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The Vegetable Cultivation

The Vegetable Cultivation

Rogers, John

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ISBN10: 1150022108
ISBN13: 9781150022104
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.23 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
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 Excerpt: ... weight of sugar, is the most commodious form for using the herb in substance. It is a powerful astringent, and adapted to phlegmatic habits, or weak and hysterical constitutions, suffering from retarded or obstructive secretions. 22. SCURVY GRASS Cochlearia. Common on the sea-coasts of Europe, and not unfrequent in mountainous countries, far inland. It is biennial, and propagated from seed sown in the spring, or by parting the roots and planting them in a light moist soil. This plant has a warm, acrid, bitter taste; and a pungent, rather unpleasant, smell when bruised. It has been considered as one of the most effectual of all the antiscorbutic plants; and has also been found a useful remedy in paralytic affections, and other diseases that require an active stimulus. It inmost beneficial as an antiscorbutic, when eaten as a salad with water-cresses, &c. 23. TANSY.--Tanacetum. A native of banks, hedges, and borders of fields, in most parts of the middle of Europe, and very frequent in England. It is perennial, and easily propagated by seed, and also by parting the roots in spring, and planting them in any sort of light soil or situation. Tansy has a strong and aromatic smell, and a bitter taste. It is tonic and stomachic, and has the usual qualities attributed to bitters of the warm or aromatic kind: it was formerly much used in puddings, but has of late years been neglected, and is now seldom used either as a culinary vegetable or medicinal herb. 24. TEA SAGE--Salvia Is a native of the south of Europe, a perennial, and readily increased by planting slips or cuttings in April. Sage has a strong fragrant smell, and a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste. It was in ancient times considered as a remedy of general efficacy in all diseases: hence the old adage, Cur mo...

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