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high. T^ie stalks arc round, moderately thick, a 

 little hairy, and very upright. The lower leaves are 

 rounded, and divided slightly at the edges : those on 

 the stalk are cut into very small parts, and in a very 

 beautiful manner. The flowers are of a very bright 

 red, and are three times as large as those of the com- 

 mon mallow, and very beautiful. The seeds are dis- 

 posed in the same ch ex ! tiner, as in the common 

 mallow. The root is white. 



The root is the part used. It has the same virtue 

 with that of the common mallow, but in a less degree 

 The leaves also have the same virtue, and are very 

 pleasant taken in tea. 



Musk Mallow. Bamia Moschata 



A plant, not unlike the vervain mallow in 

 its aspect, but a native only of the hotter countries. 

 It is two feet high. The stalk is^ single, round, 

 thick, hairy, and upright. The lower leaves are 

 roundish, only indented little at the edges ; the 

 upper ones are divided in. live parts, pretty deep- 

 ly. The flowers are of the &hape of those of the 

 common mallow, and are large, but their colour is yel- 

 low. The seed is contained in ; ^s; husk, or case, 

 and is of a kidney-like shape, and e sweet perfumed 

 smell. 



The seed is the only part use and that very 

 rarely. It is said to be good against ti. head-ach, but 

 we seldom meet with it fresh enough to have any 

 virtue. 



Mandrake. Mandra^ora, 



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A plant, about which there have been a mul- 

 titude of errors, but in which, there is, in reality, 

 nothing so singular as pretended. There are pr$- 



