the iackfiie of every Leaf having in the midjl of the 
flowers fome J, 'mall yellow Threads : the Seed is black, 
and three flquare like the former, andgr eater than the 
Seed of Buck-Wheat, contained in rcundifh deads 
which open into three Parts. 
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much but in the Magnitude, except in the firft of 
them in the Roots, which are not Glandalous , but 
ftringy long and white-, bearing flowers from the 
middle to the top Star-fafhion : And in thefecond, in 
the height chiefly, it being feldo'm above a foot high , 
having Glandulous Roots like the great Alphodels. 
VI. The Garden yellow Afphodel, has many Roots 
growing out of one dead, made of fever al tough , flat 
and ole o us yellow Sprigs, or Grofs firings, from the 
which rifles up many GraJJy Leaves, thick and Grofs, 
tending to Jquarenefls -, among the which comes up a 
ftrong thick Stalk, flet with the like Leaves , even to 
the flowers, but lefls : upon which do grow Star-like 
yellow flowers, not unlike to thofle of the greater 
White Afphodels, with much the like Seed following 
them . 
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V. There are alfo, the little hollow white Afpho- 
del, and the leaf white Alphodel, which differ not 
VII. The Places. They Grow naturally in Greece , 
Italy, Spain and F ranee -, but are nurft up with us 
only in Gardens, where now they are become natu- 
ral, and Natives of our Soil. 
VIII. The Times. The Glandulous Great white 
Afphodels do Flower in May and June : The leaft 
white One, in Auguft and September, even till the 
cold hinders it : the hollow white, and the yellow. 
Flower in June and July , and the Seeds are ripe, the 
Month following. 
IX. The Qualities, They are hot and dry almoft 
in the third Degree: They are Emetick, incide, at- 
tenuate, open, difeufs, refolve, and are Vulnerary : 
They are alfo Cephalick, Neurotick, Pe&oral, 
Hyfterick and Nephritick. 
X. The Specification. They are known by expe- 
rience to be peculiar againft the Kings Evil, as the 
Signature in the Roots demonftrate. 
XI. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 
hereof; but you may prepare therefrom, i. A 
Juice of the Root. 2. An EJfence of the fame. 3. 
A DecoJion in Wine. 4. A Syrup. $. A Saline 
Tin Jure. 6 . An Oily Tin Jure. 7. Afhes of the 
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