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WILLOW-HERB.— {ZynmocAia J^emorvm.) 



Descrip.-^Thia is a shrubby plaut It has large, hollow 

 chanuelled sulks, divided intomauy brauches full of leaves, 

 three growing together on long footstalks, indented a little 

 about the edges. The flowers grow in short rouud spikes, 

 set on long stalks, of a pale blue, small and papilionaceous, 

 set each in a particular calyx, succeeded by short pods, 

 coutai ni ng smal 1 yellow seeds. The root is woody and fi brous. 



P^ace. — It grows in damp woods and marshy places, and 

 has been observed near the banks of the Severn. 



Time, — It flowers in July. 



WILLOW-HERB(CR£EPING.)— (^t^o*i«*^^^/>»»*<*«»-) 



De9crip. — The root is small and fibrous ; the stalks are 



round, weak, and slender : they trail on the ground and 



ta^e root as they lie, only part approaching to an erect 



posture. The leaves stand in pairs : they are short, bn)ad, 



and of an oval figure, pointed at the ends, smooth, round, 



of a deep j^reen ; and those towards the tops of the stalks 



are smaller and narrower. The flowers are small, pale red« 



place. — It grows in our woods and meadows. 



Time. — It flowers early in summer. 



WILLOW-HERB (GREAT FLOWERED.)— (^SJw^o- 

 hium llamosum.) 



Descrtp. — This is a fine tall plant. The stem is thick, 

 firm, uprijrht, and five feet high. The leaves are broa<l, re- 

 gularly notched, terminating in a point, of a beautiful 

 green, and lightly hairy; they have no footstalks, and the 

 flowers are large, of a pale red, and grow in a deep cup. 

 The tops of this plant have a light fragrance. 



Pf ace.— It is found by waters, and in shady copees. 



Tim^. — It flowers in June. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — All the species of Willow- 

 HerbH have the same virtues : they are under Saturn, and 

 are cooling and antringeut. The root dried and powdered, 

 U good against hemorrhages: the fresh juice acts the same. 



WILLOW-HERB (HAIRY.)— (.^oftium Hirsutum.) 



Descrtp. — This is smaller, but is like the preceding. 

 The leaves are notched at the edges^ of a deep green. The 



