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Of fuch as have four Stiles or female Parts in every Flower 



PoTAMOGETON i. Aquaticum foliis oblongis y jloribus fpicatis, 

 Potamogeton Foliis oblongo-ovatis innatantibus, L. Flo. Lap. 68. 



The aquatic Potamogeton with oblong flower fpikes. 



This aquatic plant is very common in thofe 



about the Ferry; the 



narrownefs of its leaves proceeds probably from its long continuance under water 



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Of the Pentandrip, or Vegetables that have five Filaments 



Flower. 





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Filaments or male Parts x and one Stile 



or female Part in every Flower 



BORRAGO I . Calicibus patentibus. L. H. C. 







Borrago Foliis omnibus alternis, calicibus patentibus, L. H. Upf. & Sp. PI. 

 Borrago Officinarum. 







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This plant grows and thrives very luxuriantly in the mountains ofNewLig, 

 has been always efteemed as an excellent cooling cordial in all febrile cafes 



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may be juftly regarded as a proper fimple to be ufed in fuch over -heated ftates of 

 the blood : it is generally adminiflered in decoctions and infufions with other 



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A diftilled water of both the 



and flowers of this pi 



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formerly kept in the (hops, as well as a conferve of the blonoms 



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garded in modern practice, efpecially in England, where moil 

 of the difeafes proceed rather from inaction and the vifcidity of the juices. 



HELIOTROPIUM i. Herbaceum majus hirfutum, Joins rugofis cordato- 



Heliotropium 



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ovatis, fpicis crajjis geminatis terminalibus 

 ovatis acutis fcabriufculis, fruclibus bifidi 



Heliotropium Lidicum bormini foliis latioribus. Thez. Zey. p. 1 20. 



Heliotropium 



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Slo. Cat. 94. 2. 



Heliotropium Americanum cceruleiim> &c. Pk. t. 94. f. 3. 



The larger villous Turnfole or Heliotrope. 





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