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Time, — It flowers in May, and the berries are ripe In 

 September. The bark, leaves, flowers, and berries are 

 used. 



Government and Virtues, — This is under the dominion 

 of Venus. The first shoots of the Commou Elder boiled 

 like asparagus, and the young leaves and stalks boiled in 

 hi broth, do mightily carry forth phlegm and choler. The 

 middle or inwai^ bark boiled in water, and given in drink 

 works much more violently ; and the berries, either green 

 or dry, expel the same humour, and are often given with 

 good success to help the dropsy ; the bark of the root 

 boiled in wine, or the juice thereof drank, works the same 

 effects, but more poweriFully than either the leaves or fruit. 

 The juice of the root taken, mightily procures vomitings, 

 and pui^ea the watery humours of the dropsy. The de- 

 coction of the root taken, cures the bite oi an adder, and 

 bites of mad-dogs. It mollifies the hardness of the mo- 

 ther, if women sit thereon, and opens their veins, and 

 brings down their courses : the berries boiled in wine, per- 

 form the same effect : and the hair of the head wasned 

 therewith, is made black. The juice of the green leaves 

 applied to the hot inflammations of the eyes assuages them ; 

 tne juice of the leaves snuffed up into the nostri^ purges 

 the tunicles of the brain ; the juice of the berries boiled 

 with honey, and dropped into the ears, helps the pains of 

 them ; the decoction of the berries in wine being drunk, 

 provokes urine ; the distilled water of the flowers is of 

 much use to clean the skin from sun-burning, freckles, 

 morphew, or the like ; and takes away the head-ache, com- 

 ing of a cold cause, the head being bathed therewith. 

 The leaves or flowers distilled in the month of May, and 

 the legs often washed with the said distilled water, takes 

 away the ulcers and sores of them. The eves washed 

 therewith, it takes away the redness and blood-shot ; and 

 the hands washed morning and evening therewith, helps 

 the palsy, and shaking of them. 



ELDER (DWARF,)— (Sambucus HumUii.) 



Detcrip, — This is a pretty looking low plant, sending up 

 Tarions spreading stalks, which faU down every year, and 

 rise again in the spring ; on the top of these grow 

 umbels of white flowers, having frequently a dash ol 

 imrple, each of one small leaf, divided into five segments ; 

 which are succeeded by round berries, when ripe, of a 

 deep purple, or bUtok colour, and full oif a purplish juices 



