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Of Angelica. 
| 1. Its Names. ; 
YArpven ANGELICA, is called in Latin Angelica Sativa, 
in High Dutch, Angelick, Bruftwurtz, or Deshetlighen 
Gey/t Wurtzel, that is Spiritus SanGi Radix, or the Root of 
the Holy Ghoft, as witnefled by Leonhartus Fuchfius, in Low 
Dutch, tis called Angelijka, in French Angelic, and inEnglifh 
Angelica. 
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2. Its Defcription. 
The Leaves of Angelica are very large and broad divided into 
many Parts or lefler Leaves, which are indented like unto the 
Leaves of Spondilium or Cow Partinip, but grow much nearer 
to the Eye, are much thicker, of a deeper green, and of a. 
ftrong Savour, The Stalk rifes up from the head of the Root, 
and very often rifes fix or {even Feet in height, and efpecially 
when ‘tis planted in good Land, Tis very large and hollow, 
divided into many Joints, from which grow. out other {mall 
Branches, at whole ends grow Tafis of whitifh Flowers, very 
like unto thofe of Fennel, which are afterwards fuccecded by 
Seed. : 
It flowercth in Fuly and Augu/t, and the Seed is ripe in Sep- 
tember. 
_. The Root is generally very large, producing an. oily Li- 
quor when broken, and the whole Plant is of a very pleafant 
Smell. 
And befides the aforefaid Kind of Angelica, there is ano- 
ther Kind, which in Form is exaétly the fame, but the Leaves 
next the Ground are of a purple red Colour, the Roots of 
a more aromatick Sayour, and the whole Plant of a lefler 
Growth. ; 
The wild Angelica, called Angelica Sylveftris, delights in 
cold and moift Meadows, and is very like unto the Garden 
Angelica, excepting its Leaves, which are not fo much ag 
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