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The Top-ftalks and 
Branches run up , as it 
were, into long Ears of 
Flowers, which arc pla- 
ced on fmall Foof-ltalks, 
about half an Inch long : 
The Flowers are fmall and 
white, compos’d of four 
fmall, undivided Leaves, 
with Threads , bearing 
yellow Tufts. When the 
Flowers fall , the Foot- 
ftalks increafe to the length 
of an Inch, and bear the 
Receptacles of the Seeds 
that are (harp at the Be- 
ginning , and end in a 
large Purfc, divided into 
two Parts ; a great many 
fmall Seeds are contain’d 
in each Veffel ; they arc 
reddilh when they are 
ripe. 
’Tis aftringent , and 
thickens ; wherefore ^ ’tis 
good for Bleeding at Nofc, 
a Tent made of Cotton, 
being dip’d in the Juice of 
it, and put up the No- 
ftrils. ’Tis alfo proper in 
a Dyfcntery, a Diarrhea, 
and for Bloody Urine , 
and the immoderate Flux 
of the Courfes. ’Tis out- 
wardly ufed by the Com- 
mon People , to heal' 
S 1 _ 
Wounds, with good Sue- 
cels. ’Tis alfo put into 
Febrifuge Cataplalins for 
the W rifts. 
»>ljep4ec5g-neeBle. See 
Venus's Comb. 
in Latin 
Argentina.. This Plant 
takes its Name from rhe 
foft and Silver-Down of 
its Leaves. The Root is 
fometimes fingle, cover’d 
with a blackilh Bark , 
fometimes fibrous ; it 
taftes aftringent. It has 
many Leaves near the 
Earth ; they are like the 
Leaves of Agrimony, and 
are deeply indented a- 
bout the Edges. It fends 
out, on every Side, Shoots, 
whereby it increales won- 
derfully, like Straw-ber- 
ries. The Flowers are 
yellow, and confift of five 
roundifh Leaves , not in- 
dented , and are placed 
fingle, on long, hairy -Foot- 
ftalks. It grows fre- 
quently near Foot-paths , 
and in moift places, where 
the Water has ftagnated 
all the Winter. \ 
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