s u 
C 227 ) s u 
5j>tUt-&CU), in Latin Pps 
foils. Many Leaves come 
! from a fmall , fibrous 
Root ; they are placed on 
| long Foot-ftalks, that are 
hairy above ; they are. 
almoft round , like an 
; Ear-pricker , a little con- 
cave, and of a pale green 
Colour, with a fmall, red 
Fringe round them • they 
have always a Dew on 
■ them in the hotteft 
'Day. From the middle 
of the Leaves rife up 
two or three round , 
fmall, reddifh Stalks, of 
Ian Hand or half a 
[Foot high ; they have no 
^Leaves on them. It has 
|many whitifh Flowers 
[placed one above another, 
f >n fhort Foot-ftalks. Ob- 
ong Seminal Veffels, in 
fhape and bignefs like 
Wheat, fucceed the Flow- 
ers ; they are full of 
Seeds. It grows plenti- 
fully in Sir Will Uni 
Goring s Park, near Pet- 
voortb, in Sujfex 3 and in 
many other places. 
Botanifts differ about 
the Virtue of this Plant : 
Some commend it for a 
Confumption, the Plague- 
wounds, and the FaHing- 
ficknefs : But others, with 
good Reafon, forbid the 
inward ule of it ; for it 
is fo Cauftick, that being 
put on the Skin, it will 
caufe Ulcers. ’Tis very 
injurious to Sheep, for it 
burns up the - Lungs , 
and gives them a deadly 
Cough. Upon which Ac- 
count it is called the Ped- 
Pot. A Strong-water made 
with it was formerly much 
in ule. Many fuperftitious 
Things are reported of 
this Plant, which I defign- 
edly omit. 
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