FAMILY HERBAL 69 



of the crow-foot ; nor are they any more alike in 

 virtues than in form. 



Little celandine is a low plant, which is seen 

 almost every where in damp places in spring, with 

 br i ieep green leaves, and glossy yellow flowers. 

 It -..oes not grow to any height, The leaves are an 

 inch long, and nearly as broad ; they somewhat 

 resemble those of the garden hepaticas, and are of 

 a dark green and frequently spotted ; they rise 

 singly from the root on loag, slender, and naked 

 stalks. The flowers rise also singly from the root 

 on long, slender, and naked stalks ; they are as 

 broad as a shilling, of a fine shining yellow colour, 

 and composed of a number of leaves. The root is 

 fibrous, and has small while tuberous Jumps con- 

 nected tothe strings. 



The roots are commended very much against 

 the piles, the juice of them is to be taken in- 

 wardly ; and some are very fond of an ointment 

 made of the leaves, they chop them in pieces, and 

 boil them in lard till they are crisp ; then strain off 

 the lard, which is converted into a fine green 

 cooling ointment. The operation of the roots is by 

 urine, but not violently. 



Little Centaury. Ccntaurium minus. 



A PRETTY wild plant which flowers in autumn, 

 in our dry places. It is eight or ten inches high ; 

 the leaves arc oblong, broad, and blunt at the point ; 

 the stalks are stiff, firm, and erect ; and the flower* 

 arc of a fine pale red. There grows a cluster of 

 leaves an inch long or more from the root ; the 

 stalks divided toward the top into several 

 branches, and the flowers are long and slender, and 

 stand in a cluster. 



This is an excellent stomatic ; its taite is a 



