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The Firft is Set and Sown 
in Gardens, the Second 
a rows in "Woods and Sha- 
dy places, in fat and cl a) ic 
S oils. 
The Roots are of a 
cold Temperature , and 
fomewhat binding. The 
Roots are efpecially us’d 
in Sallads, feme affirm, 
That the Dcco&icn of 
the Roots is good for all 
Inflammations of thc^ 
Mouth, and Almonds of 
the Throat , and other 
Difeafes happening in the 
Mouth and I hroat , as 
the other Throat-worts. 
’Tis a Milky Plant, Sweet, 
and Sub-acrid. It is good 
for Diet. And as Phyfi- 
cal, it’s Pedoral and Di 
uretick by the Acrimony. 
ilamrons, in Latin Al- 
lium urfinum. 
Ramfons fend forth two 
or three broad longilh 
Leaves , fnarp-pointed , 
fmooth , and of a light 
green Colour, i he Stadc 
is a Span high , fmooth 
and flender , bearing at 
the top a Clufter of white 
Star-fafhioned Flowers, 
Inftead of a Root it hath 
a flender Bujbe , which 
fends down a Multitude 
of Strings, and is cover’d 
with Skins or thick Coats. 
Ramfons grow in the 
Woods and Borders of 
Fields under Hedges, a- 
mong the Bullies. The 
Leaves of Ramfons are 
ftamp’d and eaten by ma- 
ny in the Low-Countries , 
with Fifli for Sauce, as 
we eat green Sauce made 
of Sorrel. The Leaves 
may be eaten in April and 
May , with Butter, by thole 
that are of a ftrong Con- 
ftitution, and Labouring- 
Men^ The diifill’d Wa- 
ter breaks and expels the 
Stone, and provokes U- 
rine. They lmell like 
Leeks, and their Tafte is 
the fame. The Roots re- 
fernble Leeks. They are 
very Mucilaginous and A- 
crid , with a Garlick 
Smell, and of the fame 
Vertue as Leeks. 
Idafpbmp-bufy, ill La- 
tin Rubus ld<£us. The 
Berries arc very cordial, 
and tafte very well. The 
Syrup of it is very good 
in Fevers, and is made 
