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pale given ; the leaves are of a yellowish green, and 

 of a rough surface ; they are oblong, somewhat 

 broad pointed at the ends, and deeply cut in on the 

 sides. The (lowers stand in abundance of long 

 spikes on the tops of the branches ; they are very 

 small and inconsiderable. The whole plant has a 

 pleasant smell., particularly the young shoots, which 

 are to bear the flowers. 



The fresh plant is to be used, and it is best taken 

 in the manner of tea, or in infusion. It is good in 

 asthmas, hoarseness, and coughs, and it promotes the 

 menses and discharges after delivery. 



Olive Tree. Olea. 



A targe tree, native of the warmer parts of 

 Europe and the East. The trunk is thick and 

 rough. The branches are numerous, and stand ir- 

 regularly ; their bark is grey and smooth. The 

 leaves are longish and broad, and of a deep green on 

 the upper side, and whitish underneath, and of a firm 

 texture ; the flowers are small and yellow ; the fruit 

 is of the bigness of a small plum, but of longer shape, 

 and lias a very large stone within, 

 i The oil is the only produce of this tree used in 

 medicine, it is pressed out of the fruit, and is excel- 

 lent in disorders of the lungs, and against colics, and 

 stoppages of urine. But in the latter cases the oil 

 of sweet almonds fresh pressed is preferable, and for 

 the first linseed oil ; so that oil of olives, or as it called 

 sallad oil is seldom used in medicine, unless these 

 others cannot be had. 



Onion. Ctpa. 



\ common plant in our gardens, known at 

 sight by lis hollow tubular leaves. It grows two 



