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it is of a dark green Colour, and I too& it in Wheat- 
flower, and made it up in Cakes. 
Alfo the Fruits of many Plants afford Oiles, as Oliva^, 
iacca lauri, heder£, Jmi^en cornus femina^ &c, V» 
C P. A. 
The Pulp of moft Seeds feem to abound with this piant4rum 
Oily Juice and at fome time before their Maturity, it femm. 
is liquid and vifible in them, in the form of a Milk. I 
inftance in 
HeOehoms niger fyL adulter inus^ ettam hyeme virens^ HelkbQm. 
J. B. The Seeds of this Plant, the latter end of May 
is very Milky, and by Infblation is eafily formed into 
Cakes, which are yet very Oily, and being long kept, 
I have expofed to the flame of a Candle, which they 
receive, and burnt freely, fparkling not very much, and 
not then neither being clammy at all. One thing I mufl; 
not omit, that this Milk or Juice of the Seeds, is of 
a very fiery and ftinging Nature f for when I cut the 
Seeds out of the green Pods, they (truck my Eyes no 
Qtherwife than Onion is wont to do. Moreover, the 
tops of my Fingers, which were wetted with this Juice, 
did boaken and ake, as when after extream cold, one 
has the hot-ach in them ;^nd that pain continued in them 
for fevcral Days; and at length the Skin of my Fingers 
end pealed off. . 
Diacodium allum, is a Medicament of the Seeds 
of Poppy I to this purpofe Examine Dulcamara 
the latter end of May^ and Thaliilrum majus Ger. the 
beginning of Jutie. 
There are doubts made concerning the way of ma- 
king the beft and Genuine Elaterium of the Antients : 
Theophraflus and Diofcmdes (ceming to differ about the cucumer^ 
marks of it. Qu. How the Seed alone of Cucumer Afi^ afininus. 
ninus^ taken in the Milky Seafon will prove fot^J^^" 
good. 
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