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Show ate 2 THE SECOND BOOKE‘OF THE HISTORIECOF PLANTS. Achilles Yarrowornoble Milfoile , hath athicke tough roote , with ftrings faftned theretn: from whichimmediatelyrife vp diuersftalkes j very greene and crefted , whereupon do a Ieaues compofed of many{malliagges,cut euen tothe middle rib: the flowers ftandeonthetonef the top of 1 Palerianahorten(is Gade Waldvidaiod Serial ‘ wit A eter 5 Valerianannaior filieffris, Great wilde Valerian, the ftalkes in fpokie vmbles ortufts,ofa yellowiflycolour,and pleafant finell %& Theplace. Thefe kinds ofYarroware feldome found : they growina fat and fruitfull foile, and fomitimesiy medowes,andareftrangers inEngland, : % The time. Rieeeese wee They flower in Maie efpecially,inthe monetlrof Auguft they are likewife feene, & The names. Dicfeorides defetiption doth fufficiently declare, that-this herbe is Stratiotes Adillefolinm sin Grecke seendns yuégunes: theheight ofthe herbe fhewethit, the forme ofthe leaues agrees there is fomeambiguitie or doubtin the colour ofthe flowers, which Dioftorides defcribethto be white, as the vulgat:copieshaue; but w4mdreas Lacuna addeth outofthe old booke, ofa yellowcolour'it isnamed ofthe laterage Atiefolium minus, or little Yarrow, and Adillefolswm luteum , yellowe Yat 7 row,or Nofebleede: the Apothecaties and commonpeople know itnot, % Thetemperature. Yarrowis meanlycolde,and fomewhatbinding, Thevertues. A Ieisaprincipall herbe forall kinde of bleedings,and to heale vpriewatid olde vicers and greene wounds; there be fome faith Ga/en,that vie it for fittulaes. B Thisplant Achillea is thought to be the veryfame, wherewith Achilles cured che wounds ofhis foldiers,as before inthe former chapter. Of Valerian,orSetwall. (hap.424. na hinor., , Small Valerian: % The kindes. Valeriana Petras, + Stone Valerian: e i "Here bediuers forts of Valerians{ome of the garden;fomeofthe fielde and alfo fomeot me (< water, f,} % The defcription, J ondenie He tame or garden Valetian hathhis firft leaues long,broade, fnooth,greenestn ded; andthe leaves ypon the flalkes greater , longer, and deepely gathed os hi a h ~ _likethe leaues ofthe greater Parfnep.but yet leffersthe flalkis abouea cubite hi a “4 and hiollowe,withecertaine joints far diftant one fiomanother out ofwhich ioints growe % couple-ofleaues,andin the tops of the {talks vpon{poked rundles ftande flowers heaped which are {mall opening theinfelues out of a long andlittle naxtowe nec ke,ofcolours ' withallof alight xedpurple: the rooteis an inchethicke growing aflope; faftnedon me) : ofthe earth by a multitude of firings , the moft partofitftanding out ofthe grounes' fant fweete fmell whenitis broken. 2a 2 Thegreater wilde Valerian hathleatie’s diuided and iagged,as thofe ofthe form 5 the ftalke het@ofarealfo {mooth hollow,and ioinred,and abouea cubire highsthe Teas {poked rundles like to thofe ofthe former:but ofa light purple colour: the rootesate™™” fullofftrings andfinall threds,notaltogither without {mell. 3 che firtt leat The otherwilde oneis muchlike in forme to the gardenValerian, but far lefler so thereofbe vndiuided , the otherare parted.and eutin {under : the ftalkes a {patton i whichftand¢ onfpoked randles areliké rothofeoftthe otherssofalight whitih li 7 rootes be flender,erowing aflope,crepping andfull of fine fivall threds,oflittle ite “helalt dee 4 There isa {mall Valerian groyaing vponrocks.and ftonie places, that is like wnt bed fauing itis alrogither leffer, 1 ee 5 Valeriana |