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Wood Sage. 

 SALVIA AGRESTIS. 



Wild Plant, common in Woods and Hedo-es, 

 with Leaves like Sage, and Spikes of fmall 

 Flowers. It grows to two Feet and a half hio-h. 

 The Stalk is fquare, firm, flender, and upright. 

 The Leaves fland two at each Joint : They are 

 fomewhat fliorter and broader than thofe of Sage, 

 of a green Colour, and ferrated about the Edges. 

 The P'lowers are numerous, and very fmall : They 

 ftand in long Spikes, and are of a greenifh 

 yellow Colour, with fome red Threads in them. 

 The Plant has a fmgular Smell, with fom.ethino; 

 of the Garlic Flavour, but that not ilrons- 



The Tops are to be ufed frefii. Made into aii 

 Infufion, they promote Urine and the Men fes : The 



Juice of them drank for a Continuance, is excel- 

 lent againft Rheumatic Pains. 



The Salep Plant. 



ORCHIS ORIENTALIS. 



Very pretty Plant, of the Nature of otir 

 ; common Orchis, Native of the Eail, but grow- 

 ing to a greater Height and producing larger Roots 

 than with us, tho' it feems very nearly allied to 

 what we call the Tall Female Orchis, with large 

 Flowers, which is frequent in our Meadows. It 

 grows in damp Ground, and is a Foot high. The 

 Stalk is round, juicy, and tender. The Leaves 

 are eight Inches long, and not an Inch bread, of 

 a dark green Colour, and alfo juicy. The Flow- 

 ers ftand at the Tops of the Stalk, in a Spike of 

 tw-o Inches long : They are moderately large, 

 and of a pale red Colour. The Root is compofed 



of two roundifii Bodies, of the Bignefs oi a 



Y , Pigeon^s 



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