DO ( 7 $ ) Do 
are narrow and long, and 
of a dull colour, curl’d, and 
crooked about the Edges, 
efpccially near the Foot- 
ftalks. The Flowers arc 
fmall, hanging down upon 
long Foot-ltalks, and many 
Whirls. The Seed is of a 
Cheliiut-colour. It grows 
on untill’d Grounds, and 
in Courts ; efpccially in 
moift Places. 
Sharp-pointed SDock, in 
Latin Lapathtm acutum. 
The Leaves arc fhorter 
than the former ; the Low- 
er grow narrow by de- 
grees, from a broad Be- 
ginning, and arc lefs than 
the other. The Stalk is 
fmall, ftilf, and fometimes 
crooked. The Whirls of 
the Flowers are not fo 
thick ; the Flowers are 
fmalkr, and the Seeds not 
half fo large. It grows in 
moift Place§,andncarWa- 
ter ; and commonly in 
pitches and Hedges. 
The Root of Sharp- 
pointed Dock is much 
commended for the Itch : 
And, infus’d in Beer, is 
excellent for the Scurvy, 
and the Jaundice, The 
Powder of the Seeds 
ftrengthen the Liver, and 
ftop all Fluxes of the 
Belly. 
Provide four Gallons of 
SmallAle ; inftead of Hops, 
boyl in it three Handfuls 
of the Tops of Pines, or 
Firr ; after it has done 
Working in the Velfel, 
put into a Canvas-bag 
three Handfuls of Scurvy- 
grafs, four Ounces of the 
Root of Sharp-pointed 
Dock prepar’d, and the 
Peels of four Oranges ; 
hang the Bag in the Velfel, 
with fomething to link the 
Bag : After it has ftood a 
Week, and is clear, drink 
of it for your ordinary 
Drink. This is frequently 
ufed for the Scurvy, and 
is an excellent Diet-drink. 
the HDOCfe caHei Monk’s- 
Rub arh, or Garden-patience , 
in Latin Hippo-lapathmn. 
fTis fometimes as high as 
a Man. The Stalk is 
channeld, and reddifti ; a- 
bove it is divided into ma- 
ny Sprigs. The Leaves 
are a Foot, or a Foot and 
an half broad, and point- 
ed $ of ^ dull green Co- 
lour. 
