C >s« ) 
vulgaris? '?afh Buckthorn or commh purging^horn 
Cl. II. Gen. II. 2. Flowers 'mMzy. It grows 
about Basford and BuhjceJl^ there are alfo ftveral 
Trees on the left Hand of Holm lane. 
The Syrup made of the Berries is a Imart Purge elpe- 
cially of watry Humours whence it is uled in Dropjies^ 
the Poor People are too apt to give it to their young 
Children as a common Purge but it is too violent to be 
lafc. The Colour called Sap green is made thus : To 
a ‘Peck and an half of thefe Serries put one Pint of Wa- 
ter and anOunce andhalf of AUtnny let it ferment eight 
P)ays then put it up into a S ladder, 
Ribes vulgaris truftu rubro. Syn. 456. Qer. 
fru6tu rubro. Vark. GrolTulariafylvellris rubra. 
C. B. Bn. Red Currant. Thefe are common e- 
nough in all Gardens, though I cannot fay I 
have as yet obferved them Wild. The Fruit 
which ripens in Jttne.^ is agreeably acid,a Syrup 
or Jelly made of the Juice is very beneficial in 
allaying Third taking off the Heat of the Mouth 
in Fevers and condenfing a too much rarefied 
Blood, for cholerick Perlons it is a better Sto-? 
machic than any Bitter, fee Stomachics. 
Ribes nigrum vulgo diftum folio olente. 
fbid. h B. Fruffu nigro. Vark. Ger. Em. Black 
Currants.^ Squinancy Berries. They both belong 
Cl. II. Gen. II. I. .piracy takes Notice that 
• the Leaves at their firft coming out are ufed to 
flavour Englifh Spirits to counterfeit French 
Brandy. Near the Zee» fide in fome few Clofes at 
Radford and Basford.^ in Mr. John ?etty's Mill- 
yard at &c. 
Ros^l 
