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Show errr ret spsretin ee oo 614 Ofthe Hiftorie of Plants. ee 2H Lina. aE a 7 Speedwel Chickweed hatha littletender ftalk, from which come diuers {mall ares or bran. ches as it were wings,fet together by couples ; whereon do growleaues fet likewife by couples,like thofe of Veronica, or herbe Fluellen, whereofit tookehisname. The floures grow along thebran. ches ofablewcolour ; after which come little pouches wherein is thefeed : the rootis {mall.and likewifethreddy. This in the Hif.£ugd. is called Elatinepoly(chides : and Fabius Columna iudgeth it tobethe 4/)/Jon of Diofcorides, $ § There isa kind of Chickweed growingin thebrinks and borders of Wels,Fountains, hal. low Springs, hauing many threddy roots from whichrifevp diuers’ tender ftalks, whereupon doe grow longnarrowJeaues ; from the bofomes ofwhich comeforth diuers fmaller leaues ofabright greené colour. The floures growat the top ofthe ftalkes, fmall, and white ofcolour. 9 Thereis likewife another water Chickweedfmaller thanthetaft deferibed, hauing for his root athicke haflocke or tuftofthreddy ftrings : from whichrifevp very many tender ftems,trerchingortrailing along the ftreame ,whereondogrowlongleaues fet vpon a middle rib,likethole of Lentils orwilde Fetch the floures‘andfeedsare like the precedent, but muchfmaller. $ 11 Alfinerotundifolia, fine Portulaca aquatica, WaterPurflane. 13 Alfine baccifera. Berry-bearing Chickweed, L15.323 s. ~OF the Hiftory of Plant Ae aie <i — a Brow at the Hieree ae lonput{mallfibres, and take root againe : the leanesurflane, but much maller, and ofa yellowith oifh,and round at the points, refembling thofe of F fucceededby little eee colour at the bofomesofthe leaues come forthlittle floures,which aré this forth by the name ofAline round {eed-veflels containing a {mall round feed. Bawhine hath fet lijs oblongis. mi iluftris ed by the name of Serpilae ‘ Bo ces Chickweed, which John Banhine hath mention filia; and Gajper Bauhine by thetitle ofAlfine paluftris minor Serpillifolia, hath alfo weake and tender pointed leaues atBoM creeping brancheslying {pred vpon the ground ; fet witht yf narrow herp of thefe leaues grow mall ioynt, greene aboue, and ofawhitifh colour below : at the pe is contained a verie vellels parted as it were into two, with a little creft on each fide, and inthefe betweene Clapham {mall feed. Both thefe maybe found in waterie placesin luly and Auguft, as tead. heath and Touting, and betweene Kentifh towne and Hampi thought 13. This Plant that C/ufivs and others hauecalledAlfine repens major,and {ome haue the Ciclaminus altera of Diofcorides ; and (ucubalus of Pliny, may fitly be putin this ranke; for it fendeth vp many long weake brancheslike the great Chickweed, fer with two leaues at a ioynt, big- the ger than thofe of the greateft Chickweed, yet like them in fhape and colour : at the tops of as branches, out of pretty large cups come whitifh greene floures, which are fucceeded by berries big as thofe of Iuniper, at firft greene, but afterwards blacke : the feed is {mall and fmooth : the part root white,very fibrous, long and wooddy,andit endures for many yeares, It floures moft of Sommer, and growes wilde in fundry places of Spaine and Germany, as alfo in Flanders and England, according to Pena and Lobel : yet Lhaue not feene it growing but in the garden of my friend M', Pembleat Marribone. The Authorslaft mentioned affirme the berries hereof to haue a poyfonous facultie like as thofe of Dwaleor deadly Nightfhade. + The Place. Chickweeds, fome grow among bufhesandbriers, old walls, guttersof houfes ; and fhadowie laces. The places wherethereft groware fet forth in their feuerall defcriptions. @ The Time. p , The Chickweeds are greene in Wintet, theyfloure andfeed in the Spring. : | The Names. Chickweed or Chickenweedis called in Greeke atom : in Latine itretaineth the fame name Al- ve of fome of the Antientsit is called Héppia. The reft of the plantsare diftinguifhed in their yerall titles, with proper names whichlikewife fetteth forth the place of their growings, The Temperature. Chickweedis cold and moift, and ofawaterith fubftance ; and therefore it cooleth without a- ition or binding, as Galen faith. q Theyertues. The leanes of Chickweed boyled in watervery foft, adding thereto fome hogs greafe, the pousr of Behugteeke and Linefeed, and a fewroots of marfh Mallowes,and ftamped tothe forme of taplafine or pulteffe, taketh awaythefwellings of the legs or any other part ;bringeth to fuppu1on ormatter hotapoftumes ; diffoluethfwellings that wil notwillingly yeeld to fuppuration , afeth membersthat are (hrunke vp ; comforteth woundsin finewie parts ; defendeth foule maigne and virulent vicers frominflammation during the cure :in a word,.it comforteth, digefteth, $ 12 Alfine palustrisferpillifolia, Creeping water Chickweed, dcfendeth, and fuppurateth very notably. The leaues boyled in Vineger and falt are good againft manginesofthe hands and legs,if they 2 a = be bathedtherewith. x Little birds in cadges (efpecially Linnets) are refrefhed with the leffer Chickweed when they ‘oath their meat , whereupon it was calledoffome Pafferina. Io’ Cuar.193. like thereltoftheNocheoebosaterith groundsanother fort ofChicksweed, note Thete growes in the marif] i G The Defiription. ftrawfpdine ,withdivers (ring feck s Raaci ‘ : ae rs a nsthol a Ithat n root of Couchroot e likethe i h aJong of le the:from Soy vh -graf e wort ples atsbur certaileee nedifntat tanceseaie ee :on the Bie theRttalke s grow a ee {mall ma flourelike lewhite s lik thot s oe ce 1r_ Tothefe water Chic ee S$ maymay firl fitly be added thofe twowhichI veeds guredin mylaft iournall : the for mer ; of wh lich, that I haue there called 4//; dzoribus, fiue Portic.ca Aguatica, (t} h atts) Roundleaued Chickweed,or wat ftringy root which fends for 1 diuers creeping {quare branches,which here andtl Of the baftard Chickweeds. Ermander Chickweed hath {mall tender branches trailing vpon the ground , befet with leaues like vnto thofe of Scordium, or VVater Germander.. Among which comeforthlittle blew floures : which being faded, there appeare fmall flat husks or herein lieth the feed. Therootis {mall and threddy ; which being once, gotten intoa found ishard tobe deftroyed, but naturally commiethvp fromyeare to yeare as a noifome 1 Des, w 2 Clifine |