINOSA. 



Little, tough, and almolt Ihrubby Plant, com- 

 mon in our dry Fields, and by Road Sides. 

 It is a Foot high. The Stalks are round, redifh. 



tough, and almofl woody. The Leaves are nu- 



X merous : 



