334 FAMILY HERBAL. 



the tops of the stalks, and they are roundish, 

 yellow, and naked. The root is a cluster of large 

 creeping- fibres. The whole plant has a strong 

 smcl!. 



The leaves are to he used fresh gathered ; a strong 

 infusion of them opens obstructions ; it works pow- 

 erfully by urine, and gently promotes the menses. 

 The flowers dried, powdered, and mixed with treacle, 

 are a common medicine lor worms, and they visibly 

 destroy them. 



Wild Tansy. Argentina. 



A common wild plant about our way sides, 

 and a great ornament to them. It rises to no 

 height. The stalks creep upon the ground, and 

 take root at the joints ; but it is easily distinguish- 

 ed by its silvery leaves and yellow flowers. The 

 stalks are round and reddish. The leaves rise 

 from these ; they are very large, and each com- 

 posed of a ^vent many pair of smaller set on both 

 sides of a common rib, with an odd one at the 

 end. They are of the shape, and much of the 

 s.ize of the leaves of tansy ; and the smaller leaves of 

 which they are composed, arc oblong, narrow, and 

 serrated ; but they are of a most beautiful colour ; 

 a fine silvery green on the. upper side, and a 

 perfect silvery white on the under. The flowers 

 stand on short foot stalks, and are. large and yellow, 

 somewhat like the flowers of the crow-foots, but 

 more beautiful. 



The leaves are used ; a strong infusion of them 

 is given with success against the bleeding of the 

 piles, and bloody stools : and made less strong and 

 sweetened a little with honey, it is excellent for a sore 

 throat. The women use it. also to take away freckle*, 

 but this seems idle. 



