290 CtTLPBPES'S OOMPLBTS HBBBAL. 



Time. — They flower from Midsummer until August is 

 past, sometimes. 



Gavemment and Virttbes, — Tliey are both uuder the do - 

 minion of the Moon. The Red Rattle is profitable to heal 

 fistulas and hollow ulcers, and to stay the flux of humours 

 in them, and the abundance of womens' courses, or othex 

 fluxes of blood, if boiled in wine, and drank. 



The Yellow JElattle is good for cough, or dimness of 

 sight, if the herb boiled with beans, and some honey put 

 thereto, be drunk, or dropped into their eyes. The whole 

 seed being put into the eyes, draws forth any skin, dimness 

 of film, from the sight, without pain or trouble. 



UAS^BEBS,Y,—(Ru^ Idceus ffortenns,) 



Callbd also Hindberry. 



Uescrip. — This cannot properly be called a fruit-tree, yet, 

 as the fruit is valuable, something is expected of the shrub 

 that produces it. Besides the small flowering sort, the com- 

 mon small red and white, there are other sorts much larger 

 of the same colour, called Rombullions ; the former has the 

 richest flavour, but in dry seasons they are apt to wither. 

 It is so well kuown that it needs no further description. 



Place. — It grows wild in woods in England and Wales, 

 and is plentifully cultivated in fruit-gardens. 



Time, — It flowers in May, and the fruit is ripe in Jane 

 and July. 



Oovemm^nt and Virtues. — Venus owns this shrub. The 

 fruit, which is the only part used, has a pleasant grateful 

 smell and taste, is cordial and strengthens the stomach, 

 stays vomiting, is somewhat astringent, and good to prevent 

 miscarriage. The fruit is very grateful as nature presents 

 it, but made into a sweetmeat with sugar, or fermented with 

 wine, the flavour is improved. It is fragrant, a little acid, 

 and of a cooling nature. It dissolves the tartarous concre- 

 tions on the teeth, but is inferior to strawberries for that 

 purpose. The juice of the ripe fruit boiled into a syrup, 

 with refined sugar, is pleasant and agreeable to the sto- 

 mach, and prevents sickness and retchings. 



REST RARROW.— (Ononis.) 



Galled also Cammock. 



Desorip. — Common Rest Harrow riaes up with divers 

 woody twigs, half a yard or a yard high, set at the joints 

 without order, having little roundish leaves, sometimes 

 more th&o two or three at a place ; of a dark green colour, 



