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nery. ’Tis ufed in Meats, 
prepar’d in the following 
manner : They boyl the 
inner and white Subltance, 
with the unripe and foft 
Seeds ; afterwards they cut 
them fmall, with Onions, 
and boyl them with Salt 
and Butter ; and then they 
are much likeHeadedCab- 
bage cut and boy I’d : They 
are very good for lean Peo- 
ple. The Italians cut it in- 
to pieces , and boyl it in 
Broth. It taftes well, and 
yields a laudable Juice,and 
we fuppofe it is a conve- 
nient Diet forFeverilhPeo- 
ple ; for it cools and molli- 
fies. ’Tis much of the fame 
Virtue with Cucumber. 
The frelh Leaves applied 
to the Breafts of Women in 
Child- bed,ldfens the Milk. 
The Seeds are reckon’d a- 
mong the four Greater 
Cold Seeds. ForRednelsof 
the Face, Take of the Ker- 
nels of Peaches four Oun- 
ces, of the Seeds of Goards 
two Ounces- make an Oyl 
of them by Expreflion, 
wherewith anoint theFace. 
Menftruous Women, by 
only looking on young 
Goards, kill them : But this 
fee ms fabulous. 
Canary. in Latin 
Phalarts. It grows as well 
in Spain and F ranee, as in 
the Canaries. The Seed, 
and the Juice of the Herb, 
and the Leaves, taken in- 
wardly, are commended 
for Pains in the Blad- 
der, 
Common Dog-<[ or 
Couch. Grafs, in Latin Gra- 
men caninum. ’Tis a tall 
Grafs, fometimes four or 
five Foot high. It expels 
Gravel. Silvius fays, that 
Sheep and Oxen that are 
troubled with the Stone in 
the Winter time, are freed 
from it in the Spring by 
eating this Grafs. 
Cotton.&Zflfey in Latin 
Gramen Tomentofum. It 
grows in marlhy and wa- 
tery places, and is eafily 
known by the Cotton on it. 
’Tis very aftringent ; and 
is ufed for making Candles, 
and the like. 
, in Latin 
Gramen Avenaceum. ’Tis 
found in May, in the Hedg- 
es, arid narrow Ways. Tra- 
gus fays, a Deco&ion of it 
in White-wine, ufed for 
fome 
