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^ very large, but of a beautiful Yellow/ they re- 

 femble thfo of 5"/. John's-wort^ and are like them 

 full of yellow Threads, which, when rubbed, Ham 

 the Hands red. The Fruit is a Kind of Berry, 

 black when ripe, and containing a great Quan- 

 tity of fmall Seeds. The whole Plant in Autumn, 

 frequently appears of^ Blood-red Colour, very 

 fingular and beautiful. ^ The Root is fmall, redifh, 

 and irregular, it creeps under the Surface. 



The Leaves are an excellent Cure for frcfli 

 Wounds. Scarce any thing is equal to them." Tlie ' 

 young and tender ones at the Tops of the Branches 

 are to be chofen, they are to be bound upon 

 the Wound, and they flop the Bleeding, and per- ^ 

 form a very Ipeedy Cure. I have had very late 

 and very fingular Inflances of the Effeds of this 



Herb. Many of the common Plants are celebrated 



for this Virtue, but the Eifc<ft of tJiis is farpri- 



fino;. 



T W Y E L A C E. 



BIFOLIUM. 



A Very fingular and pretty Plant, common 

 in our Meadows, in the Beginning of Sum- 

 jncr. It is a Foot-high, the Stalk is round, green. 



tender, and upright ; it has only tv/o Leaves on it, 

 and they grow from the Root. They are very 

 Jarge, broad, of an oval Figure, and ftantl oppo- 

 fjte to one another, about tlie middle of the Stalk, 

 or fomewhat lower. The Flowers are Hnall and 

 •green, they are of an uncommon Figure, f^me- 

 "what like that of the Orchis's, and they fVand in 

 a long Spike •, the Seeds are very fmall, and tlie 

 Root is fmall, flender, and white. 



The frefli gathered Plant is ufed, an Infufion 



pf ir ;iiadv' ftrong, is good againfl the Bleeding of 



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