Chap. 456. Z nghjh HerW. 



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XII TU Tme, Moll of tlefc lleil 



CHAP. CCCCLVI. 

 Of L O V A G E Common 



Umjiicum, Libyfticum ijf S^iyrmumluchfiu Lqfer 

 according to Lugdunenfis. but this I believe is a 

 Miftake, for I camot find that thofe Ancients knew 

 any thing of it , it is alfo by haul mm accounted a 

 banais fei tiln Theopl t ah in hnghjh^ Lov i£t. 



the Defcnpttons. 



III. Tfe>/, or Our Common Garden Lovage. 

 It hof a Root which grows great and deep, ff reading 

 7nuch and enduring long, of a brawmjh Color on the 

 outfide, and ^htijh within. It has many long and 



and greater, every Leaf being cut about the edges, 

 broaden at 01 lowaids the end, andfmallefi at the 

 Stalk, of a fad green Color, Jmooth and fhinirg. 

 From among which rile up feveral ftrong and hol- 

 low green Stalks, five or fix teet high, and fome- 

 times, feven or eight Feet high, accorduig to the 

 but leffer Leaves fet at them than thofe which grow 

 the tops, long Branches,, bearing at then tops large 

 Wild Patfnep ; and after them Hat brownifli Seed, 



IV. The fecond, or German Lovage. //^f;- 

 great and thick, andmt at allfibious, in this t, a 



