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Show Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 416 Liga — peritwith Dates,fiveet Almonds,and certaine other things, making thereof a compofition (iy IE the Apothecaries call an EleGuarie)which is named #zgmxd : commonin fhops,andin continy| vie among expert Phyfitions. C There isgiuenat one time of this Turbith one dram (moreorleffe)two.at the mot ibutinthe decoétion,orin the infufionthree or foure. eee Drs. 2 OFthe Hiftoryof Planes: ; q The Names, sagittaria,may be called in Englith the Water-archer, or Arrow-head. + Some would haueit the Phleum of heophraflus;and it is the Piffana Magonis,and Sagitta ofPliny,lib.21.cap.17. Gq The Nature and Vertues. I finde not anything extant in writing either concerning their vertues Or temperament, but doubtleffe they are cold and dtie in qualitie,andare like Plantaine in facultie and temperament, Cuar. 95. Of Arrow-head,or Water-archer. 3 Sagittaria maior. 2 Sagittaria minor, Great Arrow-head. e HAP. 96 e Small Arrow-head, Of Water Plantaine. 1 Plantago aquatica maior. 2 Plantaco aquatica minor [Pellat Starry headed {mall Water Plantaine. MAY soe «| The Defcription. I Dwarfe water Plantaine, ' He firt kinde ofWater-archer or Arrow-head,hathlarge and longleantes,in thapeit which riled! the figne Sagittarivs,or rather like a bearded broad Arrow head. Among vpa fatand thicke ftalke, twoor three foot longhauing at the top many prettiewhite floure clining toa light carnation, compaé ofthree fmall leaues: whichbeing paft,there come ©® great rough knops or burres wherein is the feed. The root confifteth ofmanyftrings. ‘ali 2 Thefecondis like the firft, anddiffereth in that this kinde’ hath fimaller leaues andflout and greater butres and roots. ; , 3 Thethird kinde of Arrow-head hath'leaues in fhape like the broad Arrow-head, vponthe ends of tender foot ftalkes a cubit Jong :among whichrifevp long naked {moots ot of a greenifh colour,fromthe middle whereofto the top doe growfloures like to thepiece Theroot is fmall and threddie, @ The Place. Ps Thefeherbes doe grow in the watrie ditches by Saint Georgehis field neere vntoL the Tower ditch at London; in the ditches neere thewals of Oxford ; by Chelmesfordi ; : : . ad aint and many Jinthar other places, as namelyin the ditch neere the place ofexecution, called Sain Waterings notfar ftom London, ; q The Time. Theyfloure in Mayand Tune. Aff APL NY } Them a . fe ac ; firft kinde % 4 | The Defcription. like the theIzland P laintaine Pi leaues like large leaues great large hath faire great of w Jalantaine eha 2s :among which rifeth vp a tall ftemme foure idd full o -lfe into many flender branches,garni(hed withinfinit fmall white floures, which ' Mm3 |