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LIME TREK—CTilia.) 



Called also Linden Tree. 



Descrip. — This tree is well known, having a handsome 

 body with a smooth bark, spreading its branches round in 

 a regular manner; the leaves are broad and roundish, with 

 a sharp point, serrated about the edges, at the foot of 

 these, in the summer, spring out thin leafy ligulas, of a yel- 

 low colour, from the middle of the back ribs of which rise 

 stalks about an inch long, divided into four or five shorter 

 ones, each bearing a yellow, five-leaved, sweet flower, full 

 of stamina, after which comes a small fruit as big as a pea. 



Place, — It jzrows in parks and gentlemen's gardens. 



Time. — It flowers in July. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — Jupiter governs the Lime- 

 tree. The flowers are the only parts used, and are a good 

 cephalic and nervine, excellent for apoplexy, epilepsy, ver- 

 tigo, and palpitation of the heart They are put into the 

 aqita poeon. comp. and the spirit lavandtUce, The aqua 

 jCorwnk tilice takes its name from them. 



hiqVOBlCE.—CGli/cyrrhiza Olabra.) 



Detcr^. — Our English Liquorice rises up with divers 

 woody stalks, whereon are set, at several distances, many 

 narrow, long, green leaves, set together on both sides of 

 the stalk, and an odd one at the end, very well resembling 

 a young ash tree, sprung up from the seed. This by many 

 years continuance in a place without removing, and not 

 else, will brin^ forth flowers, many standing together spike 

 fashion, one above another upon the stalk, of the form of 

 pea-blossoms, but of a very pale blue colour, which turn 

 into long, somewhat flat and smooth pods, wherein is con- 

 tained the seed, round and hard ; the roots run very deep 

 into the ground, with divers other small roots ana fibres 

 growing with them, and shoot out suckers from them in 

 roots all about, whereby it is much increased, of a brown- 

 ish colour on the outside, and yellow within. 



Place, — It is planted in gardens and fields and divers 

 places of this country, and a good profit is made from it. 



Time. — It flowers in August. 



Chyvemment and Virtues. — It is under the dominion of 

 Mercury. Boiled in water, with some Maiden-head and 

 figs, makes a good drinK for those who have a dry cough 

 or hoarseness, wheezing or shortness of breath, and for ail 



