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THE DOCTRINE OF PLANT SIGNATURES. -- Illustrations and Examples of the Signatures and Characterisms of Plants -- The Diseases Cured by Herbs -- General Rules of the System of Plant Signatures supposed to Reveal the Occult Powers and Virtues of Vegetables -- Plants Identified with the Various Portions of the Human Body -- The Old Herbals and Herbalists -- Extraordinary Properties attributed to Herbs 154

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