F L 
C 94 ) 
F L 
AVtf, two Miles from iVeiv- 
jpor/. 
in Larin Linum fa- 
tivum. ’Tis fowmnthcFiclds: 
The Branches and Tops 
are infus’d in Diet-drinks, 
for the Scurvy, with very 
good Succcfs. 
Sweet- f melting #lag, in 
La r in Calamus dromdtieus 
Ojficiftarum. It ' was firlt 
obierv’d by Dodtor Thomas 
Brown , in rhe River 2am, 
near Norwich . It grows al- 
io Iponra-neoufly in other 
Parts of England, ( viz.) 
near Hedley in Surrey , and 
m Chejhire. ’Lis cafily 
known by its fweet Smell. 
’Tis hot and dry. ’Tis 
chiefly uled inObftrudlions 
of the Courlcs, Liver and 
Spleen, and in the Cho- 
lick • it alio provokes U- 
rinc. The Root of it can- 
died taftes very plcafant- 
!y, and is grateful to the 
Stomach. The Turks ufu- 
ally chew it in a Morning, 
to prevent Contagion of 
corrupted Air. The Tar- 
tars carry it about with 
them, and will not drink 
Water unlcfs the Root has 
been infus’d in it. 
, The Oylis chiefly in ufe 
for Medicine. ’Tis taken 
inwardly in aQuinfic,Plcu- 
rilic,ConfumptionandCho- 
iick. Outwardly uleii, it 
mollifies hard Swellings; 
and cafes Pains j it aflwa- 
ges the Swellings of the 
Belly. Printers Ink is 
made of this Oyl and 
Lamb-black. 
Edging, or Wild- D war f- 
ite, or Mill -mountain , 
in Latin Linum [ilvejlre ca - 
thartienm. It has a final], 
white, woody Root, and 
fome Fibres. It fends forth 
little Stalks, that creep a 
little, and then rife anHand 
high* or higher ; they arc 
frnall, jointed and reddifh) 
branchy at the top, and 
bending downward. The 
lower Leaves are roundi ih> 
and have an obtufe Point j 
the upper, on the Stalks, 
are plac’d by Pairs, op po- 
lite to one another ; there 
are many of them * they 
are frnall, and half an Inch 
long ; fmooth, and without 
Foot-ftalks. The Flowers 
have five white Leaves * 
and 
