2i6 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers, 



Bulbofus vnifolius Batrachoides, Aconitum Elleboraceum, and Ranunculus Mo- 

 nophyllos, and fome by other names. Moft Herbarifts call it Aconitum hye- 

 male, and we in Englifh thereafter, Winters Wolfesbane ; and of fome, Yel- 

 low Aconite. 



The fecond is called by moft Writers, Aconitum luteum Ponticum : Some 

 alfo Lupicida, Luparia, and Canicida, of the effect in killing Wolues and 

 Dogs: And fome, becaufe the flower is more white then yellow, doe call 

 it Aconitum jlore albido, we call it in Englifh, The whitifh yellow Aconite, 

 or Wolfesbane, but fome after the Latine name, The yellow Wolfesbane. 



The third is called generally Napellus, and Verus, becaufe it is the true 

 Napellus of the ancient Writers, which they fo termed from the forme of a 

 Turnep, called Napus in Latine. 



The fourth is called Aconitum Salutiferum, Napellus Moyjis, Antora and 

 Anthora, quafi Antithora, that is, the remedy againft the poifonfull herbe 

 TAora, in Englifh according to the title, eyther wholfome Helmet flower, 

 or counterpoifon Monkes hood. 



The Vertues. 



Although the firft three forts of plants be very poifonfull and deadly, yet 

 there may bee very good vfe made of them for fore eyes (being carefully 

 applyed, yet not to all forts of fore eyes neither without difcretion) if the 

 diftilled water be dropped therein. 



The rootes of the counterpoifon Monkes hood are effeftuall not onely 

 againft the poifon of the poifonfull Helmet flower, and all others of that 

 kinde, but alfo againft the poifon of all venemous beafts, the plague or pe- 

 ftilence, and other infectious difeafes, which raife fpots, pockes, or markes 

 in the outward skinne, by expelling the poifon from within, and defending 

 the heart as a moft foueraigne Cordiall. It it vfed alfo with good fuccefle 

 againft the wormes of the belly, and againft the paines of the Wind collick. 



CHAP. XXVII. 



Ranunculus. The Crowfoote. 



NExt vnto the Aconites, of right are to follow the Ranunculi, or Crowfeete, for 

 the nearenefle both of forme, of leaues, and nature of the plants, although leffe 

 hurtfull, yet all of them for the moft part being ftiarpe and exulcerating, and 

 not without fome danger, if any would be too bold with them. The whole Family of 

 the Ranunculi is of a very large extent, and I am conftrained within the limits of a Gar- 

 den of Pleafure ; I muft therefore felecl out onely f uch as are fit for this purpofe, and 

 fet them here downe for your knowledge, leauing the reft for that other generall 

 worke, which time may perfect and bring to light, if the couetous mindes of fome 

 that fhould be moft affedted towards it, doe not hinder it : or if the helpe of generous 

 fpirits would forward it. 



i . Ranunculus montanus albus humilior. The lowe white mountaine Crowfoot. 



This lowe Crowfoote hath three or foure broad and thicke leaues, almoft round, 

 yet a little cut in and notched about the edges, of a fine greene and fhining colour on 

 the vpperfide, and not fo green vnderneath, among which rifeth a fmall fhort ftalke, 

 bearing one fnow white flower on the toppe, made of fiue round pointed leaues, with 

 diuers yellow threads in the middle, ftanding about a greene head, which in time 

 groweth to be full of feede, in forme like vnto a fmall greene Strawberry : the roote is 

 compofed of many white ftrings. 



Dupl'ui fan. There is another of this lowe kinde, whofe leaues are fomewhat more [deeply cut 

 in on the edges, and the flower larger, and fometimes a little double, as it were with 

 two rowes of leaues, in other things not differing from the former. 



2. Ranunculus 



