44 



Salmon J- Herbal. 



Lib. I. 



pale purplijh color ^ . 



'ackifl> 



V Lefler hoary Calamint, hat aji- 



e others, and not per'tfhing yearly. 



From i^hkhfpriTig up/mall, low, ani flenier hoary 



the' le aft 



Sliraiimore mar 

 BufhBafil. ThelSrs^lte Zer^" fmall, 

 the laft defcribed, and of d lefs heady Jmell, 

 Seed alfo, but fame thing leffer. 



e Places. 





o^England,hoth in plowei Grounds,and moift Mea- 

 dows. The fecond, Fena fays he found on certain 

 Hills in Lonbardy ; and in feveral places of oar own 

 Land, but not always fpotted ; I have found it in 

 feveral places oi South Carolina. The third and laft 

 is not common with us, but only nouriflied up in 

 Gardens : It grows mCandta, from whence the Seed 

 "vil. rheTmes.'"'They Flower in fune znijuly, 

 and their Seed is ripe foon after. 



VIII. As to their Qualities, Specification, ?rep^^ 



wtthThofrinThrformCT Chapter, and therefore to 



CHAP. < 

 CALTROPi 



Land. 



I. np H E Names. They are called in Gr 

 1 e:A®-, £ Tei^vx©- : In Latin, Tribm 



Englijh^ Calthrops. The Arabians call this flant 

 Haja'ch, and Haferk ; the Spaniard, Abrolos, and the 

 '"'iL WSx. It is twofold, firftofthe Land, 

 called in Greek, lexficK'Q- mmlQ- ; in Latin, Tribu- 



lus terreftris;, and xaEnglifh, Land Caltrops, of 

 which in this Chapter. Secondly, Water Caltrops, 

 ofwhichinthenext. 



Lmd Caltr')pc 



# 



III. The Defaiption. Land Caltrop has a Root 

 Fibres or Strings. From this Root rife up fever d 

 hard, f mall, long Branches, full of Joints, andfpread 

 abroad ufon the ground ; which are furnijhed with 

 many winged Leaves, having a middle Rib, en which 

 ftand feveral fmall Leaves, on bothjldes the f aid 



the' Joints come forth ftngly, fmall, plk, ^whitij, 

 Flowers, conjifting of five fmall Leives, like the 

 Flowers ofTormentil. Thefe being paft, there comes 

 forth little, rough, prickly heads, full of Frickles, 



IV. The Flaces. It is faid to grow plentifully 

 in Spain in their fields, being fometimes hurtful to 

 Corn : It is alfo found in moft places of Italy and 

 France : And, as Gerard fays, it grows with us in 

 England; he found it in a moift Meadow adjoin- 

 ing to the then "^"-^ "-^"'' -'''■- - " -^ 



t Plants of it 



grows amongft f 

 ;s, and by Walls 



•ParliofSirJ 

 ■om London, fro: 

 his Garden. 



"Si:; 



; Ruins of 

 r' It Flowers in June and July ; and 



vel in the Reins, and parts adjacent. 



VIII. TheFreparations. You may have therefto 

 X. A liquid Juice. 2. AnEffence. ^. A Decoffi 

 4. A Pouder of the 'Root. ^. A CoUyrium. 6. 

 Cataplafm of the Le<rvcs. 7. A Lotion. 8. 7 

 Seel 



The Virtues. 



IX. 77;^ liquid Juice. Being applied, it aba 

 the Inflammation, and cures an Fryiipelas : It h 



I Apoftems, 



