The Natural Hiftory 



Leaves bruifed and applied, an excellent Antidote 

 againft all venomous Bites. 



43. Three feeded C timer. Has cordated Leaves, 

 with fmall white 5 Starr'd Flowers, with a purple 

 Spot in the Middle ; the Fruit 3 Square, with as 

 many Cells, having in each one brown Seed. 



44. Brown Cocks-foot. Grows 3 or 4 Cubits 

 high, the Spikes divided into 12 or 15 brown Fin- 

 gers 1 each 8 or 9 Inches long. 



45. Green Cocks-foot. Like the laft, but the 

 Spikes green, as alfo longer and finer. 



46. Sweet Cotton weed. Its Leaves woolly and 

 curl'd like Groundfel the Flowers grow towards the 

 Top of the Herb, refembling Wormwood, but 

 fmell like Dittander of Creet, 



47. Wild Cucumber. Its Leaves trifid, notcht and 

 hairy * the Fruit of an Egg Size, prickly, - yet 

 eaten. 



48. The Grand Cow-itch A Sort of Kidney Bean 

 with yellow Flowers \ its Pods broad, hairy and 

 rugged ; it climbs Trees, flowers in June and July. 



49. Umbellated Cyperus. Grows 3 or 4 Foot high, 

 and branches into 4 or 5 Stalks. 



50. White headed Cyperus. Rifes a Foot high, at 

 the Top comes 7 or 8 white Heads ftanding on 

 Ihort Footftalks, guarded with 6 fharp Leaves. 



5 1. Hairy naked Daifie. Like the next but Stalks 

 and Leaves hairy and notcht about. 



52. Smooth naked Daifie. Its Leaves 3 or 4 In- 

 ches long, and one and a half where broadeft, > whi- 

 tiffi below : it's a great Counter-poyfon, and very 

 good in Fluxes, 



53. Slender Bock. Grows half a Yard high, with 

 many narrow Leaves and flender Spikes, with very 

 niinute yellow Flowers. 



54. Stinking Dog-bane. Is a climing milky Plant, 

 with 3 yellow flower and Fruit, fomewhat prickly 



like 



