22 The Natural History 



and possesses the Party with Fear and Watchings; though 

 few have had the Tryal, or felt the Effects of these intoxica- 

 ting Plants, except Boys and Children ; it is likewise used 

 with good Success in Inflammations and Burns, as the former. 



Camomil thrives well here, but it must be Planted under 

 a Shade, otherwise it comes to little or no Perfection. 



The Red-Root, the Leaves whereof are like those of Spear- 

 mint, is used with good Success for Thrushes, and sore 

 Mouths. 



Vervine is very common here, being Spontaneous. House 

 Leek, being first brought from Europe. Night-shade of sev- 

 eral kinds, Yarrow and Mullein, in plenty, both being Spon- 

 taneous. Harts-Tongue, Polypodium of the Oak ; the greater 

 Centaury, in great plenty ; but I never observed any of 

 the Lesser growing in this Province. Prickly Blnd-Weed, 

 Larks-Spur, Hops, Flax and Hemp, the best and finest in 

 the known AVorld groweth in North Carolina. 



Tisinaw, or Bastard China-Root, these grow in great Clus- 

 ters, together, and have a stalk like a Brier, whereon grow 

 small Black-Berries, the Indians boil these Roots and eat 

 them, and sometimes make them into Bread. 



Sarsaparilla, White Hellehor, several sorts of Thistles. 

 Fern, Male and Female, Liquorice, Oris, Water-liUies, Peony, 

 Male and Female, Solomons-Seal, Agarick, Coloquintida,- 

 Guinea-Pepper, Water-Flag, Flower de Luce, Betony, Shep- 

 herds-Purse, Chervil; Coffee, whereof they begin to plant 

 much, within these few Years; Jessamine, Pellitory of 

 Spain, Cloud Herh, by the Indians calFd Yaughtli. Straw- 

 berries are in such Plenty in the Season, that they are Feed- 

 ing for TTogs; Narcissus, Daffodil, Suoin-Drops, Wall- 

 Floivers, Bloodwort, the white and red Lillie, Sfargrass. 

 which is used with good Success in most Fevers in this Coun- 

 try ; Hushrs of several sorts; the TTerb Mastick, hidlnn-all- 



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