328 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



The Turkey blufh Corne flower, which you pleafe. The laft was fent by 

 the name of lacea Beetica, but I had rather to referre it to the Cyanus, or 

 Corne flowers, becaufe the flowers are like vnto the Corne flowers, and 

 not vnto the laceas or Knapweedes. 



The Vertues. 



Thefe had no vfe in Phyficke in Galen and Diofcorides time, in that (as 

 it is thought) they haue made no mention of them : We in thefe dayes doe 

 chiefly vfe the firft kindes (as alfo the greater fort) as a cooling Cordiall, 

 and commended by fome to be a remedy, not onely againft the plague and 

 peftilentiall difeafes, but againft the poifon of Scorpions and Spiders. 



CHAP. LXXV. 

 lacea Marina Beetica. Spanifh. Sea Knapweede. 



THere are a great many forts of Knapweedes, yet none of them all fit for this 

 our Garden, but this only ftranger, which I haue beene bold to thruft in here, 

 for that it hath fuch like gaping or open flowers, as the former Corne flowers 

 haue, but notably differing, and therefore deferueth a peculiar Chapter, as partaking 

 both with Cyanus and lacea. It hath many long and narrow leaues vneuenly dented or 

 waued on both edges (and not notched, gamed or indented, as many other herbes are) 

 being thicke, flefhie and brittle, a little hairy, and of an ouerworne darke greene co- 

 lour, among which rife lowe weake ftalkes, with fuch like leaues as grow at the bot- 

 tome, but fmaller, bearing but here and there a flower, of a bright reddifh purple co- 

 lour, like in forme vnto the Corne flowers, but much larger, with many threds or 

 thrumes in the middle of the fame colour, (landing vp higher then any of the former : 

 this flower rifeth out of a large fcaly head, all fet ouer with fmall marpe (but harme- 

 lefle) white prickles : the feedes are blackifh, like vnto the Knapweedes, and larger 

 then any of the former Corne flowers : the roote is great and thicke, growing deepe 

 into the ground, flefhie and full of a flimie or clammy iuice, and eafie to bee broken, 

 blackifh on the outfide, and whitim within, enduring many yeares, like as the other 

 Knapweedes, or Matfelons doe, growing in time to be very thicke and great. 



The Place. 



It groweth naturally by the Sea fide in Spaine, from whence I receiued 

 the feedes of Guillaume Boel, and did abide well in my garden a long 

 time, but is now perifhed. 



The Time. 



It flowreth in the beginning of luly, or thereabouts, and continueth not 

 long in flower : but the head abideth a great while, and is of fome beauty 

 after the flower is paft ; yet feldome giueth good feed with vs. 



The Names. 



It hath no other name then is fet down in the title, being altogether a No- 

 uelift, and not now to be feene with any fauing my felfe. 



The Vertues. 

 We haue not yet known any vfe hereof in Phyfick. 



CHAP. 



