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Goutwor(. Tj . {h. d. 2.) 



It is also called Ilerb-gerrard, Ash-weed, aud Grouad- 

 ash. 



Descript.'] It is a low herb, sclJom rising half a yard 

 high, having sundry leaves standing on brownish green 

 stalks by three, snipped about, and of a strong unplea- 

 sant savour ; the umbels of the flowers are white, and the 

 seed blackish, the root runneth in the ground, quickly 

 taking a great deal of room. 



Place.'] It groweth by hedge and wall-sides, and often 

 in the border and corners of fields, aud in gardens also. 



Time.'] Itfiowereth and seedeth about the end of July. 



Government and Fiftues.] Saturn rules it. Neither is 

 it to be supposed Goutwort hath its name for nothing, 

 but upon experiment to heal the gout aud sciatica; as 

 also joint-achs, and other cold griefs. The very bearing 

 of it about one easeth the pains of the gout and defends 

 him that bears it from the disease. 



Giomel. %. (h. d. 2 ) 



Of this I shall briefly describe their kinds which arc 

 principally used in physic, the virtues whereof are alike 

 though somewhat different in their manner aud form of 

 growing. 



Descript.'] The greater Gromel groweth up with slen- 

 der and hard hairy stalks, trailing and taking root in the 

 ground as it lieth thereon, aud parted into many other 

 small branches, with hairy dark green leaves thereon. 

 At the joints with the leaves come forth very small blue 

 flowers, and after them hard stony roundish seed. The 

 root is long and woody, abiding the Winter, and shoot- 

 eth forth fresh stalks in the Spring. 



The smaller wild Gromel sendeth forth divers upright 

 hard branched stalks, two or three feet high, full of 

 joints, at every of which groweth small, long, hard 

 and rough leaves like the former, but lesser; among 

 ■which leaves come forth small Avhite flowers, and after 

 them greyish round seed like the former ; the root is not 

 Tcry big, but with many strings thereat. 



The garden Gromel hath divers upright, slender, 

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