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EYVOCISTnS.'-(Cytinut Eypoctttis.) 



Ihtorip. — This plant does not derive its nourishment 

 from the earth, but from some other plant to which it at- 

 taches itself. It is composed of a single leaf with a cyliu- 

 dric tube, and expanded or spreading border, which is di- 

 vided into four obtuse coloured ssi^ments. It has a great 

 number of broad, short, skinny films, by way of leaves, 

 and the flowers grow at the top intermixed with them, 

 and are large and beautiful. 



Plaoe. — It is a native of the Grecian Isle, but it !■ found 

 on the roots of the Cistus shrub in this country 



Time.- It flowers in the middle of summer. 



Oovemment and Virtues, — The berries abound with a 

 large quantity of glutinous juice, which being evaporated 

 over the fire till it acquires the consistence of Spanish juice, 

 or liquorice, it is a good medicine in violent purgings, at- 

 tended with bloody stools; likewise in excessive menstrual 

 evacuations, and other hemorrhages. The best method of 

 giving it is in an electuary made with conserve of rosea. 



HYSSOP.-^iTyMo^m* Officinalis.) 



Descrip,— Out Common Hyssop grows to about a foot 

 high or more, with many stalks which are square at first, 

 but grow round as they come to flower. The leaves are 

 long, narrow, and sharp- |X)inted, set two at a ioint ; the 

 flowers grow in long spikes, made of thin whorles, of pret- 

 ty large blue leaves disposed all on one side of the stalk. 

 They have a galea cut in two, and the labella divided into 

 four segments ; the seeds are black, growing four together 

 in the calyx. The root is thick, woody, and much divided; 

 the whole plant is of a prettv strong aromatic smell. 



Place. — It is sown in gardens, but is a native of Italy. 



Tirne. — It flowers in August. The whole plant is used. 



Oovemmant and Virtues. — The herb is Jupiter's, and the 

 ■ign Cancer. It strengthens all the parts of th^ body un- 

 der Cancer and Jupiter. Hyssop boiled with honey and 

 rue, and drank, helps those that are troubled with coughs, 

 ■hortneaf of breath, wheezing and rheumatic distillations 

 upon the lungs ; taken with oxymel, it purges gross hu- 

 mours by stool ; with honey kills worms in the belly; and 

 ^ith fresh new figs bruised, helps to loosen the belly, and 

 more forcibly if fleur-de-lys ana cresses be added thereto. 

 It amends and cherishaa the uativa colour of the bod/ 



