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woody Pert taken out of its Center. It is kept 

 by our Druggifts, it is a brilk Purge given in a 

 proper Dofe, but it is very rarely uled at this 



Time. 



The T u R N E p. 

 RAPUM. 



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Plant too common in our Gardens, to require 

 a curious Defcription. The Root is round 

 and white, or purplifli. The Leaves are large, 

 lonf^, rou^h, and of a deep Green, they are deep- 



ly cut at the Edges, and large and round at the 

 Ends: The Stalks are a Yard high, round, fmooth, 

 firm, upright, and branched -, the Leaves on them 

 are fmall and fmooth ; the Flowers are littje and 

 yellow, and they (land in a Kind of long Spikes, 

 they are followed by long Pods. 



The Roots are fo frequently eaten, that few 

 would think of their poifefTing any medicinal 

 Virtues, but being cut into Slices, and ftewed 

 with Sugar, till their Juice with the Sugar be- 

 comes a Syrup j this is a very good Medicine 

 aeainft a Cough. 



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The Turpentine T^ee. 



TEREBINTHUS. 



A Tall Tree in the Eajl, where it is Native; wc 

 -^ have it in Gardens, but it never anfes to any 

 trreat Height here. The Bark is brown, and 



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,»>.x. . The Branches are numerous and fland 

 .^Rularly, the Leaves are each ccmpofed of a 

 double Row of fmaller fet on a common Rib, 

 with an odd one at the End. Thefe ar? QY^U 

 and of a deep fiiinlng Green. The Flowers jire 

 fmall and purple i they appear in Form of cui- 

 liers of Threads before the Leayes ; the a rv' 



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long, 



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