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ROSEMARY (MABSB-.y-^Andromeda Polifolia.) 



Called also Wild Cestus. 



Descrip, — This is a smaller plant than the former, but 

 In general appearance it is somewhat like. The stalk is 

 woody and brown without. The leaves of a firm consist- 

 ence : they are oblong, narrow, sharp-pointed, not indent- 

 ed, and of a beautiful green. The flowers are of a pale 

 blue, variegated with white and purple. 



PloM. — This is perennial, but not common. It is some- 

 times found in low damp woods, and near waters. 



Time, — It flowers in April. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — This is under Mars. It is very 

 restringent, drying, and binding, good for diarrhoeas aud 

 dysenteries, spitting of blood, and all kinds of hemorrhages; 

 it fastens loose teetn, stops the bleeding of the gums, and 

 helps the scurvy in them. 



RUE (GARDEN.)— (72uto Oraveolens,) 



Descrip. — This is a shrubby plant, whose elder branches 

 are tough and woody, having smooth blueisb green leaves, 

 divided into a certain number of small oval sections, which 

 are somewhat thick and fat, and round-pointed at the end, 

 abiding all winter. The flowers grow on the tops of the 

 younger shoots, consisting usually of four yellow, hollow, 

 scoop-like leaves, torn in about the edges, and having eight 

 yellow stamina encompassing a roundish green head, cut 

 as it were into four parts, growing large, and seemingly 

 punched full of holes, containing small black rough seed. 

 The root is woody, having many fibres. 



Place. — It is planted in gardens ; the leaves and seed 

 are used. The whole plant has a very strong scent. 



Time. — It generally flowers in August 



Oovemm,erU and Virtues. — It is an herb of the Sun, and 

 under Leo. It provokes urine and womens' courses, if 

 taken in meat or drink. The seed taken in wine, is an an- 

 tidote against all dangerous medicines or deadly poisons. 

 A decoction made with some dried dill-leaves and flowers, 

 eases all inward pains and torments, if drunk, and out- 

 wardly applied warm to the part affected. The same 

 if drunk, helps the pains of the chest and sides, coughs and 

 hardness of oreathiug, inflammations of the lungs, and the 

 tormenting pains of the sciatica and the joints, if anointed, 

 or laid to the places ; as also the shaking fits of agues, to 



