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HONEY-SUCKLE.— ("Zonujora CapHfolium,) 



Called also Woodbine. 



Des(vip. — The trunk or bodv of this bush is seldom 

 much thicker than the wrist, shooting out long, twining, 

 slender stalks, which twist about anything they meet 

 with : the leaves grow two together, at a joint, of a long 

 round form, pointed at the end, of a bluish green colour; 

 the flowers are made up of several long slender tubes set 

 together, open at the top, with broad lips, turned back 

 with several stamina in the middle, of a pale red colour, 

 and a pleasant smell, succeeded by small red berries. 



Place, — It pfrowB every where in the hedges. 



Time, — It flowers nearly all summer 



Oovemment and Virtuee. — This is a hot martial plant 

 fn the sign of Cancer. The leaves are the only parts used, 

 and are put into ^garisms for sore throats. Some re- 

 commend a decoction for a cough, and the phthisic, and to 

 open obstructions of the liver and spleen. The oil made 

 by infusion of the leaves, is healing and warming, and good 

 for the cramp and convulsions of the nerves 



HONEY-SUCKLE (T>WAB.¥,y^C(ymus Herhacea.) 



Descrip. — The root is long, slender and spreading, and 

 it fttmisned with many fibres. The stalk is round, slen- 

 der, upright, and about five inches high. The leaves are 

 in pairs, large, oblong, broad-pointed at the ends, and 

 marKed with high ribs : they have no foot-stalka, and 

 their colour is of a bluish green. The flower is large and 

 white, and stands at the top of the stalk, but there usual- 

 ly rises two little shoots from the same point ; each of 

 which has two or four leaves on it like the others. The 

 fruit consists of several small berries joined together, of a 

 fine red. As this plant decays it becomes more red. 



Place, — It grows on hills in the north of England 



Time, — It flowers in May. 



Oovemment and Virtties. — This is a martial herb. The 

 root la bitterish to the taste, the leaves mildly acid ; boiled 

 up with sugar, the leaves make a very agreeable ielly, 

 which is of great use In hot bilious fevers, and putrid dis- 

 orders. A decoction of the bark is a good lotion for the 

 itch, and other cutaneous eruptions. 



