Colour ; they ftink. 
Upon the top of the 
Stalks and Branches grow 
pretty large Flowers 5 they 
are placed upon long 
Foot-flalks, their Leaves 
are white, the Difh, of 
Bottom, is yellow ; when 
the Flowers fade , the 
Difh grows round. It 
grows commonly amongft 
Com , and in Till’d 
Grounds. 
The Dccodtion of this 
Herb is ufed by fome 
l’uccefsfully for the King’s- 
Evil. 
ill La- 
tin 'Vlmarin. The Fibres 
of the Roots are reddifli, 
and woody. The Stalk 
is three Foot high, or 
higher, upright, angular, 
t'mooth, reddifh, firm and 
branchy. The Leaves 
grow to the Stalk alter- 
nately, by Intervals ; they 
are broad, and wing’d, 
and deeply indented a- 
jbout the Edges j they are 
rough, hard, and crump- 
led, like Elm-leaves ; a- 
bove they are green, un- 
derneath white ; they 
jlnid.! and tall e pleafantly. 
Tufts of white Flowers 
ftand thick together on 
the Tops of the Stalks 
and Branches • they fmeU 
Tweeter than the Leaves. 
The Seeds are oblong, j 
naked, and crooked. Ip 
grows in moift Meadows, 
and on the Banks of 
Brooks. 
’Tis Sudorifick, and A- 
lexipharmick. ’Tis good j 
in Fluxes of all kinds ; 
for a Loofnefs,the Bloody- 
Flux, the Flux of the 
Courfes, and for Spitting 
of Blood ; and alfo in the 
Plague. The Leaves put 
into Wine or Beer , im- 
part a pleafant Tafte to it, 
’Tis an Ingredient in the 
Milk-Water, call’d Aqua 
LaH is ale x iter in, which is 
made in the following 
manner : Take of the 
Leaves of Meadow-fweet, 
Carduus Hcnedidus , and 
Goat’s-Ruc , each fix 
handfuls ; of Mint, and 
Common Wormwood , 
each five Handfuls ; of 
Rue three Handfuls, of 
Angelica two Handfuls ; 
bruife them, and add to 
them three Gallons of new 
MUk 5 4iftil?heipin acol^ 
Sttll. 
