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ache in children, and for the blood and liver. The water, 

 or the juice, or the braised leaves applied outwardly, al- 

 lays swellings, inflammations, St. Anthoo/s fire, pudhes, 

 wheals and pimples, especially used with a little viuegar; 

 as also to wash pestiferous sores. The water is effectual 

 also for sore eyes that are inflamed, for nurses' breasts that 

 are pained by the abundance of milk. 



SUCCOEY (YELLOW.)— ("CicAortttm Hieracioides.) 



Detcrip. — This has a thick taper root, brown on the 

 outside, and white within, full of bitter milk. It grows 

 deep in the ground ; the lower leaves resemble those of 

 the dandelion in shape, and tooth-like sectious ; but they 

 are larger and hairy ; the stalk rises about a yard high, 

 striated, hairy, and angular, with leaves set on without 

 footstalks, almost encompassing the stalk, being sharp- 

 pointed at the end. Among these grow the flowers, set on 

 close to the stalk several together, of a fine gold yellow, 

 composed of several rows of flat petala indented at the 

 ends : the seed is brown and longish, and grows not in 

 down like the seed of the Dandelion. 



Pf ace.— It is planted in gardens. 



THme. — It flowers in June. 



Oovemment and Virttiss.— It is under Jupiter, and is 

 aperative and diuretic, opening obstructions of the liver, 

 and is good for the iaunaice: the seed partakes of the same 

 virtues, in a lower degree; it is also good to destroy worms. 

 The rooty leaves, flowers, and seed, are used. 



8\mACR,— (Rhus Cotinut.) 



Detcrip, — The root is large, long, divided, and woody. 

 The stem is shrubby, thick, and covered with a brown 

 rough bark ; it is divided into several branches, the bark 

 of which is of a lighter colour, set with thorns. The leaves 

 are winged ; they grow in pairs, are notched round the 

 edges, attached to the middle rib, and terminated by an 

 odd one; their colour is dark green. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in spikes at the extremities ; these spikes are long, 

 thick, and woolly, and the flowers are small and purple. 



Pfojce. — It is a native of the wanner climates, but we 

 have it in our gardens. 



Time, — It flowers in the summer months. 



Oovemment and Virtttes, — It is under the dominion of 

 Jupiter. The seeds dried, reduced to powder and taken 



