.Li b. *. 



Of the Hiftorieof Plants. 



617 



,fna y a man fingular in the knowledge of plants, bath fet downe this herbe for one of the 

 duckweeds, which doth very well refemblc the Storks bill, and might haue beene there inferred 

 Bat the matter being of fmall moment I let it pane $ for doubtlefle it participated! of both that 

 is thehead or bcake of Storkes bill, and the leaues of Cbickweed,which are long and hairy, like 

 ifeofeof Scorpions Moufe-eare. The floures are fmall, and of an herby colour • after which come 

 loag horned cods or feed veffels, like vnto thofe of the Storks bill. The root is fmall and fingle. 

 with firings h ftcned thereto. 



? lute Chickvvecd or fmall Henbit; hath thin hairy leaues fomewhat broad, with twocuts or 

 gaihesio the ftdes,after the manner of thofe of ground luic,whereof it tookehis name,referabling 

 ttebacic ofa Bee when (he flieth.The ftalks are fmall ,render,hairy,and lying flat vpon the ground 

 The floures are flenderjandofa blew colour. The root is little and threddy. 



4 The great Henbit hath feeble ftalkes leaning toward the groundjwhe'reupon do grow at cer- 

 (BDcdiftanccs leaues like thofe of the dead Nettle ; from the bofome whereof come forth (lender 

 Hew floures tending to purple ; in (hape like thofe of the fmall dead Nettle. The root is toupb 

 fingle,and a few firings hanging thereat. 



^ The Place. .: : r , , /,?• . ; Z '■ .' ' • : ."'''-..."'■." 



Tbefe duckweeds are found in gardens among pot-herbes,in darke fhadowie places and in the 



BAf 



fields after thecorne is reaped. 



/ 



iff The Time* 



icher Chickweed 



% The Ntmes. 





The firft and third is called Morfut GaUinxMtw% bit, ijtlfiu Hederula, and Hederacta • Libel a] 

 call the fourth,^ GalmafoUo Hcdtrds. dter : in high Dutch, $UtterUf| J in French,*^/- 



and ungelnc : in low Dutch,$oenberCbert t in Engli(h,Henbit the greater and the letter 



<fl The Temperature and Vertues . 



operation 



r 



"\ 



Chickweed 



1 



C h a Pi 18 s. OfTimperneU. 





Male Pimpcrncll. 



u 





2 Anagallis femiqa. . 



Female Pimpernel!. 



a 



^•P 



ty***** ' 



}+<Jr< 



ly/^ 



•¥ 





* 



11 i 



P 





^ 



tti 



f T ' ;t 



