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GovemfMnt and Virtues. — It ia under the dominion of 

 the Mood, and therefore cools aod moistend like the former. 

 The leavee and flowers are cold and moist, bat the roota 

 and seeds are cold and drj ; the leaves, both inward and 

 outward are good for agues ; the syrup of the flowers pro« 

 cures rest, and settles the brain of frantic persona. The 

 seed as well as the root is effectual to stay fluxes of blood 

 or humours, either of wounds or of the belly; but the roota 

 are most used, and are more effectual to restrain all fluxea 

 in man or woman ; also running of the reins, and passing 

 awaj of the seed when one is asleep, but the frequent use 

 extingiiisbes venereous actions. The root will also cool hot 

 urine if boiled in wine and water, and the decoction drank. 

 The distilled water of the flowers is effectual for all the 

 di aeaa cs aforesaid, both inwardly and outwardly ; and will 

 alao take away freckles, spots, sunburn, and morphew from 

 the face and other parts of the body. The oil of the flowera 

 ooola hot tumours, eases pains, and helps aorea. 



LILLY (WHITE QA}iDE^,)—(Lilium Candidtm,) 



Descrip. — This is a very common plant, having a round 

 acaly root, and a stalk three or four feet high, with long, 

 narrow, thick leaves, and on the top sevenJ large sweet, 

 white flowers, with several yellow apicea in the middle. 



Plac€. — It grows in gardens. 



T\m6, — It flowers in June. 



Government and Virtues. — The flowera and roota are 

 oaed, but chiefly in external applications ; they are emol- 

 lient, suppliug and anodyne, good to dissolve and ripen hard 

 tumours and swelliDga, ana to break imposthumationsi 

 They are under the dominion of the Moon, and are good 

 antidotes for poison ; they are excellent in pestilential fe- 

 vers, the roots being bruised and boiled in wine, and the 

 decoction drank. The juice, being baked with barley-meal, 

 aod eaten, is good for the dropsy ; and ointment made of 

 the roota and hogs'-grease, is excellent for scald-heads, it 

 unites the biiiews when they are cut, and cleanses ulcers. 

 The root boiled in any convenient decoction, gives delivery 

 to women In travail, and expels the afterbirth, roasted, the 

 root mixed with hog's-grease, makes a good poultice to ri- 

 pen aod break plague sores. This ointment ia good for 

 swellings io the privities, andcurea burna and scalds with- 

 out fear, and trimly deck a blank place with hair. 



