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fine to another , and one 
growing by it felf , at 
the top, and finely fnipt 
or indented about the 
Edges, in form, rcfem- 
bling thofe of Slum odora- 
turn Tragi , but not fo 
big , long , or at all 
brownifh; amongft which 
rife up many fmall, round, 
Streaked Stalks, or Branch- 
esy about two Foot long, 
now and then about twen- 
ty from one Root, fome- 
times growing upright , 
fcmetimes creeping not 
far from the Ground , 
joynted , and dividing 
themfelves into many 
Branches ; at every Joy nr, 
grows one Leaf, (mailer 
than the former, which 
together with the lowcr- 
moft, Perifh; fo that there 
is feidoin one Green Leaf 
to be feen on this Herb, 
when the Seed is ripe : 
Its Flowers are white, and 
grow moft commonly at 
the tops of the Branches, 
fometimes at moft of the 
joynts , even from the 
Earth, in uneven and dif- 
orderly Umbels , every 
Flower having five ex- 
ceeding fmall Leaves, fiat 
a ixl broad at the top, and 
in the middle very fmall 
Chieves, with purple tops, 
the whole Flower not 
much exceeding the big- 
nefs of a fmall Pins Head; 
which being paft, there 
comes up in the places of 
every Flower, two fmalJ. 
Gray Crook'd ftrak’dSeeds, 
like Partly - Seed , but 
biggex, in tafte Hot and 
Aromatick : the Root is 
fmall and whitifh, with 
many Fibres or Threads , 
not fo big as Parfly-Roots, 
it begins to flewer about 
the beginning of July , 
and fo continues flowering 
a long time ; part of the 
Seed is ripe in Augufi, and 
feme fcarce in the begin- 
ning ofOftcber:ln the mean 
while, fome fall, whereby 
it renueth it felf , and 
grows with flowrififing 
greenLeaves all theWinter. 
A Gentlewoman that 
had a Swelling in her 
Cheek for many Years , 
at cerrain times, with 
Hcat,Reclnefs,and Itching, 
was cured by ufing this 
Herb , in the following 
manner: Take one Hand- 
ful of the green Leaves, 
and ftamp. them, and put 
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