The Paradife of Plants. 7 565 
ting and eating Cancers, and putrid Sores. Ifthe fame be applyed with Salt and 
Raddith roots to any Leprofie, Morphew, Ringworm, or the like, it helpeth it, and 
cleanfeth the skin: with quick Brimitone ‘and Vinegar it diffolveth Knots and 
Kernells, and if it be boyled in Wine with Pidgeons dung and Linfeed, it breaketh 
thole Knors and Kernells that ate hard to be diffolved. A Decodion ‘made there 
of with Wattr and Honey, and the place bethed therewith, is profitable for the 
Sciatica. 1fa Woman fit over che fumes of it, Barly meal, Myerhes and Frankin- 
fence, it isthought to be(p Comcep:ion, as likewile if ithe made into theform of a 
Plaifter, and laid upon che Bady.. Being made into a Pultis with Swines greace, it 
draweth outall Splixters, Thormes, and broken Bones that arein any part: The 
Root boyled in. Wine, and deank, after it hath ftood certain dayes, killeth the 
wWormes. Whofoever reads thefe properties of Darnell, will think itto bea very 
vertuous Plant, but its faults are behinde, which are not afew, for befides that it 
peftereth Husbandmen, as | have faid, it troublech the Braine and Senfes, procu- 
ring forné Dreams, if the feeds happen into Bread, and ifithappen into 
Drink, it will make a man drunk,or giddy- headed prefently, __ And itis fo naughe 
for the Eyes both wayes, that it was formerly proverbially obje@ed to one that 
was sll-fighted, that he had cates Darned. 
ao uKcDs 203 “The Diptoves: 
p27 ponte: is called in n. Greek’ Ausedr@1@ eAmaranthus, aia the red 
Flower thereof, will endure for a'very long time, without any fenfible decay, 
if it be gathered in its right feafon, by which name it isk»own amonght the La- 
tines, who fometimes callit Flos Amwvia, from its lovely aipect, from whence we 
have it called: in Enghth Feewramer, F loweregentle, Flower Velure, and Velvet 
Flower ftom its foftneffe, but it is moft commonly called. Amaranthus by the. Foe . 
riftsofourdayes. Blite is called in Greek Gairror, becaufeit 'squafi fatmmm olus 
unfavory and without tafte, aad therefore Dio/corides put it amongit thofe sea . = 
that be daold infipide, in Latim Blitws and ia wee Blite teal ie 
The Kindes, m si 
Tk h Amaranthus be a kinde of Blite, iil nia Sinsatldok deamon: 
et becar anthus is: better known in thi fe dayes than Biice, and of more ef 
Geary for oar-prefent purpote; therefore { have fete inthe: Frost 1. The common 
purple Flower-gentle. 2. The neat leffer purple Flower gentle. 3:Spotted-or 
variable Flower-gentle. 4.The greater Fleuramor, or purple Flower-gentle. 
s-The green Flower-gentle of New-England. 6. Crimfon-velvet Flower-; eeatle 
7. Crefted Flower gentle. 8 Great white Blite. ee 
_ wild red Blice. 11. Wild Blite with much feed, ext 
The Pune. : 
The Common purple Flower-genele rifeth up wi:ha ftalka Cobit high, and 
fometimes higher, which is ftraked or chamfered. along the fame, yet towardst 
Root itis very fmooth, | sad ofa reddith coloury dresding i if towards the: 
Sek ee ee broad, fharp pointed, : 
ire Pea ene ‘the Fleivers are ong, foie 
