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The Natural Hiftory of the Book VIII, | 
The Ocxra; Ockro. 
"THIS excellent thrubby Plant is plainly a Species of Mallows. The _ 
Stalk is like that of a Mallow, and rifes to about four or fiye Feet 
high, bearing, on and near the Summit, many large yellow Flowers fie 
ceeded by green conic flefhy Pods chanelled into feveral Grooves, 
Each Pod, when ripe, is from an Inch to two Inches and an half Io ._ 
full of as many longitudinal Cells, as there are Chanels of {mall round black 7 
Seeds. The long Ockro differs from that already defcribed, chiefly by hay- 
ing its Stalk twice as high as the other, and its Fruit often four Inches Io a 
and the Pod fmaller. This likewife, with Care, may be brought to bear | 
all the Year round. The Fruit is taken, when young and tender, and boiled | 
and eaten with Butter. | 
They are of a very mucilaginous Nature ; a great Reftorative, very whol- | 
fome, and extremely lubricative. Thefe are undoubtedly the Plants which 
the Romans fo much valued, and which Horace fo well defcribes by calling © 
them /eves malve. 
GoYERs. 
"THis fhrubby Plant hath feveral whitith Roots, {melling not unlike a 4 
Radifh. The main Stalk, which is of a purplith Colour, branches 
very much near the Ground: From the feveral Side-branches iflue a great 
many Footftalks, whofe refpe@ive Tops from one common Centre fuftain J 
feven fharp-pointed Leaves, being almoft equally fharp near their common 
Footftalk, where they all join; at which Jun@ure there is a yellowith Spot, : 
The Flower very much refembles that of a Garlick-Pear-tree, conititing of 
four {mall Spoon-like Petals. 
From the Centre of thefe rifes a dark-coloured Piftil, from whofe Sides, 
fomewhat higher, iffue fix purplith Stamina, tipped with brownith Apices ; 
the Piftil in the Middle ftill continuing larger than the Stamina, bearing 
upon it the Rudiment of the future Pod, which, when ripe, is of a flattith 
Shape, of about fix Inches long, inclofing a great many {mall Seeds. The | 
Juice of this Plant, mixed with {weet Oil, is looked upon to bea fovereign. 
Remedy againft the Pain in the Ear, if poured into it warm. 
The Many-Roors. 
HIS Plant derives its Name from the great Number of its Roots. The 
feveral Stalks, which gtow up from thefe, are about feventeen Inches 
high, and hairy. Their Leaves, which are crumpled, and have very turgid 
Veins, are about four Inches long, and three broad. From the Bofom of — 
the Leaves rife many Pedicles fuftaining large dark-blue Flowers, Thefe 
are fucceeded by very fmall brownith Pods. 
A De- 
