CULPEPER'S COMPLETE HERBAL

SPURGE WILLOW-HERB

Description. This has a singular appearance. The stem is slender, and very upright: the leaves are narrow, smooth at the edges, long, and pointed; they are numerous, soft to the touch, and of a deep green. The flowers are moderately large, and are placed at the tops of the branches: and are of a beautiful bright red.

Place. It is frequent in damp meadows, under hedges and by the sides of brooks.

Time. It flowers in July.