New Principles of Gardening.” 
sa Italian Amarella, in Dutch Moedercruyt, in French Efpar- 
goute, in Englfh Fedderfew. and Feverfew. 
2. Its Defcription. 
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Feverfew produces many {mall round Stalks divided into 
many Branches. The Leaves are tender, and as it were torn 
and jagged, and fomething indented on their Edges. 
The Flowers are produced at the tops of their Branches, 
whofe yellow Balls are environ’d with {mall white Leaves, 
The Root is of a hard and tough Subftance, and of a {trong 
Smell and bitter. Tafte. 
There is another Kind of Feverfew, called. in Latin Ma+ 
tricaria duplici flore, ot Parthenium, whofe Smell, Stalk and 
Leaves are the fame as the preceding; but the Flowers are 
double,. and is therefore called in Engilifh double Feverfew. 
3. Their Temperature. 
Feverfew is diy in the fecond Degree, and.hot in the third:. 
4. The Medicinal Virtues: 
This Herb is of a cleanfiag Nature, and purges, opens, and: 
fully. performs. all that bitter Herbs can do. 
cb Giada > 408 
Of Fyffop: 
1. Its Names. 
WW Yssor iscalled in Latin Hyfopus, 4s alfo in Italian; 
Spanifo, French, and German. . 
2. Its Deferiptio. 
Hyffop being. a very commorm Herb in the Garden, needs no 
re adh altho’ there be four Kinds of this Herb, yet 
their difference is fo very little. as not, worth the trouble of 
de(cribing the fame : but however it may not be .amifs to de- 
clare their feveral Names. 
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