FAMILY HERBAL 17? 



l)olls. The root is white and roundish ; the leaves 

 are narrow and long*,, like grass, but of a deep green 

 colosr, and smooth surface : the stalks are round, 

 upright, and smooth ; they have no leaves on them. 

 The flowers are large, and of a beautiiVil blue ; they 

 are hollow, oblong, and turn up at the rim. The 

 root is the part used. 



It abounds in a slimy juice, but it is to be dried, 

 and this must be done carefully ; the decociion of 

 it operates well by urine ; and the powder is balsa- 

 mic, and somewhat styptic. It is not enough known. 

 There is hardly a more powerful remedy for the 

 whites 



Jalap Plant. Jalapium. 



A climbing plant, native of America, and not 

 yet got into our gardens. The root is long, irregu- 

 larly shaped, and tiiick. The stalks are round, 

 tough, and firm, but slender and unable to support 

 themselves. They grow to ten or twelve feet in 

 length, and wind among the bushes. The leaves 

 are oblong, broadest toward the base, of a dusky 

 green, and not dented about the edges. The flow- 

 ers are large, and of the shape of a bell, and their 

 colour is purplish or white. The seed-vessel is large 

 and oval. 



The root is the part used ; and druggists sell it. 

 Given in powder with a little ginger, to prevent its 

 griping, it is an excellent purge. A strong tincture 

 of it made in brandy answers the same purpose ; it 

 is good in dropsies ; and is in general a safe and ex- 

 cellent purge. 



Jessamine Jasminum. 



A common shrub in our garden^, and a 



a a 



