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650 Of the itiiliorie of Plants. L I_B. 2- _,__,_,,....._ ' "lfjﬁ whitiih beiow: the tops oftlie iitaliqs carry fpolty tufts of Hours conﬁﬂring of foure or fine blewifh lea-tress which failingathere foliowes a feed-veffell as in the Veroniofr. The root is knotty and ‘ l.7‘[Ol‘iS.,§2’i’iL’i growes lo tali among the rocks that it cannot eaﬁly be got out. It Homes in Iuly. C545‘

:15 defcribes this by the name of TC‘lli7:"z‘r‘l?i2 6. Pltmillaiﬂ .- and Pam fets it forth by the name Of 75”‘ 7,zj(;zl.1J€l‘7”/J/l fezezper rmrem. gt _

5 Tliii 3 pariilli Germ-ander rifeth vp oft times to the height ofaman,in manner of an hﬁdgc biiih,witli 0i'iC il'i£~‘fe Fcalke of the bigneﬂe of a mans little ﬁngegcouered ouer with a whitifh bi" d i rrided fomztirnes into other branches, which are alwaies placed by couples one right again“ 3" other,of.f’an oiierworne hoary colour: and vpon them are placed leaues not much vnlike the 60m’

ion Germander 3 the vpper parts whereof are of a grayilh hoary colour, and the lower of a d€5Pe

g:‘ecn,of a bitter teil’ce,and foinwhat Cf0Oi{CCl,tl1l'IllI'lg and winding themlelues after the manner 0

‘ a welt. The Hours come forth from the bofome of the leauesﬁanding vpon fmall tender footliall<5 of a white colour, without any helmet or hood on their tops, hauing in the middle many thredt Y iirings :the whole plant lteepeth green all the winter long.

1 6 Among the reit of the tree Czermanders this is not of leali beauty and accounghauiﬂg ma‘ ny weake and feeble branches trailing vpon the ground,of a darke réddilh col.our,hard and W00dY3 at the bottom of which ﬂalks come forth many long broad jagged leaues not vnlike the pr€CCd‘5“r’ hoary vnderneath, and green aboue, of a binding and drying taﬁe. The ﬂoures grow at the top 0 - the {iall<s,not vnlilre to thofe of Czylmﬁemimgor Sage-rofe, and are white of colour, conﬁﬂiﬂgo _ eight or nine leanes,in the middle whereof do grow many threddy chiues without [me] or fall?’ ' which being pa£l,there iucceedeth a tuft of rough threddy or flocky mattegnotvnlike to thofc 0 .

the great /mam or Paifatz’/la .- the root is wooddy,and fer with fome few hairy ﬁrings faitned t0 5 3 ﬂame. — A

q]' The Place.

Thefe plants do ioy in {tony rough mountaines and dry places,fuch as lie open to Sun and airei and prof per well in gardens : and of the fecond fort I haue receiued one plant for. mv garden 0fM Garret A pothecarie. '

1} The Time. They ﬂoure,flouri{.h,and feed when the other Germanders do.

{J The Names. Tree Gcfmélfltléf i3 Callﬁd if} (_3!’<?€1<€ a«-m'Ji=v: ; retaining the name of the former cbm4ea’ry!s‘*‘“d riaxiator , according to the authoritie of .Dz0fc0ria'e.r and Pliny : in Latine, Teucrium : in Englifhagrea A CvC1'mander,vptight Germander, and tree Germandcr,

A Q; I L1 be Temperature zmdVert#€J.

Their temper and faculties are referred vnto the garden Germander , but they are not Of (“Ch

force in WOfl<iﬂg.wlierefore they be not {'0 much vfed in phyﬁcke.

C H A p. 2 14. Of Water Qermancier, or garlic/ge Cjernmmler,

1] The Deﬁrzption.

Cardin»: or water Germander hath fquare hairy ﬂalks creeping by the ground,befc€ Wﬂh f oft whitifh crumpled lcaues, nic_kt and fnipt round about the edges like a Saw: among which gf°W fman P” P19 ﬂ°l“'¢5 like the ﬂoures of dead Nettle. The root is fma” fmk threddy,creeping in the ground very deeply. The whole plant being bruifcd fmelleth like garlic; whereof it tooke that name Seord/zmz. at This by realon of goodneﬂe of foile varies in the mg neﬁe thereof 3 whence Taéermzmaiznrrms and our Author made a bigger and a lelfer thereof, b“: iraue omitted the later as fuperﬂuous. i ‘ 17 T /71: I’//166'.

. .. ' 3 __'W ater Germander groweth neereto Oi;eiiford,by Ruley, on both {ides of the water 7 aisgefow

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3413.1. Of the Hiltorie of. Plants. l 66a :2ed°"" 5;} Abingron ietford,by the relation of a learned gentleman of S.Ialm: in the fair! . W116 of Oxfordgi diligent i.mt:.ms;, my very good friend,cal led M*'Rz'eZmm’ Slater. Alfo it groweth

in , . - . , . . . . . . U1 agcrﬁal Piﬁnty in the Ille oi lily, and in a medow by Harivotzd in Lancaihire, and in diners other i ..S. '

‘ S cord:/z 77:. V ﬁf T/ye Time. ‘Water Gerniander.

Thefe ﬂoures appeare in lune and Iuly : it is bell: to gather the herb in Auguﬂ: : it peri-‘ fheth not in Winter,but only lofeth the {talks which come vp againe in S ummenthe root tea maineth frelh all the yeare. ‘

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r ‘i 1] 7/76 Names.

. 94". ea‘, » , The Grecians call it Ewing» = the Latines do ‘ ‘V alfo call it Srmlz'um.- the Apothecaries bane no other name: it is called of fome , Trixaga paluflrzirf’ Qierezrla, and alfo aim}/2rz'a’atiz1m,o£ Mit/fridates who ﬁtfk found it out.It tooke the name Seordmm from the f mell of Garlicke, by the Grecians called mayor, and ave-warm, of the . rancltneffe of the fmell.-in high-Dutch,n2a= Ike: battenig : in French,Scom’z'on .- in Italian, Cbalammdrzna palaﬂre : in Englifh,Scordiurn, Water Germander,and garlicke Germander.

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I; The Nature.

. Water Germander is hot and dryzit hath a ccrtainbittcr taﬂe, harfh and fharpe, as Galen witneffeth.

J fun 71:: Vemm. . Watﬂf Ge

t _rrriander cle'nfeth the intralsiand likewife old vlcers, being mixed with honey aCcor.L

15:‘ = It prouoketh vrine,and bringeth downe the rnonethly ﬁclfnel_I'e : it draweth out ofrhe Opping a d egme and rotten matter: it-is good for an old cough,paine in the (ides comming of e 6 n °_,°1di3Ddfor burﬂings and inward ruptures._ p _ _ L Poifom E aC[;3d€t_ion made in wine and drunke, is good againft the bitings of ferpents, and deadly 13 E is Y; O is vfed in antidotes or counterpoyfons with good fuecefle. _ . and watef "(Kl mitigate the pain of the gout, being ﬁamped and applied with a little vineger C _ SO . y y _ . y

. m V‘ . " . _ tlmepgujroenj raw ﬂeih being laid among the Ieaues of Scordium, may be preferued along Q

prougilegtdrtlnke with wine,it openeth the {toppings of the liuer,milr,kidnies,bladder,and matrix, 13

rngular Covgiﬂﬁihelpeth the'&rangurie»,that is,when a man cannot piffe but by drops,and is a moi’; , '

_ e ‘d 131 t0 Comfort andmakcj merry the heart. . an _ opou her 9.f$cordion taken to the quantitie of two drams in Mede or honied water, cureth 1% gu1a:‘h£p9‘ . ‘h¢‘b.10udy ﬂix,and comforteth the ﬁomacke. Of this Scordium is made a molt ﬁn- ‘ The {.a[:]°“15C.é{lled Dz'aﬁrardium,which ferueth very notably for all the purpofes aforefaid. aged E emedicine madﬁwith Scordium is giuen with very good fuccelfe vntochildrcn and G on P Qpleﬁhat haue the {mall pocks,mea{Ies,0r purples, or any other peftilent ﬁckneffe whatf0-

rieuen the P138“ it fﬁlfeigiuen before the ﬁcknelfe haue vniuerfally poffeffed the whole body

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