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salacious and fecund plants were considered to confer fecundity. 

 On the same principle, long-lived and evergreen plants were said 

 to procure vigour for the human body. 



Helvetius has left a list of classified herbs and plants which 

 in his time were considered by experts in herbcraft to exhibit 

 peculiar marks and Signatures by which they could be identified 

 with the several parts and members of the human body. This 

 may be said to have formed the basis of the system embraced 

 in the Docftrine of Plant Signatures, and as it epitomises the 

 results of the protradted and laborious researches of the old 

 herbalists, who may fairly be said to have laid the foundations of 

 our present system of Botany; it has been thought worth while to 

 give an abbreviation of it. 



The Head. 



The Hair. 



The Eyes. 



The Ears. 

 The Tongue. 



The Teeth. 

 The Heart. 



The Lungs. 



The Liver. 



The Bladder. 



Antirrhinum, Crocus, Geranium, Walnuts, Lily 

 of the Valley, Marjoram, Poppy, Violet, Rose, 

 Lime-blossom, the genus Brassica, &c. 



Asparagus, Goat's-beard, Fennel, Nigella, Flax, 

 Tree Musk, the Vine, and Vine-roots, &c. 



The flowers of Acacia, Euphrasy, Daisy, Bean, 

 Hyacinth, Geranium, Mallow, Narcissus, Hya- 

 cinth, Ranunculus, Cornflower, &c. 



Bear's Ear {Auricula ursi). Mountain Bindweed, Cy- 

 clamen Doronicum, Gentian, rough Viper's Bugloss, 

 Hypericum, Organy, Egyptian Beans, &c. 



Horse - tongue [Hippoglossum), Adder's - tongue 

 Ophioglossum), Hound's-tongue {Cynoglossum), 

 Hart's-tongue, Frog-bit, Grass of Parnassus, 

 Prunella, Salvia, Sempervivum, &c. 



The leaves of Fir and Juniper, Sunflower-seed, 

 Toothed Moss (Muscus denticulatus), Toothed 

 Violet [Dentavia), Dandelion {Dens Leonis), &c. 



Borage, Motherwort {Cardiaca), Malaca Beans 

 {Anacavdium), Strawberries, Pomegranate-blos- 

 som, Hepatica, Violet, Peony, Rose, Iris, 

 Egyptian Lotus, &c. 



Lung-wort, {Pulmonaria), Beet, the stalks of Anise, 

 Garden Teasel, Cresses, Fennel, Curled Lettuce, 

 Scabious, Rhubarb, Valerian, the Sea Moss 

 Muscus marimis virens latifoluis, &c. 



Noble Liver-wort {Hepatica trifolia), Ground Liver- 

 wort {Hepatica terrestris), Garden Endive, Portu- 

 laca. Aloe, Our Lady's Thistle {Cavdims Maries), 

 Gentian, Lettuce, Alpine Sanicle, &c. 



Bladder-wort, Winter Cherry, Black Hellebore, 

 Nasturtium, Persicaria, Leaves of Senna, root 

 of True Rhubarb, broad-leaved Tithymallus, 

 Botrys, &c. 



