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they will grow more double than they are, and many 

 times change colour. 



Twie.'\ 'J'hey llower from the beginning of May to the 

 end of harvest. 



Government and Virtues.'} As they are naturally cold, 

 dry and binding, so they are under tlic dominion of Sa- 

 turn. Tiie powder or dried leaves of the Bluebottle, or 

 Corn-flower, is given with good success to those that are 

 bruised by a fall, or have broken a vein inwardly, and 

 void much blood at the mouth ; being taken in the water 

 of plaintain, horsetail, or the greater comlrcy, it is a 

 remedy against the poison of the scorpion, and resisteth 

 all venoms and poison. The seed or leaves taken in wine, 

 is very good against the plague, and ail infedtious dis- 

 easfs, and is very good in pestilential fevers; the juice 

 put into fresh or green wounds, doth quiv-kly solder up 

 the lips of them together, and is very eliettual to heal all 

 ulcers and sores in the mouth ; tiie juice dropped into the 

 eyes takes away the heat and inflammation of them; 

 the distilled water of this herb hath the same properties, 

 and may be used for the e fleets aforesaid. 



Blank Ursine. 5 . (c. m. 2.) 



Beside the common name Brank Ursine, it is also called 

 Bears-breech, and Acanthus, tho' I think our English 

 names to be more proper ; for the Greek word Acan- 

 thus, signifies any thistle whatsoever. 



Descript.'] This thistle shooteth forth very many large, 

 thick, sad green smooth leaves upon the ground, with a 

 very thick and juicy middle rib ; the leaves are parted 

 with sundry deep gashes on the edges ; the leaves remain 

 a long time before any stalk appears, afterwards riseth 

 up a reasonable big stalk, three or four feet high, and 

 bravely decked with flowers, from the middle of the stalk 

 upwards ; for on the lower part of the stalk there is nei- 

 ther branches nor leaf; the flowers are hooded and gap- 

 ing, being white in colour, and standing in brownish 

 husks, with a long small undivided leaf under each leaf; 

 they seldom seed in our country. Its roots are many, 

 great and thick, blackish without, and whitish within, 

 full of clammy sap ; a piece of them, if you set in the gar- 



