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Flowers with yellow Poin- 
tals in the middle, which 
being paft, there fucceed 
round Berries, Green at 
the firft, and Black when 
they are ripe, like thofe 
of Ivy : The Root is 
white, and full of hairy 
Fibres. 
Woody or 
Bitter-fveeet, in Latin So- 
latium lignofum. It fends 
forth fmall, woody, brittle 
Twigs, five or fix Foot 
long, that encompafs any 
thing that is near ; others 
lie on the Ground. The 
Bark of the young Twigs 
is green ; but the Bark of 
that which is old is rough 
and whitifh without, with- 
in it is very green, having 
a Pith in the middle. The 
Leaves are placed alter- 
nately ; they are fome- 
what broad , long, and 
pointed ; with two imall 
Leaves, or rather pieces 
of Leaves, at the bottom 
of molt of them. At the 
Tops and Sides of the 
Branches come forth ma- 
ny Flowers ; they confift: 
of tine, narrow and long 
Violet-purple colour’d 
Leaves The Berries «-e 
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red when they are ripe, 
foft, and full of Juice ; of 
a bitter, unplea fail t Tafte. 
The Root is fibrous. It 
grows- in Hedges , near 
Water commonly. 
’Tis faid to provoke U- 
rinc, and to be good in a 
Dropfie, and for the Jaun- 
dice. The Juice of the 
Leaves, fays Parkjnfon , 
purges much. The Leaves 
are ufed outwardly, with 
good Succefs,in Inflamma- 
tions, and itching Tumours 
of the Hands and Feet. J 
Take four Handfuls of 
the Leaves cut, and four 
Ounces of Flax-feed pow- 
der’d ; make a Cataplafm 
with Lard ; apply it hot. 
This affwages Tumours, 
and cures great Contuli- 
ons. 
Deadly , in 
Latin Solarium leth'ah. 
Deadly Night-fhadc, . 
hath round blackilh Stalks i 
fix Foot high, whereupon 
grow great bread Leaves ! 
of a dark green Colour; 
among which grow fmall ; 
hollow Flowers, like Bells : 
of an overworn purple j 
Colour; 
