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which are of the Bigneſs of Grey-peaſe. There grow ſeveral Kinds of Herbs and Plants.The Herb called Quaun, which is our Angelica, is very obvious and common, as well as wild Roſemary, which has the Taſte and Smell of Turpentine; of which by Diſtillation is extracted a fine Oil and Spirit, of great Uſe in Medicine. That precious Herb Scurvy-Graſs, the moſt excellent Remedy for the Cure of the Diſtemper, which gives it Name, grows every where on the Sea-Side; and has not ſo bitter a Taſte as that of ſofter Climates; I have ſeen wonderful Effects of its Cure. The Century alſo produces a Graſs with yellow Flowers, An Herb, whoſe Root ſmells of Roſes.whoſe Root ſmells in the Spring like Roſes: the Inhabitants feed thereupon, and find Benefit by it. In the Bays and Inlets you have wild Thyme at the Side of the Mountains, which after Sun-ſet yield a fragrant Smell. Here alſo you meet with the Herb Tormentil, or Set-ſoil, and a great many other Herbs, Plants and Vegetables, which I can't call to Mind, and whoſe Names indeed are altogether unknown to me. Some of them are repreſented in the following Cuts. Their
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