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the Druggifls, but there is no depending upon 

 what they fellj for they feldom keep it genuine. 



Rice. 



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ORYZA. 



Very common Plant, in the Eafi^^ fown in the 

 Fields for the Sake of the Seed or Grain- 

 It grows four Feet high -, the Stalk is round, hol- 

 low, and jointed; the Leaves are long and grafTy, 



and of a pale green Colour, but they are broader 

 than thofe ol any of our Kinds of Corn. The 

 Flowers are inconfiderable, the Seeds or Grains 

 are contained in Bufhes of a brown Colour, each 

 havino- a Ions Beard to it, ufualfy curled at the 

 Bottom, and divided at the Top into two Parts. 



We eat Rice as a Food rather than Medicine ; 

 but it is excellent for thofe who have habitual 

 Puro-ino-s or LoofenelTes •, it is to be eaten any 



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Way for this Purpofe, only it mufl be continued, 

 and it will do more than all the Medicines in the 

 World. The Rice-Milk is excellent for this 



Purpofe. 



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GardenRocket. 



ERUCA SATIVA. 



Common Plant in our Gardens, two Feet 

 high, and very ereft. The Stalk is round 

 and of a deep Green ; the Leaves are oblong, con- 

 fide r ably broad, of a deep green Colour, and 

 divided at the Edges : The Flowers are mode- 

 rately large, and of a whitilh Colour, veined with 

 Purple, and they ftand in a long Spike at the Top 

 of the Stalk. The Pods are long and llender. 

 ■ Some People are fond of Rocket as a Sallad 

 Herb,, but it is not very pleafaht. It works by 

 Urine, and is good againft the Scurvy. A ftrong 



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