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The Natural Hiftory of the Book VIII, 
and five broad ; thefe fomewhat refemble the Leaves of Plantain-fhot, 
"The Flowers, which are white and monopetalous, and of the labiated Kind, 
ftand upon long Footftalks. _ It is generally dug up for Ufe in the Month 
of February. Of this there are two Sorts, the long and the’ fhort-jointed. 
The Lonc-Leav’p MIsLETOE. 
FTEESE grow in Bunches, containing feven or eight Leaves ; each 
Leaf being tharp-pointed, five Inches long, and near half an Inch 
broad. They are generally to be found growing in the Clefts of the 7 
Bark of Cedar-Trees, 
ANTEGOA BALSAM. 
—B-TIIS is a low groveling Plant, growing very thick, and clofe to the 
f Earth. The Leaves are longifh and fharp-pointed. The Flowers 
are white, and very fmall. A Decoétion made of this is looked upon to 
be an excellent Healer of all inward Bruifes, as well as a good Vulnerary — 
and Styptic in external Wounds. 
The SILVER-LEAV’D PLANT, o¢ Piss-a-Bep. 
rT TIE Leaves of this Plant fpread near the Earth like the Leaves of © 
oung Lettuce, the upper Side green, and the under of a white hoary — 
Mealinefs, and feels plufhy. From the Centre of thefe Leaves rifesa Stalk | 
of about two Feet long, whofe Top fupports a white downy Flower, | 
fomewhat like a Sun-Flower, which, when ripe, is carried about by the 7 
Wind. | 
The Bkoabd Ponp Ducx-WeEED ; Lat. Nympheza Indica. 
TD HE Leaf of this exactly refembles the white Water-lily, defcrib’d : 
lin Gerard’s Herbal, _ Its Form is that of a Colt’s-foot, green above, 
and whitifh underneath. The Flower confifts of five Leaves, and every ~ 
way anfwers the Make of the fame Species in England ; but more efpecially 
their Roots, which are of a brownifh-red Colour, and fomewhat hollow 
within. ‘Thefe Roots are always fix’d in the Bottom of the Pond. 
The BLack-THORN ; Pifonia. 
ae is what Sir Hans Sloane callsthe Fingrigo, and under that Name 
he hath juftly defcribed it, excepting that the Colour of the Bark is — 
always rather of a leaden Dark than a light Brown. 
~The Trunk of a full-grown Tree is about fix Inches Diameter: The 
Tops, -by the Weight of its numerous Branches, foon inclines downwards; 
and if fupported by neighbouring Underwood, or even upon the Ground, 
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