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Show of Plarits. Of thé Hiftorie—— ut lefler : on the orher fo a Ofthe Hiftory of Plants: But water Lillie which hath the white floures is of gteater force, infomuch as it ftaicth the whites:but both rhis and the other that hath the black root muftbe drunke inred wine:they haue alfoa {couring quality, therfore they both clenfe away the morphew,andbe alfo good azainft t pilling away ofthe haire ofthe head ; againft the morphew they are fteeped in water, and . pilling away ofthe haire in Tate : but for thefe things that is fitter which hath the black root,and ' 5 Nymphaealutea pails minima. is minor alba minor. iba hea Nees ee ic, The fmall white Water Lill ; Lis.2. JZ ot-ftalkes.ftand.prettie white floures,confifting offiue {mall leaues Ss he middle thereof. e,hauinga little yellow ant ae Limi 2. re Dwarfe Water Lillie. for the other, chat which hatly the white root, : Theopraftus faithchat being ftamped and laid vpon the wound, it is reportedto ftdy the blee- ding. ; The Phyfitions of our agedo commend the floures of white: Nymphea againgt the i ofthe head which come of a hot caufe: and docertainely affirme, that the root ofthe y cuteth hot difeafes. of the kidnies and bladder,and is fingular good again{t the running’ eines. Therootandfeed of the great water Lillie is very good againft veneryorflethlyd dodrinke the decoétion‘thereof,or vie the feedor root in powder in his meates;forit dr feed ofgeneration,and focaufeth a mantobe chatt,e{peciallyvfed in broth with fleth. _ The confetue ofthe floures is goodfor the difeafes aforefaid, and is goodalfo againft hot bur- ning fevers. The floures being madeinto oile,as yeedo make oile ofroles, doth coole and refrigerate, cau fing fiveate and quiet fleepe,and pt awayall venereous dreames: the temples ofthie head palmes of the hands and feet,andthe breftbeing annointed for theone, and the genitors vpon and aboutthem for the other. Thegreene leautes of the s° ie, either thewhite or the yellow laid vpontheregion ofthe backe in the fmall, n nuoluntary flowing away ofthe feedcalled Gonorthree times a day remooued, and frefh applied thereto, Of Pond-weed, or water Spikes | Potamogeitonlatifolium, ce Broadleafed Pondweed, 2 Potamogtiton Anguftifolinm, tf Sv Narrowleafed Pondweed, SS of the waters 4 The {mall yellowwater Lillie hath a little threddie root,creepingin the bol me ., whereo® ft and difperfingit felfe far abroad ; from whichrife fmall tenderftalkes, {mooth aM fo e frandeth a lk Ba || do growlittle buckler leaueslike the laft defcribed : likewife on the other aae tuft of manyfloures likewife floting vpon the wateras the others do. $ This hat Yt than thofeofthe next defcribed, wherefore it may be fitly named Nymphea Lutes . lo, + ‘ ie,faui > that, , 5 This dwarfe water Lilliediffereth not fromthe other {mall yellow. veatet Le that this kinde hath fharper pointed leaues, and thewhole plantis altogether 4 *eherefor the difference. + This hath the floures muchleffe han thofe of the laft.deferoe*, fitly fordiftin@ion fakenamed Nymphaea lutea minorflore paruo. + @ The Place. : kes that 1a Thefe herbes do growin fennes, ftanding waters,broad ditches, and in broo and fometimes in great riucrs. {low lv q The Time, They floureandflourith moi of the Sommer moneths. q The Names. ecaule hea, fo namedbeet ok WaterLillie is called in Greeke nuupue : and in Latine alfo Nympre,} 7 muphar: of 4p = 10 growinwaterie places,as Dio/corides faith: the Apothecaties call it Nena . Marcelle 5 goal Vener? - high Duteey rer Herculania,Alea palu|tris,Papdner paluftre,Clavus vencris,and Digitus in French, side o writer reporteth, that itis called in Latine Clava Herentis: fey Mavhertts in low Dutch,qalompen + in Englith,Water Lillie,water ote. The Temperature, bonis aid Both théroot and {eed of waterLillie hate a drying forcewithout biting. ang offeed which comme? Vertues. The @| a “ Water Lilliewith yellow flourés loppeth laskes, the ouerflow ai oe A. way by dreames or otberivife;and is goodfor themthat haue the blous |