124 cttlpepeb's complete hebbai* 



It should be remembered It Is a very powerful remedy, 

 and a small dose will take effect, especially of the juice, 

 BO that it is best to begin with very little ; and as that is 

 well borne, to increase the quantity. 



DOVE'S-FOOT.— C(7eraniwm Molle.) 



Descrip. — This hath divers small, round, pale green 

 leaves cut in about the edges, much like mallows, stand- 

 ing upon long, reddish, hairy stalks, lying in a round 

 compass upon the ground, among which rise up two, or 

 three, or more reddish jointed, slender, weak hairy stalks 

 with such like leaves thereon, but smaller, and more cut 

 in up to the tops, where grow many very small, bright, 

 red flowers of five leaves a-piece ; after which follow 

 small heads with small short beaks pointed forth, as all 

 other sorts of this herb do. 



Place, — It groweth in pasture grounds, and by the 

 path-sides in many places and will also be in gardens. 



Time, — It flowereth in June, Julv, and Au^st, some 

 earlier and some later ; and the seed is ripe quickly after. 



Oovemment and Vtrtttet. — It is a very gentle, though 

 martial plant. It is found by experience to be singular 

 eood for wind colic, as also to expel the stone and gravel 

 in the kidneys. The decoction thereof in wine, is an 

 excellent remedy for those that have inward wounds, 

 hurts, or bruises, both to stay the bleeding, to dissolve 

 and expel the congealed blood, and to heal the parts, as 

 also to cleanse and heal outward sores, ulcers, and fistu- 

 las ; and for green wounds many do only bruise the herb 

 and apply it to the place, and it healeth them quickly. 

 The same decoction in wine fomented to any place pained 

 with gout, or to joint-ache, or pains of the sinews, giveth 

 much ease. The powder or decoction of the hero taken 

 for some time together, is found by experience to be singu- 

 lar good for ruptures and burstings in people, either 

 young or old, 



DOWN, OK COTTON-THISTLE.— (CarrfvKj 

 VtUgatUsimus, ) 



Descrip, — This bath large leaves lying on the ground, 

 somewhat cut in, and as it were crumpled on the edges, of 

 a green colour on the upper side, but covered with louff 

 hairv wool or cotton down, set with most sharp and cruel 

 pricks, from the middle of whose heads or flowers thrust 



