4.50 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



thers browne vnder them : after which commeth blacke feede : the roote periflieth 

 at the firft approach of winter weather, and is to be new fowen euery yeare. 



2. Ocimum minimum Jiue Gariophyllatum. Bufh Bafill. 



The bufh Bafill groweth not altogether fo high, but is thicker fpreade out into 

 branches, whereon grow fmaller leaues, and thicker fet then the former, but of a more 

 excellent and pleafant fmell by much : the flowers are white like the former, and the 

 feede blacke alfo like it, and perifheth as fuddenly, or rather fooner then it, fo that it 

 requireth more paines to get it, and more care to nourfe it, becaufe we feldome or ne- 

 uer haue any feede of it. 



Ocimum Indicum. Indian Bafill. 





The Indian Bafill hath a fquare reddifh greene ftalke, a foote high or better, from 

 the ioynts whereof fpreade out many branches, with broade flat leaues fet thereon, 

 two alwayes together at the ioynt, one againft another, as other Bafils haue, but fome- 

 what deepely cut in on the edges, and oftentimes a little crumpled, ftanding vpon long 

 reddifh footeftalkes, of a darke purple colour, fpotted with deeper purple fpots, in 

 fome greater, in others lefler : the flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalkes fpike-fafhion, 

 which are of a white colour, with reddifh ftripes and veines running through them, fet 

 or placed in darke purple coloured huskes : the feede is greater and rounder then the 

 former, and fomewhat long withall : the roote periflieth in like manner as the other 

 former doe. The whole plant fmelleth ftrong, like vnto the other Bafils. 



The Place. 



The two laft forts of Bafils are greater ftrangers in our Country then the 

 firft which is frequent, and only fowen and planted in curious gardens. The 

 laft came firft out of the Weft Indies. 



The Time. 



They all flower in Auguft, or luly at the fooneft, and that but by degrees, 

 and not all at once. 



The Names. 



The firft is vfually called Ocimum vu/gare, or vu/gatius, and Ocimum Citra- 

 tum. In Englifh, Common or Garden Bafill. The other is called Ocimum 

 minimum, or Gariophyllatum, Cloue Bafill, or Bufli Bafill. The laft eyther of 

 his place, or forme of his leaues, being fpotted and curled, or all, is called 

 Ocimum Indicummaculatum, latifolium & crifpum. In Englifh according to the 

 Latine, Indian Bafill, broade leafed Bafill, fpotted or curled Bafill, which 

 you pleafe. 



The Vertues. 



The ordinary Bafill is in a manner wholly fpent to make fweet, or wafhing 

 waters, among other fweet herbes, yet fometimes it is put into nofegayes. 

 The Phyficall properties are, to procure a cheerefull and merry heart, wher- 

 vnto the feede is chiefly vfed in pouder, &c. and is moft vfed to that, and 

 to no other purpofe. 



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