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Show 698 THE SECOND BOOKE‘OP ‘THE HISTORTIE OF PLANTS, % The time. They flowerinMaie,lune,and Iuly. | % The wames. ; Birthwoortis calledin Grecke dewaeye:in Latine likewile Ariffoiochia,bicatile itis tetet bier, thats fo faie, good'for women newly broughtabed, or délitiered with ¢hilde sin BtiglitBireh. woort, Hartwoort,atid of fome Atiftolochia: Thefirttis called ariftolochia lenga,or | ong Birthwoorteofthe forthe ofhis rdote 699 asacertaine wile manfaithfor him, that doth looke vpon and handlefaire a la Deautiruli things > andwhoftequenteth and is conuerfant in faire and be uutifull places, to haue his minde notfaire, butfilthie and deformed. 1 Viola nigra finepurparen. Thepurple gardenViolet. and likewife Arifolochia mas, ovale Birthwoort : the fecondis thought tbe Pemiinkor feinale Birthwoort, andiscalled Kotumda Ariftclochie ,ot round Birthwoort: ofdiuers alfo Terre Malumshe Appleot 2 Violelore albo. The white garden Violer. theearth: yet Cyclaminus is alfacalled Terre Melum, or the apple of the earth: % The temperature. Allthefe Birthworts areof temperature hot and drie, and thatinthe thirde degree haiting be. fides apower toclenfe, & The vertues. A Diofeorideswriteth,thata dram waightoflong Birthwoortdrunke with wine and alo applied, is good againftferpents and deadlythings: and that being drank with myrthe'and peppet;itexpellethwhatfocueris leftin the matrix after the childeis deliuered, the lowers alfo & dead thildren: and thatbeing put vp in a peffarie,it performeththe fame. B Round Birthwootte ferueth forall thefe things , and alo forthe reft ofthe other poifonss itis likewife auaileable againft the ftuffing ofthe lungs, the hicket,the fhakings.or fhiuerings ofagues, hardnesofthemilt or {pleene,burftings,cramps, and conuulfions,painesofthe fides,ifitbe drunk with water C~: Teplucketh out thornes, fplinters, and fhiuets,and being mixedin plaifters,or pultefes,itdraveth foorth fealesor bones,remoouethrottennefle and corruption, mundifieth and feoureth foule andfilthie vicers, and filleth chem vp with newefleth, ifit be mixed with Ireos and hony. D-: E-» E° G. Gedexfaith, that branched Birthwoort’is of a'morefveeteand pleafantfinell: and therefore is vied in ointments ; butit is weakerin operation thenthe former ones. Birthwoortas P4aze writeth being drunke with wateris 2. moftexcellent remedie for cramps and conuulfions,brufes,and for fiich as hauefallen from highplaces, oItisgood for themthatare fhort winded,and troubled with the falling ficknes. Therounde Arsfotochiz doth beautifie, clenfe, and faften the teeth ifthey be often froted ot rubbed with the powderthereof. Of Violets. Chap.298. % Thekindes. T Heremightbe defcribed many kinds of flowers vnder this nameofviolets, ifceideren? fhouldbe more cutioufly looked into thenis neceffarie: for we might ioineheereunto bert Gilloflowers,the Wall Flowers, Dames Gilloflowers,Marians Violets, and likewifefomeat™ bulbed Flowers , bicaufe fome of then by Theophraftusare termed Violets. Butthis wee %& The defeription. I Pe orpurple Violet doth. foorthwith bring from the roote manyleaues, broade, feightly indeMted in the edges, rounder then the leaues ofIuie: among the middeft wheroffer charge,holding it fifficient to diftinguifh and divide them as neere as may bein kinred and : : bourhood; addrefling myfelfe vnto the Violets called the blackeot purple Violets, ot Mare ee lets of the Garden which hauea great prerogatiue aboue others;tiotonelybicaule Oe ceineth acertaine pleafure and recreation by {melling and handling of thefe molt odor ligofeblendash fine flender ftemmes, and vpponeueric one a beautifull flower fweetelyfmelaher them atkith purple, confifting offiue little leaues, the lowelt whereofis the greateft; and thelesspoctelittl e hanging cups or knaps, which, when they be tipe, felues j P : , do openand dinide Seydede,ne; rne feedeis fmall,long,and fomewhat round withall. The roote con- be made ofthemGarlands for the heade, nofegaies and poefies, which are delightful to and pleafant to{mell to , fpeaking nothing oftheir appropriate yertues; yea Gardens tie receiuc by thefé the greatelt ornamentofall, chiefeft beautie, and moft gallant grace a he) creation of theminde whichis taken heeteby , cannot be but verie good and honeft: ah sf 2 Wan ae Violethath many milke white flowers,informe and figure like the precedent. ; The double a flowers efpecially ferteth foorth the difference, j alesis ce Violethath leaues, creeping branches, and rootes like the garden fingle wets, but alfo for that very many by'thefe Violets ‘receitie ornament and comely grace: ; ae monith &ftir ypa man to thatwhich is comely & honeft;for flowers through their beatrigt of colour, and exquifice forme, do bring toa liberalland gentle manly minde, theremei. nin, ofhoneftie, comelineffe, andall kindes ofvertues, Forit would be anvnfeemely and filthee ee the eas i, pee this fort ofViolet bringeth foorth moft beautifull {weete double flow~ oh i, ote. ¢ biFoole Violet likewife agreeth with the other ofhiskinde, and onely differeth in the Peaterh double tig bringeth double blew orpurpleflowers: contrariwife, thisplant ts, which makeththe difference oy 3 Vial |