Chap. 664. Enplijh Herbs. 



,i.t much unlike to thoje of the fmall Con^TZ.' The 

 Bmmhes, compojed ofmanyda>k or dusky ye^/ow 





km Zed /i 7o^fjc?I%l?m!sil£"'' ^"'' 

 _ VIII. Th^ fifth, or Yellow Starwort of Virgi- 



Takini'fa'ii ""n the' Gro'und! ifgr'om'tTbc 

 6 or 7 feet high, zmth many StMs, whofe lower 



flilffiZ^r%fonf!ur'S^^^^^^ 

 be leen tnfome other flants) up to the Top, u^hich 



ijh Tip or Point, refembling flowers, lohch after- 



ivbich are fo fingly fet together, that they refem'- 

 ble the head of Seed of a Ranunculus, but greater. 

 The Leaves fiand fingly on a fmall Yootftalk, on 

 e.ichjide of the Stalk, being very like to the former, 



them abidingyany years and encreafmgit felf 

 y theftdes. This as alfo the two former Virginia 



to them abiding-mny years and encreafmgit Jelj 

 by the fides. This as alto the two former Virg. 

 kwds at Sea. VH. and VIII. looje all their 5/. 



Spring from the Old Root. It grows up but wilh 

 one upright fmaW round Stiff Stalk 4 or % Meet 

 high, bearing '""^ (^'f^f/J^l^'fj^ fj'"^^f ^^^^^^^ 



^breaks the ftozccr, confijiing of a dozen yellow f mall 

 and long Leaves, encompajfing '^'"jl^^fj^fj/'^"^^ 

 ^xT'^England, ha\ not been ^*A["'''^-^^^^ ^^^^^^ 

 Purpiifh Vir|inian Starwort. Its Root is hard and 

 Woody at its head, Jcnding forth long whitijh 

 Strings, and abides all Winter with green Leaves 



1097 



iilTa^^r^^ 5' ?^l?Hr"^^ 



Jand fingly at the joints and Tops of every Stalk 

 and branch, which are fmall and Star like inform, 

 of a pale white color, with a fingle Purple Thrum 

 in the middle, rifing out of a fmall green husk. 



Its Root con/ifls of a bufl, of Strings anTfmak 



u'pnghs!tZs7J!fa''iardligh,"iach"s^^^^^ 



than any of the Blew or Purple Starwort s, anJfJe- 



form, of a very Dale blewifl) color, with a yellow 

 Thrum in the middle, which pafses imo Down, and 



XV. The Qualities. They are temperate in re- 

 fpea to heat or coldnefs, diynefs ormoifture, di- 



