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^ock of flieep in Ox-meadonVy near Fulborn, in Camhridgejhire^ 
finding nothing but this herb above the fnow, eat plentifully of 
it. They foon appeared terribly out of order, and moft of 
them died ; a few being laved, by timely giving them fome 
oil, which made them call up this herb. Some of thofe which 
died, being opened, were found to have their llomachs greatly 
inflamed. 
PopuLAGO, Marfli Marigold. The leaves are 
roundilh, and notched about the edges ; the 
flowers, yellow, naked, and confift of feveral 
petals, which expand in the form of a Rofe : 
The fruit has feveral huflcs, full of oblong feeds, 
which, for the moft part, turn downwards, and 
are difpofed in the form of a ftar. We have 
but one fpecies of this plant, vix. 
Populago^ R. 272. Paluftris vulgaris fimplex^ P. 
1213. palufiris flore Jimplici^ C. 276. paluftris ma-- 
jor^ G. 670. Marfli Marigold. In moift meadows, 
Damasonium, Water-plantain, Its leaves and 
flowers are like thofe of the Lefifer Water-plan- 
tain*, but it differs from it, in having a great 
many membranous pods fucceeding each flower, 
difpofed in the form of a ftar. We have but 
one fpecies of this plant, viz. 
Damafonium ftellatum Dalechampii^ R. 272. Plan' 
t ago aquatic a ftellata^ C. 190. aquatic a minor ftelU' 
ta^ G. E. 417. aquat, minor muricata^ P. 1245. 
Star- headed Water-plantain. In ftanding water, as 
in a pond at Rumford town end, towards London *, 
before you come to Ilford^ in EJfex ; and in Lari- 
mePs pond, on the left hand of Newington butts. 
Ranunculus Globqsus, Globe-flower. It hath 
fingle, round, circumferibed leaves, deeply de- 
feated *, the empalement confifts of five leave.s^ 
of the fame colour with the flower, which is 
made up ot feveral petals, growing circularly, 
like to the petals of a rofe, with many chives ^ 
the fruit is compofed of a great number of fmall 
hulks, gathered into a head. Add, that both 
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