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ed; at the division of the brauches, come forth umbels of 

 small yellow flowers, followed by smaller seeds, paler and 

 hotter. The whole plant has a strong ungrateful flavour. 



Place, — It grows in marshy, watery places. 



Time. — It flowers and ripens seed in the summer months. 



Oovernment and Virtues. — It is under Mercury. The 

 roots are diuretic, effectual for the stoppage of urine, and 

 the stone and gravel ; they open obstructions of the liver 

 and spleen; help the dropsy and jaundice, and remove fe- 

 male obstructions. The leaves are of the same nature, and 

 eaten in the spring, sweeten and purify the blood, and help 

 the scurvy : the seed is hot and carminative. The roots, 

 leaves, and seed, are used. 



SNEEZEWORT.— (^cAiZ^M Ftcurmica,) 



Callbd also Bastard Pellitory. 



Descrip. — This has a perennial, long, slender, and fibrous 

 root. The stems are a little angular, upright, woolly and 

 branched, two feet high, having long narrow leaves, finely 

 serrated about the edges, growing on them without any 

 order ; the flowers grow umbel-fashion on the tops of the 

 stalks, and consist of a border of white petala, set about a 

 tistular thrum; they are larger than the flowers of yarrow. 



Place.^it grows in moist meadows and watery places. 



Time. — It dowers in July. 



Virtues. — It has a hot biting taste, and in salads is used 

 to correct the coldness of other herbs. The root held in 

 the mouth helps the tooth-ache, by evacuating the rheum ; 

 the powder of the herb snuffed up the nose, causes sneez- 

 ing, and cleanses the head of tough slimy humours. 



SOAPWORT.--(*S'aponana Officinalis,) 



Callbd also Bruisewort 



Descrip, — It is a species of Lychnis, having many creejv 

 ing roots arising from a thick woody head ; it sends forth 

 reddish stalks about a foot high, full of knots, which are 

 encompassed by the broad footstalks of the leaves ; these 

 are smooth, of a pale green colour, broad and sharp-point- 

 ed, about two inches long, with three pretty high veins on 

 their b&ck. The flowers grow on the tops of the stalks, 

 large, of a pale purple colour, each made of five large round- 

 pointed leaves, set in a smooth long calyx; the seed is small 

 and round, growing in long roundish seed-vessels. 



Place, — It grows in wateiy placet, and near riven. 



