i86 New Principles of Gardening. 
The Cups whercin their Flowers are fituated, are very like 
thofe of the Henbane, but much lefs, and without acute Points, 
wherein is placed the Husk or Pod, of around Form full of 
very {mall Seeds, not much unlike thofe of Marjoram. 
3. The Temperature. | 
This Herb is thought by fome to be cold and moift, but 
according to L’Odelius, it rather heats than cools. 
4.. The Medicinal Virtues. 
This Herb is very good againft all Apoftemes, Tumours, 
inveterate Ulcers, Blotches, ec. being made into an Unguenr 
or Salve as following. . Take of the green Leaves three Pound 
and a half, ftamp them very fmall in a Stone ‘Mortar, and 
put to them one Quart of Ofve Oil: Having put them in 
a Brafs Sauce-pan, @v¢. over a gentle Fire, let them boil un- 
til the Herb appears of a blackifh Cotour, keeping it contintially 
ftirring all the while ; and when it will not boil or bubble any 
more, take it off and ftrain it, and»put the clear Oil (which 
will then be of a green Colour) over the Fire again, with an 
Addition ‘of half a Pound of Bees-wax, four Ounces of Rofin, 
and two Ounces of good Turpentine, and when they are all 
melted together, pour it Ott into-a large Gallypot, cc. for 
Ut 
R. 6) 
This green Salve thus made, is of very great Ufe to all Fami- 
fies, and is what they ought to ‘be never without. : 
"Tis alfo of great Service, being applyd to Burnings, grcen 
Wounds, Cuts, «ec. | . : : 
This moft ufeful Herb is raifed from Seed, which is ripe in 
_ the Autumn, and may at that time be fown, or in the March 
following: The Seed -is very hardy and will refit our Winter's 
cold, and whetever ‘tis planted and fifferd to grow up to 
Seed, ‘tissvery difficult to-get clear of it again. It delightsin 
frefh rich meliow Land, and when the Plants ‘are of ithe big- 
Refs ‘of a half Crown or more, are tran{planted into: Rows 
at a Foot afunder each Plant from the other... 
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