Family Herbal - Electric Scotland

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and they will be found upon trial inure sufficient
for that purpose, than we at present imagine. The
means ate at hand, but we have made little very use
of them, proportioned to their number and their,
value.
The observation already made, that the exter-
nal form of plants may very well give the hint
for a conjecture about their virtues,
is much more
general than might be imagined. Almost all
the plants of the same kinds are of the same vir-
tues. But that is not all : for in general, those
of the same class possess the same qualities ; though
different in : degree and this is a prodigious help
to him, who shall set out upon the generous and
useful plan of adding to the number of the useful
plants.
It is also singular, that what might appear
objections in this case, being brought to the trial,
will often be found confirmations of the truth there is
in the observation.
Thus suppose a man, observing that lettuce :s
eatable,
lettuce,
should
which
inquire into all the plants
are those that have flowers
like
com
posed of many parts, and have the seeds winged
with a white downy matter, to find whether they
were eatable ; let us examine how he would suc-
ceed. The plants of this class native of England,
are the sowthistle. the hawkweeds, the dandelions,
goats beards, succory, and endive, all eatables.
The hawkweeds are less agreeable in the taste.
but wholesome ; and as to the wild lettuces, those
who would bring the opiate quality
of the principal
of them as an objection, strengthen
the ob-
servation ; for the garden lettuce also has an opi-
ate quality. This wild one possesses it in a greater
degree, but still in such degree, that it is an
excellent medicine, not at all dangerous. Its
bitter taste would prevent people's eating it, for