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24.39 CHAP. 39.—THE ERICA; ONE REMEDY.

The Greeks give the name of "erice," [Note] to a shrub that is but little different from the myrice. [Note] It has the colour, and very nearly the leaf, of rosemary. It neutralizes [Note] the venom of serpents, it is said.



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