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387&#93; GOO are, on account of thdr flavour, eaten as substitutes for asparagus. — >>• ither goats nor sheep relish this , which is also refused by . horses, and hogs. Its however, are frequently given to iheep affected with a ooagh, and are supposed to afford an excellent med cine for preventing consump- tion in those animals. '_'. The album, White Goose- foot, or Common Wild Orache, which grows frequently in corn- fields, on old dunghills, rubbish, and in gardens; and flowers in the months of July and August. — It is eaten by Cows, goats, sheep, horses, and hogs, which last devour it with avidity; but Lixn^us asserts that it is totally refused by horses. — According to Prof. Pal- las, the white goose-foot is a very troublesome weed among corn, on the banks of the Volga, where the German colonists make use of its ery abundant seed, by mixing it with bread-corn, and also boiling it separately in the form of groats. — Townsknd relates, that a species of pot-ash, or barila, is prepared from this plant. 'J. The otidum, v. trulvaria, StinkingGoose-foot,orFetidOrache, an annual plant, growing on road sides, old walls, and rubbish, and flowering in August. — Thisspecies, in a fresh state, has a nauseous taste, and a strong offensive smell, similar to that of putrid salt fish. It is nevertheless eaten by cows, horses, goats, and sheep, but re- fused by swine. — Though exploded by the London College, Dr. Cl'l- lex strongly recommends the fetid orache as a powerful antispasmo- dic, especially in hysterical cases. — Damboukxey dyed wool of a du- rable citron colour with a decoction ©f the whole plant; but the stuff GOO (fa previously iitirh< rsed in . luted solution of tin; and lh< the liquor emitted the unpli (if this vegetable, s d the v, ool acquired no smell. 4. The marit'ninim, Sea Goose- foot, Small Glass-wort, or Sea- blite, which abounds on the sea- shore, and flowers in the months' of July and August. — Dr. V i r 1 1 1: k- ig mentions it as an excellent pot* herb. — 'In Siberia, and in Astrak- han, the inhabitants obtain from ■ this plant their pot-ash, which pro- bably partakes more of the nature of soda. 5. The pohjspcrmum, Upright Elite, Round-leaved Goose-foot, or All-seed Goose-foot, which grows on cultivated ground and dung- hills, and flowers in the month of July or August. — This curious plant has not hitherto been converted to any useful purpose : though we be- lieve its numerous seeds might be advantageously employed in feed- ing poultry. Perhaps it is a variety of the fjidnoa, which grows in the mountains of Peru, where each plant affords upwards of 1000 grains, equal, if not superior, to rice; for a-, e fmd in the French " Annce Litteraire" for 1781, that this exo- tic vegetable is a species of the goose-foot. GOOSE-GRASS, oi-CleAveks, Clivers, or Catch weed Goo se- giiass; Galium aparine, L. an in* digenous plant, growing in culti- vated grounds and hedges, and flowering from June to September. This succulent vegetable possesses no smell,andisofa somewhat bitter and acrid taste. An ointment pre- pared of the herb, when bruised and mixed with lard, is said to be an useful application for discussing strumous swellings. Dr. Mayerne informs us, that C c 2 thro*