^le Ufeful tafnily HerhaL 3 9 



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Hitter Tafte, but not difagreeable, and it "has a 

 pleafant aromatic Smell. 





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The Tops frefh gathered, and the whole Plant 

 dry, are ufcd. They call it Reman Wormwood 

 at the Markets, and in the Shops j and it is ufed 

 for the other : It is of the fame general Virtues. 

 An the three Kinds indeed pofTefs them in com- 

 mon, but the common Wormwood is the mod: 

 (iif^grceable to the Tafte, and fits worfl upon the 

 Stomach : This is better than that, but it is much 

 more difagreeable than the true Reman Worm- 

 wood. It is very ftrengthening to the Stom.ach, it 

 affifts Digeftion, and prevents Wind. It is com- 

 monly an Ingredient in the bitter InfuHons, and 

 Tin£lures of the Shops, but it does very well 



.alone, boiling Water poured upon ir, and fuffered 

 to ftand till it is cold, then ftrained off, is an 



excellent Medicine to caufe an Appetite. Put 

 into white Wine, it alfo gives a pleafant bitter 

 Plavour, with the fame Virtues. 



Roman Wormwood. 

 ABSYNTHIUM ROMANUM. .^ 



A Very delicate Plant of the Wormwood Kind, 

 Native of the warmer Parts of Europe, but 

 kept in our Gardens. It is two Feet and a half 

 high, the Stalk is round, and fmooth, hard, up- 

 right, of abrowniihCoIour, and fomewhat woody. 

 The Leaves Hand irregularly on it, and they are 

 fmall and divided into very 'fine Segments: They 

 are more like the Leaves of the common Southern- 

 wood in Figure, than thofe of either of the other 

 W^ormwoods. The Flowers are little and hrown, 

 like thofe of common Wormwood, but vaftly 

 fmaller; they are veiy numerous, and f^and at 

 Xht Tops of the Stalks m a Kind of long and thick 



ikes. The Rco^ creeping and fprcadmg, and 



compofed 



