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#__,,.,. leaues there {hoot forth fetvpon {lender foot-Pralkes certaine long hollow floures like belsythi mouth whereof endeth in fine fhatpe corners. The whole floure changeth rnanytimes his cologf accord ing to the {bile and climate ;,now and then purple or blew, fometitneswhitilh, and often an afh colour. The root and feed is like the precedent. _

4 Croffe—woort Gentian hath many ribbed leaues f pied vpon the ground,like vnto the le_at1C-5 of Sopewoort, but of a blacker greenc colour: among which rife vp weake joynted Pralkes trailing or leaning toward the ground. The floures grow at the top in bundles thicke thr_u{’t togethenlllic thofe of iweet \/Villiams, ofa light blew colour. The root is thicke,and creepeth in the ground fat abroad, whereby it greatly increafeth. . _ _ _ _ _ .

5 Carol://5 Clufim hath fet forth in his Pannonicke hiftorie a kinde of Gentian, which he I692‘; “ed from Mr T/mm4,_t pmmc of London,D‘ in Phyfickepffamous memory, anda fecond Dzofcortft’ for his lingular knowledge in Plants : which T466rr2rz7nom_zt72uA hath fet forth in his Dutch boo_l<e_ 0‘ the feuenth of Clztfim, wherein he greatly deceiued himielfe, and hath with a falfe defcription wronged others. _ _ .d€

This twelfth fort or kinde of Gentian after ClI4_{iz//r_, hath a round Pciffe fialke, firme and folll ; fomewhat reddiih at the bottome, jointed or kneed like vnto Croliewoort Gentian. The leaufi are broad, fmooth, full of ribbes or finewes, fet about the {talltes by coupl€5,0“€ °_PP9fiF€ 33,31“ ' another, The floures grow vpon fmall tender ftalkes, compaét of fine flenderblewifh leaues, fp0“ ted very curioufly with many blacke fpots a_nd.little lines ;hauing in the middle fine yell<_3W chines. Thee feed is fmall like land : the root is little, garnifhed with a few firings of a yellowl 1

colour.

qr The Place. _

Gentian groweth in fhadowie woods, and the mountaines of _Italy,Sclauonia,Germany,l3ranC€r and Burgundie 5 from whence M“ Ifimc de Lama a learned Phy fitian lent me. plants for the inc!“ 3 of my garden. Croflewoort Gentian groweth in a pafture at the Weft end of little Rayne in Ell?‘ on the North tide of the way leading from Braintrce to Much-Dunmow‘ sand in the horfe way b)’ the fame clofe.

' 1] The Time. A V

They floure and flourifh in AuguPr,and the feed is ripe in September.

T be mamas. _ _ _ _

Gwtim King of Illyria was thefirft finder of this herbe, and the firfi that vfed it in mCdlC1n3afOr which caufeit was called Gentian after his owne name : in Greeke, sum-=’v=Whi‘»Ch Dame a1f0 F116

A pothecaries retaine vnto this day,and call it Gmtiamz : it is named in Englifh,Felwoort Gentl-395‘,

Bittcrwoort 5 Baldmoyne,and Baldmoney. 1 This by molt \/Vriters is called Gezatia;za,and Gcntiana major Ltttezt. 2 G efizer cals this Gentiamipunicca ; Clufim,G emiamz maj or flare pur]mrc_’a- ‘ . _ 3 This is Gentianafilgs birundinarize of Gcfncr zand Gentiamz t/ifclcplddlffbllo 0l.Clt£/71163 _ be This Cmci4m,or Gmtidmz Cmcz'zzta,ofTr-argue,Fucbfim, Dodamw, Gefncr and others : it is I Gentiamz minor of Mattbiolw. T 5 Clufiw calls this, G erxtiamx major 1:4/lzda pmafizls diflinfia. . . The '1‘ empemture. . The root of Felwoort is hot,as Diofcoridcs faith, clenfing or fcouring : diucrs copies haue,th8F 1‘ is likewife binding,and of a bitter taflte. l q T/re I/ertucr. 4 It is excellent good as Galen faith, when there is need of attenuating, purging, clenfing, arid "37 mouing of ob firu 8ti0ns,which quality it taketh of his extreme bitterneife. S It is reported to be good fo_r thofe that are troubled with crampes and COHVUIHOHS 3 for {hell ‘I are burfhor haue fallen from fome high place : for fuch as haue euill liners and bad fiomackes.1'5 I] put into Counterpoyfons,as into the com pofition named T/aeriam diatcflhron : which ufitim Call‘: ¢._2/zjjlcrizma, a myfiery or hid fecret. V ‘ d This is of fnch force and venue, faith Pliny, that it helpeth cattell which are n-ot onely trouble with the cough, butare alfo broken W1I_1ClCCl._' be The root of German giuen in ponder the quantitie of a dramme,with a little pepper and he‘ ’ Grace mixed therewith, is profitable for them that are bitten or {lung with any manner of V°“° mous beafl or mad dog : or for any that hath taken poyfon. °

. The decoéiion drunke is good againfi ehe {toppings of the liuer,and cruditie of the fionfacke’ - ' helpeth digefiion,diIfoltteth and fcattfireth congealed blond, and is good againft allcold d1

feafes

of the inward parts.

0f the Hifharie of Plants.

C H A io6. 0fEngl:fl2 }7e/woart.

W ‘T./ye Dcfirzftiox.

0:9-QEV lea "ed. Eelwoortor Eng-yliih Gentian hath many long tough roots, difperfed hither , ;:£i§?ikt€hi(:her‘:yl1tl11r1thevpper crufl: ofthe ezirth 5from which immediatly rifeth a_fatth_icl<e skmqinélngfiltyr 0_r kneed By cer1§aipe!diPaan§cs,fet1atgttgy knoywfih one leafe,and fornetnnes mg {,n.m_f7hOi1~_.e anaclfiifilelfillgn e.rt.}w re 1 ieatresf oat t it inclo eht 1:1: fialkes round about} be. is gmwne mm ft bcaekwil ioutanycilnci urtilata ,3: werea 0 3w lIl‘'l.lfll{C;Wl]1Cll.'2.l[€rIE , egmt GD in ne e, rca’ et 1 inone 1 e or or er,an ecommeth a at»r1bl)CCll€afC,l1i<CVI1tO Omendcr Fokflflfati‘ or P_lanraii'ie._ The floures come forth of the bofome of the vpper leaues,fet vp.- ivoafl Ofawqty ‘fgtrkes, in lhape like thofe of the fmall .BlI]Cl?WCC(l, or rather the floures of hope- tied G’! _ * 1.t-u_r C()lOLlr,VVaIl1CabOuEth€bflms withalittle light carnation. Then followeth the r » Itch as yet I haue not obfcrued. » -

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GL"i1fltI‘i7i2C0/W-‘tillti. qy 7'55 P1455. Hollow Felwoort. » i

I found this ilrange kind of Gentian 3 fmall groue of a wood called the Spinie, neere vnto a fmall village in Northampf ton {hire called Lichbarrow :eliewhere I haue not heard of it.

, lfi ‘T/re Time.

It f pringeth forth of the ground in ,Pi‘.»5 prill, and bringeth forth his floures and feed in the end ofAugu{’e.

M V ‘ Tb: Name.

I haue thought good to giue vnto this plant,inEnglifli,thename Gentian,being doubtleffe a kind thereof. The which hath not been let forth, nor remembredby any that haue written of plants vntil this timeo. In Latine we may call it Gcntiamt cantata, of the hollow leaues.It may be called alto hollow leaued Felwoort.

, The Tevfiltératriie and Vtrtaéi.

0fthC'facul_ti5es of this plant as yet I can fay _nothing',referring itvnto the other Gentiarrs, vntill‘ time {hall difclofe that which yet is fe'cret andyvnltnowne.

Il: Bmhine receiued this plant with the L ggurr/p thcfzyeof froi}1Do&ordII.]g/Zea one of . . _ V , is a’e ies Ph itions an etreferres it d€fCti;:1l)I‘i’(’::rtl}(iiec!.ae£)IE.n_g 1}t1_Szzpomrz".a cancwa ulnglica ; and (as farie as If canycoh j eéfure) hath a good

gatherfitha-t the to 1; .Praa’ram.pftg.ro 3_. Now both by our Authour and 54:2/rim: de fcription, V eping with f 10 t is Figure is notrightly cxpreffed, for thatit fhouldbelong, thicke, and 1'00 ’ CW fibers adhering thereunto 3 when as this figure expreffeth an annuall wodddy

ti But nothauing as et fecn h V - . . 3’ V .9 ‘ °PlQ11tiI_can affirme nothing ofcertaintie; gt

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