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Government and Virtitet. — It is ander the Moon in an 

 airy figure. It is rarely used in medicine, but it isffiven 

 in a decoction made of milk, to drive out the amall-poz 

 and measles. 



TABJ^AQO'S.^Artemina Dracunculut.) 



Detcrip. — This has many round stalks full of branches, 

 clothed with long narrow leaves, sharp-pointed, smooth, 

 and Hhioing ; on the top of the stalks grow the flowers 

 small and greenish, few in number, and thin set, on long 

 footstalks. The leaves have a strong smell and taste. 



Plnce, — It is planted in gardens. 



Time, — It flowers in July and August. 



Oovemment and Virtue*. — The leaves, which are chiefly 

 used, are heating and drying, and good for those that have 

 the flux, or any preternatural discharge. It is a mild mar- 

 tial plant. An infusion of the young tops increases the 

 orinary discharge, and gently promotes the menses. 



TEA.— ("nca^oA^o,; (CameUia Bohea,) 



Descrip. — It has a woody spreading root, several slen- 

 der branches, with numerous oblong leaves, flowers like 

 thoee of the dog-rose, and a fruit composed of one, two, or 

 three berries. Only one species is known, and the difler- 

 ence there is when it comes to us proceeds from the soil, 

 age, climate, method of collection, and curing. The pre- 

 paration of the leaves consists in drying and roasting them 

 over the fire in an iron pan, and rolling them, while hot, 

 with the hand on a mat, till they become curled, it is then 

 sent to this country in air-tight chests of tin and lead. 



Place, — It is a native of China and Japan, and is culti- 

 ▼ated in ail the Eastern parts. 



Fir^M««.—Green Tea (Thea ViridieJ (Camdlia Vu 

 ridity) is diuretic, and carries an agreeable roughness 

 with it into the stomach, which gently astringes the 

 fibres of that organ, and gives such a tone as is neces- 

 sary for a good digestion : the Bohea is softening and 

 nutritious, and proper in all inward decays. Strong 

 tea is prejudicial to weak nerves, but is salutary for vio- 

 lent hea4i-ache and sickness occasioned by inebriation. 



TEASEL (MANURED.)— C/>ip#aci« FiUlonum.) 



Callxd also Fuller's Thistle. 



Descrip. — This grows tall, with a stiflF, hard-furrowed, 

 Ttry prickly stalk. Tht lower leaves are long, large, and 



