Chap. 751, UngUfh Herbs. 
Leaves at the bottom of it , cut and divided into 
many fine fin all Leaves , Jet on both fides of a mid- 
dle Rib , like unto the Land Yarrow, but much 
tenderer , and with as fine Leaves almol ? ns Fennel 
it felf. At the Stalk like wife grow fuch fine Leaves 
up to the top ; where ft and on Branches , large tufts 
of f, 'mall white flowers fet clofe together. 
IV. The fecond, or the Violet Water Yarrow. 
Its Root is very final l and creeping , fhooting forth 
fibres in many places , and a Bunch of fibres at its 
end : from which rife up fever al long winged 
1 Leaves, confiding of many fmall Leaves, fet on each 
fide of a middle R ib, which are larger and greater 
than thofe of the former, of a fad green color. The 
Stalk, or Stalks, which rife up among them, are 
bare of Leaves from the bottom to the upper Joints, 
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Yarrow Water Crowfoot. 
Belonging to Se£t. 5. 
Yarrow Water Violet. 
whereabout grow divers fnall whitifh and fweet 
flowers, fomething like to Stock Gilliflowers, or 
Violets $ of 5 Leaves apiece, one row above another, 
with yellowifh Threads in the middle. There is a- 
nother fort hereof very like it, but that it has lar- 
ger Wings, and finer jagged Leaves. 
V. The third, or Crowfoot, or Fennel Leav’d 
Water Yarrow. It has a long fender Root, with 
a fibrous bufh or tuft at its end. It Is a /effer 
Herb than any of the former, growing only in 
fhallow Waters , where it feldom rifes above an 
handful high, with very many, and very fine fhort 
Leaves, as / mall as Camomil, and of a yellowifh 
green color. The fhort Stalks among them, bear 
Jingle ftnall white flowers, refembling the Water 
Crowfoot, both in the flowers , and in the finer 
Leaves , but has no broad Leaves at bottom, as the 
Water Crowfoot has : it bears alfo a head of Seed 
after the flower is pa ft, very like to thofe of Crow- 
foot, viz. a fmall bunch of Seeds fet clofe toge- 
ther. 
VI. The P laces. The firft grows very plentiful- 
ly about London, even in the Water , and in 
many other Parts of England : and fo do the other 
two, in Plafhy and Watery places * but the laft 
grows only in the Water, efpecially being fhallow. 
VII. The Times. They all Flower from the 
middle of Summer to the end, viz. from the mid- 
dle of June to the middle of September, if the 
Seafon is warm. 
VIII. The Qualities. They are all cold in 
the firft Degree, and dry in the end of the fe- 
cond, Aftringent, Glutinative, and Vulnerary. 
IX. The Specification. They cool, allay infla- 
mations in VVounds and Ulcers, are good againft 
inward Falls and Bruifes, help the Strangury, and 
give eafe in the Tooth-ach. 
X. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
1. A Liquid Juice. 2. A Decoition in Wine. 3. 
A Mixture. 4. A Balfam. 5. ACataplafm. 
T be Virtues. 
XI. The Liquid Juice. Given from a Spoonful 
to 2 Spoonfuls or more, raixt with a little Vine- 
gar, it is good againft inward Bruifes coming by 
a fall from fome high place * and fo mixt, being 
held in the "Mouth, it eafes the Tooth-ach. 
XII. The Decoition in Wine. It has the Virtues 
of the Juice; and fomented upon inflamed Wounds, 
it abates the Inflamation, and eafes the Pain : Ta- 
ken with a Scruple, or half a Dram of Salt of 
Tartar, it opens Obftru&ions of the Llrinary Paf- 
fages, and gives eafe in the Strangury. 
XIII. The Mixture. Take of the DecoQion 
8 Ounces ; Spirit of Wine, an Ounce and halt ; 
Nitre in fine Pouder, 3 Drams : mix and diffolve. 
Ufed as a fomentation, and as a Wafh, or Lotion, it 
gives 
