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physician remarks : — " Such as are astrologers (and indeed none 

 else are fit to make physicians) such I advise: let the planet that 

 governs the herb be angular, and the stronger the better; if they 

 can, in herbs of Saturn, let Saturn be in the ascendant; in the 

 herb of Mars, let Mars be in the mid-heaven, for in those houses 

 they delight; let the Moon apply to them by good aspect, and let 

 her not be in the houses of her enemies; if you cannot well stay 

 till she apply to them, let her apply to a Planet of the same 

 tri{)licity; if you cannot meet that time neither, let her be with a 

 fixed Star of their nature." 



The classification of Plants under the planets Saturn, Jupiter, 

 Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Sun, and the Moon, appears to have 

 been made according to the Signatures or outward appearances of 

 the plants themselves. The stalks, stems, branches, roots, foliage, 

 flowers, odour, taste, native places, death, and medical virtues, 

 were also considered; and, according to the character of the plant 

 thus deduced, it was placed under the government of the parti- 

 cular Planet with which it was considered to be most in con- 

 sonance. 



Plants allotted to Saturn had their Leaves: hairy, hard, dry, 

 parched, coarse, and of ill-favoured appearance. Floioers : Unpre- 

 possessing, gloomy, dull, greenish, faded or dirty white, pale red, 

 invariably hirsute, prickly, and disagreeable. Roots : Spreading 

 widely in the earth and rambling around in discursive fashion. 

 Odour: Foetid, putrid, muddy. 



Jupiter. — Leaves: Smooth, even, slightly cut and pointed, the 

 veins not prominent, and the lines not strongly marked. Colour, 

 greyish blue-green. Flowers: Graceful, pleasing, bright, succulent, 

 transparent, ruddy, flesh-colour, blue, yellow. Roots : Rather small, 

 with short hairy filaments, spread about in the ground. Odour : 

 Highly subtle, grateful to the brain ; the kernels comforting ; easily 

 fermented. 



Mars. — Leaves : Hard, long, somewhat heavy, pointed and 

 pendulous, harsh and hot to the tongue, not of good appearance. 

 Flowers : Of a colour between yellow, vermilion, or blue, green, 

 purple, red, changing quickly, abundance of flowers and seeds. 

 Roots : Highly fibrous and creeping underground. Odour : Oppres- 

 sive to the brain, potent, sharp, acrid. 



Venus. — Leaves: Large, handsome, bright, rich green or 

 roseate, soft, plentiful. Flowers : Pleasing to the eyes, white, blue, 

 rosy, charming, fine, abundant. Roots : Of early growth, but not 

 deeply fixed. Quickly and freely produced. Odour: Subtle, 

 delightful, pungent, refreshing to the brain. 



Mercury. — Leaves: Different kinds, but pleasing to the eye. 

 Flowers: Of various descriptions and colours, refreshing, agreeable, 

 and pleasant. Roots: Abiding deep in the earth, and spreading 

 •far and wide. Odour: Highly subtle and penetrating, refreshing 

 to the heart and brain. 



