20 The Natural History 



with, being in their Nature violent Purgers, and occasion 

 those that eat of them to be frantick for some time, though 

 I have never heard of any farther Mischief done by them. 

 Lamhs-Quarter, and various kinds of Salleting, too tedious 

 to mention. 



The Pot-Herbs, and others which are useful in Physick 

 are common here, and are as follows, Angelica, two sorts, 

 viz. the Wild and the Tame, Balm, Bugloss, Borrage, Bur- 

 net, Marygold, Pennyroyal, Rue, Marjoram, two sorts, Sum- 

 mer and Winter Savory, Thyme, Rosemary, Lavender, Hys- 

 sop, Avhich grows very large. Sweet Bazil, Groundsel, Derg, 

 red and white, Nep or Cat-mint, Mallows several sorts. Tan- 

 say, Columbine, Dandelion, Wormwood, Southernwood, Bas- 

 tard Saffron; and several sorts of Mustard. 



The more Physical Plants are Anis, Asarahacca, growing 

 in most Places in the Woods; Cardv^, Benedicius, Caraway, 

 Cu7nmin, Coriander, Scurvy -Grass, two sorts; the one from 

 Europe, and the other Spontaneous. 



In these Parts Tobacco of many sorts. Dill, all the Euro- 

 pean sorts of Plantain, and two Spontaneous, Elecampain, 

 Archangel, or Dead-Nettie, the Stinging-Nettle, the Seed 

 being brought from Europe, there being none found growing 

 Spontaneous in North Carolina — Comfery, Monhs-Rhuharh, 

 Burdock, Featherfew, Wormfeed, Garden-Poppies, none yet 

 being discover'd growing Wild in this Province. Ground- 

 Ivy is Spontaneous, but much smaller than the European; 

 Pcrewinhle growing in great plenty in most parts of the 

 Woods; Golden-Rod, several sorts of Horchound, Melilot, 

 Bastard-Lovage. The Rattle-Snahe-Hoot, whereof there are 

 three sorts, and is so called, because it alone euros the Bite 

 of the Raitle-Snahe ; it is very plenty in all the Savannas 

 and Woods. Snake-Root, four sorts in Carolina: Purging 

 Bindweed or Scamony, growing in most ])nrts of this Prov- 

 ince. 



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