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are placed one above ano- 
ther j they are large, and 
like the Leaves of the 
Lilly of the Vallies; they 
are nervous , and of a 
fiiining dark Green above, 
of a grayifh Colour un- 
derneath. At the Foot of 
every Leaf, almoft from 
the bottom to the top, 
hang, long , white and 
hollow Flowers ; and after 
them, lmall, round Ber- 
ries, green at fir ft, and 
bluifti when they are ripe, 
wherein are lmall, ftony 
Seeds ; they are white. 
Tis Aftringent , and 
Vulnerary : It ftops all 
Fluxes ; it cements bro- 
ken Bones. And the 
Root boyl’d in Wine 
-and drank, is excellent 
for Contufions and Rup- 
tures, Ufed Outwardly 
it takes off Spots, and 
whitens the Skin. Four- 
teen or fifteen of the Ber- 
ries purge Fiegm, up- 
wards and downwards. 
For the Whites, take 
CandiedRoots o {So/omcn*-;- 
feal " and it is an excel- 
lent 1 Remedy, ‘Tis alfo 
counted good for the 
Fallinv-iickriefs. 1 
s o 
S>0pe-toD^t , in Latin 
Soponaria. It creeps in 
the Ground, with fmall- 
jointed Roots. The Bark 
of the Root is reddiih. 
The Stalks are three Foot 
high, or higher , round, 
fmooth and reddiih ; they 
have many Joints , are 
full of Pith, and can 1 
fcarce fuftain themfelves. I 
The Leaves are placed ; 
by Pairs, at the Joints, 
oppofite one to another , 
three large Nerves run- 
ning all along them ; 
they are like Plantain- 
leaves ; they are fmooth, 
have a nitrous Taile, and 
fliort or no Foot-ftalks at 
all. The Flowers are 
placed in Tufts, on the 
top of the Stalks , every 
one on a fliort Foot- 
ftalk i they arc of a pale 
Red Colour, lweet, and 
compos’d of five Leaves. 
The frnall, roundifh Seeds 
are contain’d in an ob- 
long Veffel that is thick 
abput the Middle. It 
grows near Rivers, and 
Standing-waters. It flow- 
ers in June, July, Augufl 
and September, 
The 
