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bright rod flowers ; common m cur hedges in 

 autumn in many parts of England. The stalk is 

 round and fleshy ; the leaves arc oblong, broad., 

 and indented round the edges,, and their colour is 

 a bluish green. The flowers arc small., but they 

 are very beautiful ; the root is white and thick. 

 The whole plant has a fleshy appearance, and it 

 will grow out of the ground, a long time, taking its 

 nourishment from the air. 



The juice of orpine is good against the bloody flux : 

 the best way of giving it is made into a thin syrup, 

 with the finest sugar, and with the addition of some 

 cinnamon. 



Oxeve. Bupli lhalmum. 



A very beautiful wild plant, common in the 

 North of England, but not in other parts of the 

 kingdom. It grows a foot and a half high. The. 

 stalk is round, firm, and branched ; the leaves are 

 numerous ; they are divided each into a multitude 

 of fine segments, so that at a distance they somen hat 

 resemble the loaves of yarrow, but they are whitish. 

 The flowers are large and yellow ; they somen hat re- 

 semble a marigold in form, aud they stand at the tops 

 of the branches. 



The fresh her!) is used ; , they boil it in ale, aud 

 give it as a remedy for the jaundice: it works by 

 urine. 



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Palma Christi. Ilk inn*. 



A rouriGN plant, kept in our gardens more 

 for its beauty than use. The stem is thick, and 

 looks woody toward the bottom.. It grows si* 



