A Floral Guide for East Kent, Etc; Being a Record of the Habitats of Indigenous Plants Found in the Eastern Division of the County of Kent, with Those of Faversham. Together with Brief Remarks on the Uses of the Several Species in Rural (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 edition. Excerpt: ...to sores, etc. (Fl. Med.) Leguminosa Diadel. decan. 187 OROBUS Bitter-vetch 340 tuberosus heath 6. 7. p--10 The roots have a sweet taste like liquorice, and when boiled, are savory and nutritious: in times of scarcity, they have served as a substitute for bread. They are held in esteem by the Highlanders of Scotland, who chew them as our people do tobacco, and find that they prevent the uneasy sensation of hunger; they also bruise and steep them in water and prepare a fermented liquor from them. (.FY. Scot, and Pennant's Tour.) Boiled well, until a fork will pass through them, and slightly dried and roasted, they are served up, in Holland and Flanders, in the manner of chesnuts, which they resemble in flavor. The cultivation of them is recommended as meriting attention. Oxalidea Decan. pentag. 188 OXALIS Wood-sorrel 341 Acetosella common 4. 5. w--2 It yields an agreeable acid, more delicate than that of the Rumcx; it also forms a grateful addition to salads-It is refrigerant, antiscorbutic and diuretic. An infusion of the leaves, or a whey made by boiling the plant in milk, given in ardent fevers, is said to allay heat. The expressed juice depurated, properly evaporated, and set in a cool place, affords a crystaline acid salt, which is sold under the name of ' Essential salt of Lemons.' The leaves make a refreshing, wholesome conserve, with fine sugar. When the blossoms drop off, the seed-vessel bends downwards, and is hidden among the leaves. " Wooij-sobh.fi., that hangs her cups ere their frail form and streaky veins decay. O'er her iale verdure, till parental care Inclines the short'ning stems, and to the shade Of closing leaves her infant race withdraws. Cisuorm: . Papaveracca Polyan.polyg. 189 PAPAVER PoppY 342 Argemone %...