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TT^e Ufeful Fa^nily Herb ah 



going into a damp, or what is fufpefled to be a 



tainted Air. 



The Zerumbeth Plant. 



ZERUMBETHA. 



'T^HE Zerumbeth Plant, in feme reiped:s re- 

 ■*■ fenibles that which affords the Zedoary, but 

 it is larger. It is a Native of the Eaji^ and has 

 not been yet got into our Gardens. The Leaves 

 grow together in fuch a Manner as to form a 

 Kind of Stalk; this is fix Feet high or more, but 

 it is only formed of their lower Parts, wrapped 

 round one another, in the Manner of the Leaves 

 of our Flags. The loofe Part oi each Leaf is 



The^low- 



CjFs lland upon leparate Staiks, thefe rife about a 

 Foot high, m.^ are of a brownifh Colour; They 

 iave only" a Sort of Films upon them in the Place 

 of Leaves. The Flowers Hand in a fhort and 

 thick Spil^e, at the Tops of thefe, they are oblong, 

 iollow, moderately large, and of a beautiful Scar- 

 let. The Root is loijg and irregular. 



TheFioot is uled, our Druggifts keep it i it Is 



loner, narrow, andof a bluifli Green. 



warm and good in all aerv^ous Cafes. 



Its Virtues 



are very nearly the fame with thofe of- Zedoary; 

 and in general the round Roots ot Zedoary are fold 

 und^r its Name, though in Reality it be a much 

 longer as well a$ larger Root, than the Zedoary 

 itfelf. . ;:. 



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