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Place,— It is a Dative of the East, but for its use is 

 enltivated every where in gardens. 



Time. — It flowers in June and July. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — Mars owns this herb. This 

 was anciently accounted the poor man's treacle, it being a 

 remedy for all diseases and hurts (except those which it- 

 self breeda) It provokes urine and women's courses, helps 

 the biting of mad dogs, and other venomous creatures ; 

 kills the worms in children, cuts and voids tough phlegm, 

 purges the head, helps the lethargy, is a good preserva- 

 tive against, and a remedy for, any plague, sore, or foul 

 ulcer ; takes away spots and blemishes in the skin, eases 

 pains in the ears, ripens and breaks imposthumes, or 

 other swellings ; and for all those diseases the onions 

 are as effected. But the Garlic has some more peculiar 

 virtues besides the former, viz. it has a special quality 

 to discuss inconveniences, coming by corrupt agues or 

 mineral vapours, or by drinking corrupt and stinking 

 waters ; as also by taking wolf -bane, hen-bane, hemlock, 

 or other poisonous and dangerous herbs. It is also held 

 good in nydropic diseases, the jaundice, falling-sickness, 

 cramps, convulsions, the piles or hemorrhoids, or other 

 cold diseases. Authors c^uote many other diseases this is 

 good for ; but conceal iVt vices. Its heat is very vehe- 

 ment ; and all vehement hot things send up but ill-sa- 

 voured vapours to the brain. In choleric men it will add 

 fuel to the fire ; in men oppressed by melancholy, it will 

 attenuate the humour, and send up strong fancies, and as 

 many strange visions to the head ; therefore let it be taken 

 inwardly with great moderation ; outwardly you may 

 make more bold with it. 



GARLIC— (BROADLEAVED WlU>.)-^( Allium 

 A mpeloprasum. ) 



Descrip. — The root of this is round and whitish ; the 

 leaves are oblong, very broad, of a fine deep green. The 

 stalk of a pale green, three square, and ten inches high, 

 whereon grow small white flowers. 



Place. — It is common in damp grounds in the western 

 counties. 



Ttm£. — It flowers in April 



Oovemment and Virtue. — It is under Mars as well as 

 the former. The root is only known in physic ; it is a 

 powerful opener, and on acconxit of its subtle parts, in 



