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Show 1238 Cuap.io. TheatrumBotanicum. TRIBE 14. The Placeand Time. All thet grow in {mall tanding waters,the three firft, and the fifth often found in our owne Land, the fourth and the laftin Germany, The fixthby Antwerpe, And flowerin Jowe and Iv/y molt nfually, giving feede the next monethafter, The Names; It is called in Greeke cacyaaris?rudess, in Latine Anagallis aquatica, The fird is commonly called Becabunga, from the Germane word Bachpunghen, as is nfuall with them to frame Latine words from their owne appella- The Theater of Plants, T rise 14 1, Nafturtiam aquaticum vulgare, — Guaryig. 1339 2. Nofurriom aquittoum Ltali¢ém, Common Water Creifes, Tislian water Crcfles. tions, Axguillara, Bruntelfigs, Ericivs Cordus,Fuchfims,, and others, tooke it to be Sism of Diofcorides, but ver ctronioufly, and thereupon Tragus and Gener, callit Sinm.nonodoratwmsTurner, Dodonem, and Lagdanenfis take ir to be his Cepea, but generally now adaies called Anagallis aquatica, and fo Lobel,Dodoneusand others doe, yet Tabermontarys and Bauhings call icminor, becanfe he calleth the next major,and Thalivsfolio maximo, Thethird is called Berula major by Tabermontanusand by Banhinus Anagallis aquatica major‘folio eblongo,as he doth theleffer ofthis kindessivor. The fourthis called by Trages Sive alterum, and Amagallis aquaticaand by Banhinus Ana. galls aguatica foliss pulegy. The fifth and fixth is called ay Lobel Anagallis tertia e quarta, Guilandinus did dis ‘vei{ly thinke of the fifth, taking it one while to be Ali/msa of Diofcorides,and another while to be Cochlearia, but neither truely. Some alfotookeit tobe Samolus of Pliny;lib.25.c.1 4. and Bavhiows calleth ie Anagallis aquatica Foliorotundo oon crenato, but fome of the others before haverounderleaves, The laft is called by him asit isin the title, The Italianscall it Gorgeftrello, The French Birle,from whence rofe Berula, yet Marcellus faith that Berula isthe Greekes w+42p07,Crefles, The Germanes as isfaid Bachpangben,and Wafferpungen,or bungen as Iraq gushathit. The Dutch Water punghen and Beckpixghen, And wein Englif Brookelime ufaally for thefirt,and ‘Water Pimpernel for the reft following. The Vertues ; Tragus {aizhthat Brookelime and Water Pimpernall, are both of a moift faculey, yet others fay dry, being no leffe heating then 'Water Creffes, and are ufed both in meate and medicine, as Water Creffes are, -yet weaker : Brookelime and Water Creffesare generally ufed together,much in dict Beeres and Ales, with otherthingsferving to purge and clenfe the blood and body from thofe peccant humours,that would overthrow thehealth there- \ Ci) g 7 Y LG \ V of, and the Scurvy allo,for which they are very helpefull : they alfo helpeto breake theftone, and paffe it away by urine,which it provoketh alfo being ftopped,it helpeth likewife ro procure womens courfes, and tp expell the dead birth, being fryed with butrer and vinegar,and applyed warme,it helpeth all manner of tumours, and fwellingsand Saint Axrhonyes fire allo,if it be often ek Farryers doe much nfe it abouttheir horfes, to take a way fwellings, roheale the fcab, and other thelike difeafes in them, Cuar. XIX. hi Ay jy}) ke Wi Nafturtinm aquaticum, Watér Creffes? Doe diftinguifh betweene Sium and Nafturtinm aquaticum,as Baubinus and Ge[uer in hortas doe, holding them tobe differing kindes of plants and not [Pecies ejufdem generis, and therefore entreate of » them in feverall places,as 1 alfo muft doein feverail Chapters,and {peake of thofe forts, that fortheir 3 likeneffe unto Cardamou,Crefles may be called xépdupor evudesr, Cardamon enudron Nofturtinm aquati- CLL cum: for of the Cardamines,which are Field Creffes, I have entreated inthe feverith Claffis of this Worke, one of whofe figures I give you here to fhewtheir difference, 1. Naffurtinm aquaticnm vulgare. Common WaterCrefles. Our ordinary Water Creffes {preadeth forth with many weake hollow fappy ftalkes, fhooting out fibres at thé joynts. and upward long winged leaves, madeof fundry broad fappy and almoft round leaves, of a brownifh greene colonr, the flowers are many and white, {tanding on long footeftalkes,after which come {mall yellow feed containedin {mall long podslike hornes, the wholeplant abideth greene in the Winter, and tafteth fomewhat hot and fharpelike Crefles. 2. Naftartinm aquaticum Italicum, Italian water Crefies. i This differethlittle from the former,butin that the Balke is crefted, the leavesare cut ima little here and there onthe edges,and dented, fomewhat refembling Parfley leayes,andin the tafte of both herbe and feede,more mild and pleafant,the roote likewife creepeth not as the others, 3- Nasturtium aquaticnm amaram. Bitter Water Crefles. This fort growéth greater then thefirft, with longer and more pointed leaves,when it runneth upto ftalke, but the firlt leaves are very large andround, little differing elfe fromthe forme, but is fo extreame bitter intalte, that none can away withit coeate it,unleffe it bé boyled in water.and fhifted againe into otherfrefh boyling water, totake awaythe bitternefle, and fo fome doecate it: this is often found growing in Germanic as Yhaline faith, withthe former, and knowne afunder by the greatneffe. : 4. Nafturtinm aquaticum minus. Sweete {melling Water Crefles. This fmall Water Creffe hath a {mall long white roote,with fomefibres thereat, from whence {pring fandry winged leaves made of many much {maller then the former, and fomewhar long with the {mallneffe, {melling reafonable well: the ftalkes have divers white flowersupon them like unto the Cardamine,but {maller by much: the feedes are like in fuchflender pods and ofthe fame tafte. The Place and Time, i All thefegrow in the fmall ftanding waters for the moft part, yét fometimes in {mall rivulets ofrunning water? they flower and feede in the beginning of Summer. The Names. : The firlt is generally taken tobe the Si/ymbrinm alterum ofDiefcorides, which ashe faith. fome called Sivm, and others Cardamine,being fo like in taftethereunto,. A4atthiolw, Cafalpinga, gnd Taber mentanws call it, sens ' AgnArKy . 3: NaWurtion aquaticum amarzm, Bitter water Crelles, : ENOL DOW SWZ — PES i ISATVE VLC te SS |