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and Dutch in England , 1 
it has been Town in Gar- 
dens as ballad- Herbs. In 
is found green almoft all 
Winter and. Summer. 
This Herb is cold and 
fomething mo id, and riot 
unlike in Faculty and 
Temperature , ro the 
Garden-Let ticc ; inftead 
whereof, in Winter, and 
in the tirft Months of 
the Spring, it ferves for 
a Sallad-Hcrb , and is 
plcafant eaten with Vi- 
negar, Salt and Oyl, as 
other Sallads are ; a- 
mong which it is none 
of the word. 
The Root is milky, 
bitter and acrid ; the 
Leaves arc watery, bit- 
tcrifli, and mucilaginous. 
The R oot fmells fome- 
thing like Poppy. The 
whole Plant is anodinc 
externally in Inflamma- 
tion?. The Seeds are good 
in fpitting of Blood and 
Sharpnefs of Urine. The 
diddl’d Water cools 
much ; it loofens the Belly 
by the bitter Slime. 
JLtllp of tty tallies , 
in Latin Lilium Conv al- 
ii urn. It hasafmall,white, 
fibrous Root. The Stalk 
is angular, and about an 
Hand high. The Leaves 
are like the Leaves of the 
fmallcd Water - Plantanc. 
It has fmall, white Bell- 
flowers , of a pleafant 
Smell. 
TheFlowers and Leaves 
arc counted good in Apo- 
plexies, Pallies, for the 
Falling-ficknefs and Gid- 
dinefs, and other cold Dif- 
eafes of the Head. Take 
of Conferve of Lilly of 
the Vallies fix Ounces, 
of the Powder of the 
Root of Male-Peony half 
an Ounce, of Humane- 
Skull prepar’d three drams, 
of the Seeds and Flowers 
of Male-Peony powder’d, 
each two Drams ; of Red 
Coral prepar’d, of Pearl, 
and the whitifli Amber, each 
oneDramj of Salt of Coral 
four Scruples, of the Sy- 
rup of the Flowers of 
Male-Peony a fufficient 
Quantity ; make an E- 
leduary : The Dofe is 
two Drains, Morning and 
Evening. 
