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Show Of the Hiftoryof Plants, Lin. 2 Cuar. 67. OfyellowHenbanesorEnglih Tabaco,| : «Litas Of the Hiftorie of Plants, Sein Cuar. 683 Hyofcyamus lutens. Yellow. Henbane. OfTabaco, or Henbane ofPeru. | The Defcription, Ellow Henbane groweth to the height twocubits : theftalke is thicke, falof Steene of colour, full ofa {pongeous pith, and is diuided into fundry branches fe with {mooth and even leaues,thick, and ful ofjuice The floures grow at thetops ofthe branches orderlyplaced, ofa pale yellowcolour, fome. @| The Kindes, Here be twoforts or kindes of Tabaco; one gteater,the otherleffer : the ae rs Aa T into Europe outofthe prouinces of America,which wecall the Weft Indies; the other from Trinidada,6 an Ifland neere vnto thecontinent ofthe fame Indies, Some haue added a third fort: and others make the yellow Henbane akinde thereof, thing lefler than thofe of the blacke Henbane, Thecups wherein the floures do ftand arelike but leffe r,tenderer, and without fharpepoints, wherein is fet the husk or cod fomwhat round, full of veryfall feedlike the feed ofMare rome.The rootis {mall and threddy, + 2 SanaSanéts Indorum. x Hiyefiganess Rerwuidanss ‘Tabacoor Henbane ofPeru, Tabaco of Trinidada, q The Place, _ Yellow Henbane is fowen in gardenswhere it doth profper exceedingly, infomuch that it cannot be deftroyed where it hath once fowen it felfe,and it is difperfedinto the moft partsof England, © The Time. It floureth in the Sommer moneths,nd of: tentimes till Autumne be farre {pent,in which timethe feed commethto perfection. @ The Names. Yellow Henbaneis called Hyofeyanens luteus: of fome, Petum,and Petun « ofothers, Nicofias, Ea oe that brought the feeds : the of the true Tabaco,whereof this hath beene takenfor a kinde tomthe Indies, as alfo soem or doubtfull Henbane,asa plant partic ; infomuch oe erect it oa Hy. ipating of Henbane and Tabaco : and itis vledof iuersin ftead of Tabaco, and called by the fame hame, for that it hath beene brought ftom Ti nidada,a place fo calledin the Indies,as alo from Virginia and Norembega, for ‘Tabaco} hit doubtleffe taken in {moke worketh the fame kinde of drunkenneff thar th - iehe Tabaco doth, + Somevéfe tocall this Nicotian,in Englith, being aname taken fiom the duine ¢ eae G This kinde of Henbaneis thought of fomeThe Nature, i i teth than cooles at all, becaufe ofthe 3 Leeda eke ee e ata Be £; dala toy fdelgcnens : biting :ae hatea rofennineffe inesi it Spot 1 inineffe orpea gummit which is euidently perceived bothin handling and chewing it inthe mouth. ideThis herbe eauaileth auaileth againft acai all apoftumes,tumors,inueterate | The Vertues. oe vicers, botches, and fuch Like,be- @ The Defiription. arme}ei Abaco, or Henbane ofPetu hath very greatfta kes ofthe bigneffe bigne of. a childes sage growingin fertile and well dunged ground of feuen or etght foot high, mete ac felfe into fundry branches ofgreat length ;whereonare placed in molt comely order tae into an-vaguent or falue as followeth : Take of the greene leaues three pounds and a0 naire, itampe them very {mall ina ftone morter - of O le Oli = : braffepan orfuchlike v soN a gentlefire, continual] vi naphanA pel eAaa boylein 4 ok u) will not boyle eens tt vntill the herbes feem blag g ftrained from or the Dale leany ey more ite:: thenth all ilvon you haue an excellent greene oyle; which being ™ the feces or droffe put thecleare and ftrained I feta dding there t0 ofwax halfea together, pound of rofen todee ounces, and Pesenegal oe and nd6f: Of SoodTurpentine ite eetwo fire ounces see : mele them emal wounds, and very faire long leaues, broad, fmoothyand fharpe pontieaasetepoe a a lishaod that Tabaco doth,and likewife {pitting,whi? and fuchtlike: ony oftheeeat willdo,as Rofemary,Time, winter Sauorie, fiveet Marjerom ftrings anexed thereunto. alf ie 48 s tof your vie, to cure tnueterate vicers, Itis f Glee: and hurts in the head ; wherewith Thaue gottenapoftumes, burnings, greene both crownesand credits ne in ftead of Tabaco, but to {mall purpofe or profitalthough it do dul ela thee fenc, es, and ftupifie ant =Aton that kin i de ofgidd iddiineffe henbane. uch I like better to be taken in fmoke than this kinde of doubtiil! Cal ni e ft they feeme to embrace and compafle it about. grow within, eeat topofthe ftalkes,in fhape likeabell-floure, fomewhat ee and cornered,hollow : vithin ofa enerae dighe dere colour, andi towhiteneffe toward the brimmes. ae “ cman —— .sf tharpe pointed cods or feed-veflels like vato'the feed of yellow esi Weis a al 2 andbrowner ofcolour. Therootis gteatythicke, andof awooddy fubftance, with fome thre — ae Fee Vy rife,wp 2° Trinidada Fabacohatha thicke toughand fi brous root, front which immediately long broad fennel {mooth, ofa greenithcolour, leffer than thofe of Peru: danehmpeta vpa ftalke dividingit felfe at the groundintodiuers branches,whereon are iene oot eaues, but leffersat the top ofthe ftalks ftand vp long necked hollow floures ofa pa oP ’ ret ding to a bluthcolour: after whichfircceedthe cods or feed-veffels, including eet: like vato the feed of Marjerome.The whole plant perifherhat the fir approch ot : his g 2% oF |