'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎469] (522/562)

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and green. It grows to a confiderable height, but the ftalk is fo flender
that it is not able to fupport itfelf. The leaves grow three together on mo
derately long pedicles ; they are of a deep green colour above, but paler
below. The flowers I have not leen. The fruit is a pod, of the fhape of
that of the pea, about five inches long, and two wide. The feeds are
enclofed in a double membrane, are of an oval fhape, a little flatted and
half an inch long. The juice of the root is given in a dropfy.
R acalcurry.
This has a tap root, which neverthelefs throws off many fibres that are
nearly as large as itfelf, but not much bigger than pack-thread. The
ftalk grows iS inches high, but is procumbent; it has five deep furrows
running along all its length-, the ftalk, which is of a green colour, throws
out many branches. Leaves of different fhapes, grow from the branches
on pedicles of four inches. At every joint of the main ftalk are two fmall
cordatcd leaves furrounding it by their bafe, and, as the joints are near each
other, thefe appear like fquamms. The flower is a fmall bilabeated corolla;
I could find no (lamina : the ftyle is pyramidal, with many fine fibres on the
top of it. The fruit is a pod about three inches long, as thick as a crow's
quill, and ftrait, containing about ten black feeds •, three of thefe pods grow
from the top of every branch. The juice of this plant given with honey,
is efteemed to be a great cooler.
H arrijose.
The root is fibrous; the plant is compofed of a number of fqu^re hollow
joints four inches long and ^ of an inch wide, of a deep green colour; it
feeks fupport from bufhes and trees, and grows pretty long, and is much
divided. When near the ground it throws out roots at its joints, and emits
a milky juice. At every joint is one leaf, (on fhort, fucculent, and bright
green petioles) and a flower. The flowers are red, and umbelliferous, but
1 have not feen them perfed. The whole plant is uied as a repellent and
difiblvent.
A cknok.
The root grows perpendicularly, and is of the thicknefs of a crow-quill.
The plant is a creeper, which throws out roots at its joints, and runs up
trees, &c. to the height of 12 or 14 feet. The leaves are of a deep green,
grow regularly at four inches diftance from one another. The juice of the
plant is given with pepper for the cure of an anafarcous fweHing; one table
fpoonfui and half is eileemed to be a fufficient quantity for a purging
dofe.
L ajut.ee.
This is a pretty little plant with a perpendicular root as thick as a fmall
pack-thread, but which divides. The ilalk is naked for about two inches,
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