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Show Theatrum Botanicum, 60 Caar.2t Triszi. Lhe Theater ofPlantes. CHarcit. unto the feed veffell of Foxe-gloves,or Finger-flowers,but not fo long, wheteinis contained very faiall and brow~ nith feed ; the roote is fomewhatl Trisf, eyes tocleare them fromany moates, or otherfich like things are gotten withinthe liddes to offend them, as alfe od {pots in them, The Muccilage of the feed of either fort made with water and i c 7 po active difperfeth and taketh them away, andalfo draweth forth fplinters, thornes, oro applyes <9 ae the ch, oe leaves ufed with vineger eitherbyit felfe, or with a little honey, doth helpe ae Bee asaifo Biles, Felons , and the hot inflammations that are gathered bytheir paines; ifit be applyNe scene too erear. The powder ofthedryed leaves put into the nofe provoketh neefing, and stevelgiparocththe head and braines of much theume and corruption It ee 2 evi ome iF — or ong,thicke andhard,but not wooddy, with divers 4, Verbafcim femina flore albo velpallid. Sweet white Mullein,long fibres fer thereunto. The fweet white Mullein hath white hoary and woolly leaves like the other, indented about the edges, and not fo thany growing below on the ground the but longér, narrower, and riioré ftalke is woolly, and rifeth higher than the former, having greater flowers growing at the toppes, much fweeteral fo thdnit,and of a.white colour ; wherein fometimes {ome reddifh lines are to bee feene thereini in other things this differeth not from the former. the leaves taken in wine, Itisin muchufe with men or womenthat have wea e bac 7 to re pe t u trengt - the reines, either ufed byit felfe, or with other hearbes that conduce to the re = : oar $0 ot or the frefh leaves fried in butter, beingfirt dipped in abatter of flower, egges, and little milke, : erved as a ¢ it " t ‘ Pena faith, that {ome Brewers of Aleand Beere inthefe Northerne regions (I thinke they — t : 5. Verbalcam nigrum vulgare. Ordinaty black Mullein. - ands, Ourordinary black Mullein hath leaves nothing woolly or hairy, but ofa darke greene colour fomewhat large, longerpointed, and dived unevenly abour the edges, the ftalke rifech almoft as highas the common white Mullein, and yfually parted at the toppes into fome branches, bea- for fo Dodenexs meaneth) doe put it into their drinke to make it the more heady , fit : P - d arise! W ho thereby according to theirfeverall difpofitions, become either dead drunke, or a _ moe : . degoe It bringeth downe womensdefired ficknefle, and expelleth the fecondine, orafter - R : is ~— taly to ess given to womenthat are barren througha cold and moift difpofition, to heate and dry up ' “tn a ure, and to helpethem tobe fruitfull, and {tayeth the whites, it helpeth alfoa cold ftomacke opprefle, w ith cold flegme,purgeth ring long {piky heads of gold yellow flowers, and in fome the head ofrheume and much corruption, the overmuchufe hereof offendeththehead,and is hurefull for the braine tendingto purple like the other,with fome threads in the middle, which are reddith in fome,and parplifh in others: the feed is like the other : the roote perifherly after feed time as the other doth: the wholeplant hatha ftrongeror more grievous fmell in it than the white kinde. and memory. Yellow Clary,or Jepiters diftafte is hotand drying, and the juyce is of efpeciall good ufe to clenfe and heale foule ulcers, The Ethiopion Clary is commended for the roughneffe ofthe throat, and to helpe to expe. Gtorate the rottenand purulentous matter in the Plurefie » OF inother coughes, either the decoétion of the roote drunke, or madeintoan EleGuary with honey, the Sciatica, Diofcorides faith alfo, itis good for thofe that are troubled with 6. Verbafcum nigrum odoratum, Sweete black Mullein, This black Mullein hath foure orfive leaves lying upon the ground fomewhat long and broad, ending in a lon point, fomewhathard,and as it were crumpled, ofa darke greene colour, without any manifett dents or notchings about the edges: from among which rifeth up a round Cee OK, Verbaftum. Mullein. mee Anyof the Verbafca Mulleins that are properly fo called, doe grow wildin divers and feverall places in hard greene {talke three foote high, oftentimes without any branches, but more often divided into two or three branches, whereon grow many yellow flowers fmaller Nt than in any other, and {melling pretty {weet, which SA Hb INE a f § our owne Country, and therefore are not ufually broughtinto gardens, yer becaufe fome of them are @ more rare, and feldome met withall, I thinke it not amiffe to fhew youall ofthem here, with thofe alfo = that have beenefent us from beyond Sea. - thicker fet together, that is, ae three ae place, heads : the roote is fomewhat great and long, withdivers 1. Verbafcum album vulgare five Tapfis barbatus communis , Common Mullein. The commonwhite Mullein hath manyfaire large woolly white leaveslying next the ground, fomewhat longer than broad, pointed at the ends, and.asit were dented aboutthe edges: the ftalke rifeth up to bee foure or five foote high, covered over with fuch Woolly leaves as the-loweft, butleffer, fo that no {talke can bee feenefor the multitude of leaves thereon up tothe flowers, which comeforth onail fides of the ftalke, without any branches for the moit part,and are manyfet together ina long {pike, in fome ofa gold yellow colour, in others more pale, confifting of five round pointedleaves, which afterwardsgive {mall round heads, wherein{mall brownithfeed is contained : the roote is long, white and wooddy, perifhing everafterithathbornefeed. 2. Verbafcum Danicumhumile. Dwarfe Mullein ofDenm This {mall Mullein growethlike the ordinary Mulleinarke, with yellow flowers, having fuch like woollyleaves growing gether at the bottome, but much finaller : the ftalke thick toabove a foote high atthe moft, fet with fome rifeth not up leaves thereon from the bottome : the fowers are very large for the proportio n of the plant, and yellow like the ordinary ; differing inno other ESIC SW WK i; Ps aa UY), iy ~ SY, aK f j ZG 2 x LN : 7, Verbafcum laciniatum. Tagged Mullein, This jagged Mullein hath large and long leaves uneven- Ss Hie: “adle Lap ! Le Ae ite Cc Y NS ly cut in on the edges, feeming to bee waved, fomewhat like the leaves ofHorned Poppy, ofa darke greenecolour, and alittle hairy withall: the {talke is {mall and greerie, but high, and branched diverfly , bearing {maller yellow flowers, and. more fjparfedly fet chan in the other-blacke : forts, the feed and roote are norunlike the others. Lobel in Adverfari a fhould feeme to fet out this plant as Baninus and other doe intimate, and as himfelfe doth demonttrate it to be Verbafcum alind Matthioli ; but his defcription both oftheorder, forme, and colourof the flowers in his,ismuchdiffering from this : for he faith the flowers are fet underthe ftalkes, as Sage or wild Clary are, and ofthe fame forme and.colour , and thereupongiveth it the title ofVerbafcum pupurenmErncafolinm.asit is to be amended: and inhis obfervations, Verba/cum fylveftre falviforum laciniatum. 8. Verbafcum Salvifolivme exoticum Ciftoides. Sage-leafed Mullein. i This ftrange Mullein hath froma wooddyroote, divers white hoary leaves like unto Sage leaves , but whicer, thicker,and rounder pointed, every one havinga long foote-ftalke, from among which rife up idivers hoary white round ftalkes, fet here and there with fuch like whitith leaves, but a little {maller and narrower ; at che toppesof the ftalkes ftand divers flowers, one above another, confifting of five round pointed leaves, of a yellow colonr, witha few reddith threads thereon. or PiggeSage, all hoary as the {quareftalkes are, which have alfo much woollinefleon them: the flowers:are yellow, many ftanding asgrow below, but finaller . —7 ny yeares. i, EZ are Hee “ re and thereby feeming longer: from a= Unto the middle thereof, whereit beginneth to give flowers, and A ee and places to divide it felfe intobranche Te ; many flowers,gr owing roundaboutthe ftalkess, whereon or branches Opa KS SN thicke together, confilting every one offive round pointed leaves, : of a whitith colour, and in fome plants ‘witha fewyellow threads in the middle + In whof and places more yellow, e places afterwards come round hard feed veffels, yery like ZU CaF, f aN j 9. Verbafculum folsjsSalvie tenuifalie Syriacum. Small Sage-leafed Mullein ofSyria, : AlthoughI never faw this plant, yet becanfe Label whofirft fer it forth, entituleth it Ph/omos, and placethit 2mongthe Verba/ca Mulleins, {can doe noleffe then thew youit al{o with them, with this my note ofVerbaftelam, 707g Whichrifeth upa round hard woolly flalke, about thret cote high, fet with the like leaves, RE fibres annexed unto it, and perifheth not, butabideth ma- U5 Ln thing from it, 3+ Verbafcum ma:folijs longioribus. White Mall ein with long leaves. This Mullein } upon hath many thicke white woolly leaves | ing ; the pega, like unto the common white Mullein, fae they SEY —m fall a- way without givingoffeed a the moft that : : I have obferved, orvery feldome bearing fmall feed in round {mall 3, Veroafcinn gloun vulgare five T apfus barbatus communis, Common Mullein, fi 5. Berbafiitm nigrum vnlgere. Ordinary blacke Mullein. é Table,is notunpleafant to any. butfpecially profitable for thofe, for whom, as T aa is conv omer ic : - unto rather than Verbafcum, from the pofture of the flowers differing from allthe other. Take therefore this thort’ de{ctiption ofLobels, untill a more exad may be given. It hath long, narrow,and pointed leaveslike unto theleffer, together, at their toppes fomewhat like to thofe, ofthe wild’Campion, or Flower of Brijfer, called by divers Nonefuch. The Place, Thefirlt srowethbythefide wayes and Lanésin manyplaces in this Land: the fecond in the fields betweene Cronenberg and Hafaia,neare EYenore in Denmarke,there obferved by Lobel. ‘The third and fourth tn fomeplaces‘ofour owne Country, fo that one (hall hardly-finde a plantina great way. The fift doe grow but in many places tikewife, both in Kens, Swrrey; Effex, and elfewhere, The fixe is fometimesa lfo to be found wild abroadybut G yet |