Chap. 172. EngHJJ} Herbs. 



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frnhmar^ Roou at the 'jfims,' Jnch\re fSl 

 white Fibres, by which it takes hold of the Ground, 

 and fo encreafes or f pre ads it f elf far about. Some 

 of the principal Stalks (land upright, a foot high or 

 higher, andfometimes they feem to be rather leaning 

 than upright : at the tops of thefe Stalks and their 

 Branches come forth the Flowers, conjifiing of five 



being paft, yield knobby rough Heads of Seed, very 

 like to thefirfl. The Jharp Tajie of the heaves and 

 Flowers are alfo like to the fame. Of this kind there 

 is alfo one with double Flowers, which is nurs'd up 



l]ZTlptnty\f%f^^^^^ 



fpring up divers Leaves, much more cut in and di- 



Jianding on ajhort Foot-ftalk, c} an over-worn green 

 color : among which rffe up feveral flender Stalks, 

 afoot or foot and half high, with fame leaves there- 

 narrower parts than thofe belom ; at the tops of the 

 colored Flowers, conjifting of five Leaves apiece, like 



flanding about a green Head ; which after the Flowers 

 are paft, grows to be more rough or prickly than the 

 feedy Heads of any of the aforegoing. Of this kind 

 IS that thought to be which bears double yellow Flow- 

 ers, one out of another, called Anglicus bulbofus o: 

 tuberofus. Alfo another, whofe Flower is fingle 



""vm.'m 'fifth, or Globe kind, (called in th 

 Northern Countries of England, where it grows 



full of Jmall Knobs, wherein I's contaiTcdfrnUbluk 

 IX. The Places They all grow in F eld. and 

 efpecially the four firft kinds Tlic fifth kind |row,s 

 wild in moft places ot Lancaflmt. mii.lorHmre, 

 and other bordering Shires in the J^tiiJun p rtb ot 



not been yet found wild in any of the Southern ot 

 Weftern parts pf tngland 



X The Times They flower in May and June, 

 and the Seed is ripe in July and Auguft 



XL The^ualities,Spccification, Prepa>at,ons,Vir- 

 tues and U/es, he m Chap 176 following, where 



CHAP. CLXXIII. 

 0/ CROWFOOT Field. 



I.np if £ Names. It is called in Greek, ^^tt^i^r 

 Fkld'o-LfZ'!'""'' 



FcllowftdcLCroorv Joot 



