Of P lants-

,_,J[]:/Jodclw Lancajirix warm.’ ' ~ _ . g. R 3 The mm Lancaﬂmc Afphodlui 1 He leaue? (¥’tehIe)£lf{Liii[;l0/d’Ptare are lOi)‘g> T narrow,and chamfered or furrowed, of a blewifh greene colour.The ﬁalke is round, of a cubit high. The ﬂoures which grow thereon from the middle to the top are very many, in lhape like to the ﬂoures of the other 5 which being paihthere come. in place therof little round heads or feed—velfels3whei'e~ in the feed is contained. The roots in like manner are very many, iong, and (lender, fmaller than thofe of the other yellow fort. Vpon the rides whereof grow forth certainc ﬁrings, by which the plant it felfe is eaﬁly en~_ creafed and multiplied. _ _ 2 There is found in thefe daies a certaine waterie or marifh Afphodill like vnto this laﬂ: (lCfCl‘l‘D€Cl,.lI1 ftalkes and ﬂoures,without any difference at al1.It brin- geth forth leaues of a beautifull greene fomwhat cham- fered,like to thofe of the floiire de-luces, or corne-ﬂag, but narrower,not full a fpan long.Tlie (lalke is ll£1‘algllI, a foot high,whereupon grow the Homes, confiliingof {ix fmall leaues : in the middle whereof come forth fmallyellow chiues or threds. The feed is very fmall, contained in long fharpe pointed cods. The root is long, joynted, and creepetli as gralfe dotli,with many, fmall firings . L 4?. 2 Befides the laft defcribed(wliich our Author I feare iniﬂ;akigg’te1'[ned e/1/phodelm Lancaﬂrzle) there is another water Afphodilhwhich growes in many rotten moorifh grounds in this kingdome, and in Lancafhire is vfed by women to die their haire of a yellowifh co- lour,and therefore by them it is tearmed Maiden-haire, (if we may beleeiie Loécl.) Tlcllls plan; hath leaueg gf - . . t= three inches lon ,bein fomewhat broa at t ie ottome, an 0 ﬁmie two lilliﬁistggiiizgzlfhiﬁe liallre feldome gttaincg to the height of a_ foot, and it is fmooth ‘.196! tow 1 was thereon - the top thereof is adorned with prettyyellow fiar-like ﬂotiieswvhere. ?31i‘u(cnc§:d1l,origim little cods, vfually three, yet fometimes foure or line fquare, and in thefe there is contained a frnall red feed. The root con{iﬁ;2“$Y Ofa few {man ﬁlings‘ * E 45!» I The {mall yellow Afphodill gtoigeth mg of it felfewilde in thefe parts, nOEWl£l‘il.l££1.l'lCllﬂg‘ ' r on on at ens. we:]au'Cji%1:];:",t;1i[)11Ce3nli’lylYt<'1:1 glfoweth if: moift and rnarifli places neere vnto the Towne of Lancaftenin the moorifh grounds there,as alfo neere vnto Maudﬂey and Martoni, two Villages not farm from thence .,where it was found by a V\/orlhipfull and learned Gentleman, a diligent {camber of ﬁmples, and feruent Iouer of plants, M‘.T/aomas Hc5ket,who brought the plants thereof of in arden. vntlorgdgiiierclifgriifdcinelzhis tlieiegf likewife from Malier Tbwmza Edwards, Apothecary in Excelier.» learned and skilfull in his profeﬂion, as alfo in the knowledge of plants. He found this Afphodill at the foot ofa 11111 in the Weli part of England,called Bagfhot hill, neere vnto a Village of thﬁ fame Af hodill ﬁgured and defcribed out of D”‘["”cem, and called A/]2/zodelm Lmczg/lrzkeby 1 1 , rgwes in anoheath fome two miles from Bruges in FIanders,and diners other places of 0”’ Am 10 lg tries - but Whether it grow in Lancafhiie or no, I can fay nothing of certainetie : but ihe Low-qounthtit which I haue defcribed in the third place growes in many places of the '\/'\x’<3[} O;1EincgeIi;t§5ne;nd‘this yeare I 532, my kinde friend M‘”.Gcorge Bawlesfent me fome plant thereof; which I keeﬁyc yet growing. Loéel alfo aﬁirI:Te¥]l:;;5:7b.e the Lancalhire Afphodill. 12 ' They ﬁoure in May and lune: moi‘: gf the leaues thereof remaine greene in the ‘Winter, ifir 06 not extreme cold. “I TM NM“. d Some of theme; Hepbayiﬁs rliinke this yellow Afphriidill to be Ipbyon of T/2r*o12I2r:jz"I4(:;E 19:1‘;

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Ittélsegzﬂtlggc robe Erizamvézzr of the Arabians. In Latineitgis called A/pivodclm lzgrcm : of form,- drill. -e H5 vﬁioéi Regm. Weliaue hnglilhed it, the Spearefor a King,or fmall yellow AfphQ_ Called (1}7a‘)l£/'C(,3/L:&l}:Z;f;€1tl’Ig):;1'%/a'!{é:.5:1¢z’L’[;:ﬁ Lzlifgzli/‘77’I:‘g»\~',<:}l?Cl may likewife be . ‘ii 3 i This is Adéadclirs n2i2iinz1¢£utc4ii S5051.-.’}MJ'ig‘);eL;gOVV 7 «Pf (jcﬂfllt 5 [ F.

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it ° , V - . - . . . 33‘. not yet found out what vfe there 18 of any of them in nourifhment or medicines.

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5 - Onion Afphodmc 1] T eDtfcr/1711027..

He bulbed Afphodil hath a round bulbous or Onion root, with form: ﬁbres hanging there. at 5 from the which come vp rn-any graflie

lc-aues,_very well refembling the Leeke, among the which leaues there rifeth vp a naked or l~‘l1i)OlCl1 ﬁcmi ‘e’.3rmfhed_ toward the top with many liar-like ﬂ0ureS,0f a whitiih greene on the in Ede, and whol- ly greenelwithout, conﬁliing of {ix little leaues fharpepointed,with cerraine chiues or threads in the middle. After the floure is pali there fuccee- detha fmallknop or head three fquare wherein lie. eth the feed. ’ q)" The Place".

It groweth in the gardens of Herbarills in Lon; don, and not elfe where that I know of, for it is mg very common.

q The Time.

Itﬂoureth in lime and Iuly,and fomewliar after,

qr The Names. ’

The fialke and ﬂoures being like to thofe of the Afphodill before mentioned’, do thew it to be V1-

ﬂu/;oz«z’e[i~/lbecies, or a kinde of Afphodill; for which caufe alfo it feemeth to be that Afphodil ofwhjch Ga/en hath made mention in the fecond book of the Faculties of nourifhments, in thefe words . Tﬁe root of Afphodill is in a manner like to the rciot of Squill,or Sea Onion, as well in {hape as bitternes. Notwithf’tanding,faith Gale22,rny felfe haue known eerteine countrymen,whoin time of famine could not with many boilings and {ieepings make it Hi: to‘ be eaten. It is called of Dodomem, A//Bboa/elm fazmi. u4jz75oa’elm, and t/1]]:/Jadclzis Hyaciméimrs by Label, and that y_acin_th,and the floures like the Afphodill: and therefore as fo likewife doth the name : in Englifh we may call it, Bulbed alum majzmand that ﬁtly. _ TI ‘T/ac Nature. according to G4le;a,hath the fame temperature and vertue that‘ haue, namely an ab lietﬁue and cleanﬁng quality.- qr T/2e I/arms.

g lpmuts 0‘ lP’i“g3 therﬁof are a ﬁngular medicine acaini’: the yellow Iaundife for - e root is of power to make thin and 0 en T b ’ A

3 :1?” faith, that the afhes of this Bul In an A/opemz or fcalld head .

V1/]I50a’elm‘ Buléofur, Hyaciaztlm- Y; for that the root is like the H

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The found rooted Afphodill,

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be mixed with oile or hens greafe cure the falling of the B.

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