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curioufly cut or jagged , 
relembling the Leaves of 
pur I'yiglifh Saxifrage : 
The Flowers grow at the 
top of the Stalk, in fpiky 
Rundles like Fennel : The 
Seed is fmall like that of 
Parfly. 
Dicfcoridcs fays , That 
Baftard-Parfly , is eaten 
either raw or boyled, and 
provokes Urine, Pliny 
reckons it among the Pot- 
Herbs : Galen adds, That 
it is preferv’d in Pickle for 
Sallads in Winter. The 
Seed of Baftard-Parfly is 
evidently hot and dry, and 
that in the fecond degree : 
It provokes Urine , and 
brings down the defir’d 
Sicknefs : It diffolves the 
Stone , and driveth it 
forth. It takes away the 
Stoppings of the Liver , 
Spleen, and Kidneys : It 
cuts and concodls raw and 
Flegmatick Humours : 
It comforts a cold Sto- 
mach , expels Wind , 
quickens the Sight, and 
refrefheth the Heart, if it 
be taken falling. Mat- 
pbiolusy in his Commen- 
taries upon Diofcorides , in 
butes to it many excellent 
Virtues, to provoke Ve- 
nery. 
Parlly is fweet, hot , 
pungent, bitterilh , and 
aromatick. The Seeds 
and Leaves have the fame 
Tafte. The diftill'd Wa- 
ter and Seeds are good for 
Wind ; and are Carmi- 
native , Diuretick , and 
Pedloral. 
Garden -atfntp, in La- 
tin Paftinaca lati folia fati- 
va. The Root is very nou- 
rilhing, and palatable: It 
fattens, and is a Provoca- 
tive to Venery. It opens, 
attenuates, and cleanfcs. 
Cotv-Parfnfp, in Latin 
Sphoyidilium. The Root is 
white , and lingle, and 
grows deep in the Earth ; 
of a fweet Tafte, and fome- 
what acrid. It has a great 
Nerve within. The Leaves 
that come from the Root 
are placed on long, hairy 
Foot-ftalks ; they are long 
and large, and deeply cut 
about the Edges. The 
Stalk is fingle, round, chan- 
nel’d, and about four Foot 
The Flowers grow 
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the fecond Book ? attri- 
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