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Show —_ T Rise 13, Theatrum Botanicum. Caar.34. 1195 2. Inmeus Equifer) capitulis alter, Theother Aglet headed Ruth, 1, Janeus aquaticus capitulis Equt/cti, Aclet headed Ruths, Trt BE 13. FbeDTbeaterofPlants. heads flowring after another, afterWhichcome twofmall round bictor fer together on each footeltalke,ofthe bignefi¢ of the Candy a Vetch, - The Place’and Times? ‘ 1197 Cwar. 35. x, laneusfloridus, The flowring Ruths } The fir Broweth in watery ditchesspaolesand plafhés, in molt parts ofthis Kingdome s The other hathbeene obferved in Swif(erlandin fondry places,and are flowrifhing all the Summerlong, ripening the feedein the meanc rime.\ The Names, Alchoughthis hathino Grecke namej yetit hath found divers Latine names, being called by Tragns Calamegroftis fecunia, by «Marthiolus, Lugdunenfis,Camerariss,and others, Inscus floridus, by Lobel, Tnncas Cypercides floridus paludofusby Cordut, Gladiolus paluftria, by Dodonaus,Gladiolus aqnaticts, whofindethit erronious in them thatcall it lanesfloribas, buris in as great an error him(elfe ro follow (ordzs, that calleth ic Gl2diolws from the falfe tranflation of Gaza, making Theophraftus his Cyperns to be Gla- diolas,as Piny(it may be)mifled him before,wherenntoit hath no correfpondence, faving a littlein the leaves, hee alfo taketh it to be Sparganium Diofcoridis,wherunto it agreeth as littlefomealfo call ic Batomos TIbeophrafti. and Lonicerus ‘Carex alterum, ‘The Italianscall it Giunco florida, The Dutch Watter Lift, and Gerard Water Gladioll, following Cordus, who confoundeth Theephras Slus his Cyperis, with Diofcoridis his Gladiolus, The Vertues, Matthiolus faith icis thought to worké thelike effects that che other forts of Rufhes doe, but according to Cordes his mi- ftaking it tobe Gladiolus, he faith it is good to helpe the paincs of: womenin their delivery of chiding, being boyled in wine and drunke. Cmuar. XXXV. eS Aglettoppés: 3. Inecelln capitulis Equifeti ‘fluitans, Floting Rufhes with very {mall lender bowing Ruth, which a forth commeth roote, threddy {mall a from hath Ruth Tits (mall long, floating upon the waters, whereit dividethit felfe into manyother {mall Rufhes about two or three inches downe againe,each ofthem bearing a {mall groweth: Whereot fome grow upright and others doe bow or bend headJike the former,with a fmall long Rufh growingby it- The Place and Time, The Names, Dales capitalis equifeti,and by Lugdunenfis Tuncus clavatus he firft is called by Lobel Tancus aquatscus minor byany other, The talt Banhinuslo de(cribed The {econd hath his title fafficient ro exprefle itynot being it in thetitle,yer calling ic wsinor,as he doth the firlt major. The Vertues. but are held unprofitable as a great operty knowne to what malady any of chefe may be applyed Se ——————— Cuar. XXXIV. Inncus cyperoides floridus. The flowring Cyperus Rufhthefe flowring Rufhes, but Barhinus hathadded m4 Here hathformerlybeene knowne batone fort of cocoa a8 another leffer fort. 5 na 1. Tuncus floridws major, The greater flowring Sah) Soy all the other forts of Rus oi from differing is This greater flowring Cyperus Ruth(asit Ss] oe of leaves like unto thofe of Cyperus, rifing th theni all in beauty ) hath fundry heads whence {pring round oe ee from manyfibres, with bufhing Ruthes, likethe creeping or {preading roote : a large fpread tute or umibell of pale blu fh a oe Jike ftalkes two or three cubits high,bearing at the top which falling away as Ran? ‘ is wich fome threds tipt with yellow in the middle, ( yet Tragus defcribeth themtobe white) {mall {cede within them, bringin their places fall round blackifh heads,containing sere ; 2. Luncys floridus minor, The leffer owring Ruth. hand bredth high, having : bes afmall ftalke ofa roote, > t yers, One _ The fmailer Cyperus Ruth hath a whi:ith joynted. a five the ftalke,and at the toppe then long tharpepointed Ruthlike leaves, two whereof rife higher bea Kinde of Ru(h, growing ratherin dry thén moift places, yétbégyeaq Lthough the Spartum Pliny Graffes that ferve with us for the famepurpofes, to make Mats and ether BH) caufe the other forts of ed by the #a} fuch like workes,doe grow in wet and Moorith grounds, neare the Sea fide, andarecall @) fame nameofSpartum,I mutt rather then divide it place it with the other. i firft not onely in the ponds and waters Thefe all have beene found in our owne land,as well as beyond Sea, the us alfo,the other in the brookes and with places divers in ,but Antwerpe by hard Anfroyel led villagecal ofa {mall are co be feene in the end of Summer when they flowrifh: ponds, ofbeth wales and England, in fundryplaces and ; ase eee Spartumherbafiveluncus, Matt weed or Mat Rufhes: ‘1. Spartum Plinijfive lnncus Hifpanicus. Spanifh Rufhes. whereof is parted 2 , The Spanfo Ruth rifeth up witha number of round Rufhesa cubitlone each Rufhes, fomewhat broader at little above théground, into three or foure more,flender long, toughand greene together,that it makech the firit, being whitith in the middle,which foone after have both their edges-{o drawne and whitith, when they are then grow harder, them feeme round, {o that the partition is hardly difcerned, and floores of chambers are matted, as they are dry, (as we fee them in frailes,and in the round mats wherewith the t higher then the ftalkes, (omewha wronght there and broughtover to us) from among w hich rifeup fundry which come {mall long feede, after leaves bearing atthe toppe a {mall long head of many fharpe pointed buskes, tufts, matting therein that in like unto fome ofthe other Graffes: the rootes{pread inthe ground into many fome places they take up two toote {quare or more. \ 2, Spartum P linialterum molliys, The fofter Spanifo Ruths the former doth, and-differeth from This other Spani/> Ruth groweth in the very fame manner and order,that bearing a fhotter tuft at the top, it onely inthefe particulars,the Rufhesare more fine and flender, fofter alfoand Pi moifterplaces. breaking out of skinny huske or hole: therootes hereof doe mat like theother,and grow in 3. Spartum marinnm noftras, Our Matweed or Marram. that are not booges their-leg piereing ' This Matweed hath divers long bard, and very fharpe pointed Ruthes, ted going among them, the ftalkes have foft fpiked long heads,like unto the cares ofRye, and bloominglikeit alfo, the rootes creepe in the ground,and faften themfelves ftrongly therein. * 4. Spartum marinum noftras alterum, . The other of our Sea Marweedes, fi This other Matweedeis in the growing like the former, but that thé rufhes are broader and fhorter, and the heads or {pikesalfo; the rootes likewife creepe and are{trongly faltened into the ground, ‘. Spartum parvam Batavicum co Anglicum, Small Matweede, * _ The Small Matweed hath fhorter fmaller and harder rufhes, the (talkes are a cubithigh,having {mall thin long {pikes,and harder atthe toppes then the former: the rootes likewife arelong,hard,and fomewhat rough,fit to be wroughtinto litrle baskets or thelike. Kkkkk 6, Spars |