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other hemorrhage whatsoever. The whole plant 

 lias been at all times famous as a vulnerary or 

 wound herb, given in decoctions. 



Gold of Pleasure. Myagrum. 



A very pretty plant, common in many parts of 

 England, and known at sight by the vast quantity 

 of seed-vessels, it is two feet high : the stalk is 

 round, thick, firm, upi ght. and toward the top 

 lias a great mat branches, all standing upright. 

 The leaves stand irregularly, and are not numerous, 

 they are long, rot very broad, and of a pale green ; 

 the) arc indented about the edp;es, and surround 

 the stalk at the base; the flowers are le and 

 white ; the seed-vessels are short and round ;h, and 

 they stand in vast quantities, forming a kind of 

 spikes al! the way up the tops of the branches, with 

 lew ilowers at the summit. 



The fresh tops of the plant are to be used 

 before it is run to seed. An infusion of them 

 sweetened with honey, is excellent for sore throats, 

 and ulcerations of the month. The seeds yield a 

 great quantity of oil on pressing, and they are so 

 plentiful, that it might seem worth while to cul - 

 vate the plant for them ; the oil is pleasant and well 

 tasted. , 



Gourd. Cucurbita. 



A large plant, of the melon or cucumber kind, 

 kept in gardens. The stalks are ten or twelve 

 feet long, thick, angular, rough, and hairy, but 

 unable to support themselves upright : they trail 

 upon the ground or climb upon other things. 

 The leaves are very large and broad, indented 

 deeply, rough, of a blaekish green, The Ilowers 



