This I have proved often, on many kinds of Vegetables , that the 
Dane fully ripej and full of feeds , which are much ftronger than 
the green leaf , will tafte, if of any bitter or odious kind, lefs 
odiousand lefs bitter, than the young leaf , and green fpray , \^ 
any infufion j and will alfo prefer ve the liquor longer, and make it 
more quick, brisk and lively, Centory feeding, and boiled through- 
ly, is more tolerable, than the green leaf or bloflbm, though 
but flightly and lefs than half boiled. I know a family , which 
made great gain by infufing WormmodfM of ripe feed, dried^and 
of a year old; Thus they made fome veffels very ftrong ; and 
from thence attemper'd it in Ale or Beer, more acceptable to 
every palat: And I have heard very learned and experienced 
'^Phyficians fay, that (his drink did generally heal the Dropfical, 
Scorbutica!, and fach whofe difeafes were caufed by thecoldnefs 
of the Liver, or want of digeftion. The right and beft Roman 
IVormmod gives an Aromatick flavour ^ very pleafing to fome 
when young and green ; more pleafing to others , when fully ripe 
^ and kindly dried. And the tops of red Sage in blofTom , with 
' the top-leaves kindly dried inihefliade, and with maturity of 
time, did excel the famous Thea , the Chmis themfelves being 
judges; as you have recorded it T^?/. i. 14. />. 250 ; and again 
in theaforefaidlntroduflionri>/.r o. p.2i;6. Our Betony is very 
friendly for the Head and Brain, but not, in this refpeft, to be 
compared with red Sage. Add, that Fumitory in the blofTom, well- 
dried, is tolerable* Tanfey^ i!Mugx>smt and Southernrvood ^ are 
lefi odious when ripe and dried. Rmds of Oranges and Lemons 
Citrons y and the like, dried ; Roots of Emla Camfana^ Horfe- 
radifbes, Burre ^ Patadoes y and the like, being cut into bits or 
flices, and a little withered , fo moderately , that their Juyces be- 
not too much wafted , are thus kindeft for Infufions and Decofli- 
ons. And the tops of Lavender, when full of feeds, and dried 
areufedin Beer in Germany, and (as Mr. i/ir/A*/' told me ) the 
" Lilly of the T/t/Zy' (which propagates it felf by the weight of 'm 
feeding tops, defcending into the earth,) is much efteem'd on the 
Elbe, where they have excellent Beer; and in Wine, in other 
parts of Germany , as a fpecifick remedy againft Apopleftical 
dangers. He faid, that in fome places of England biifliels of it 
may be mowed. I have not Mr Jf^^ now at hand to enquire ic 
of hin)> For drinks in Spring and SummeK , the firft appearing^ 
Leaves 
