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4. Linum fylveftre cceruleum perenne procumhens^ 
fiore capitulo minor R. 362. Wild Perennial 
Blue Flax the LelTer. The ftalks of this are not 
upright like the former, but incline towards the 
ground •, they are begirt with narrower leaves, and 
produce heads four times lefs. 
5. Linum fylveftre angufti folium ^ florihus dilute pur^ 
purafcentihusvel carneis^ R.362, C. 214. Narrow- 
leav’d Wild Flax. In the paflures by the fea-fide, 
about St Ives and Truro in CornwaL The fbalks 
rife almoft a cubit high, thick fet with narrow leaves, 
almoft as long as manur’d Flax, and fharp-pointed. 
The flowers are of a pale whitifh purple, or flefh- 
colour. 
* 6. Linum fylveftre catharticum^ R. 362, G. E. 
560. prate 7 ife fiofculis exiguis^ C. 214. Chamali- 
num Ciujii flore alho^ five Linum fylveftre cathartL 
cum^ P. 1336. Purging, or Wild Dwarf Flax, or 
Mill-mountain. It hath Gender round ftalks, about 
a fpan high, and two fmall oblong leaves placed at 
each joint : The tops of the ftalks are much branch- 
ed, and bear fever al white flowers : The feed-veflels 
arc ftiaped like thofe of Common Flax, but are a 
great deal lefs. It grows on dry hilly places, and 
flowers in June and July. 
Linfeed is of great ui'e againft inflammations, tumours, and im- 
pofthumesj and is frequently put into fomentations and cata- 
plaiins, for thofe purpofes. Loid-drawn Linfeed oil is of great 
fervuce in all difeafes of the breaft and lungs, as pleurifies and 
peripneumonia, coughs, afthma and confumption. It like wife 
helps che cholick and flone, both taken at the mouth, and gi- 
ven in glyfters. 
A handful of Purging Flax, boil’d in ale or wine, and the de- 
coction drank, purg s ftrongly, and is commended againft rheu- 
matick pains m the limbs ; as alfo for tertian and quartan agues, 
and the dropfy. 
Pyrola, Winter-green. The leaves are placed 
alternately : The flowers grow in a thyrfe, are 
pentapetalous, rofaceous, and appear hooded; 
the pointal bends downwards : The fruit is 
round- 
