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many fmall Stalks, round, 
hairy and concave, that 
creep on the Ground, and 
fend down Roots ftom the 
Joints, by Intervals. The 
Flowers are placed upon 
long Foot-ftalks ; they 
have five Leaves are yel- 
low, and ftiine as if they 
were varnifhed. Many 
Seeds fucceed the Flow- 
ers ; all join’d together, 
make a Bur. They are 
black when they are 
ripe. It grows in moift 
Grounds. 
This fort is not at all 
acrid, and therefore may 
be applied to the Body 
without danger. The 
German Women eat 
them in April, when they 
are tender , with other 
Herbs. 
Round-Rooted , or Btilbojis 
Crotofoot. in Latin, Ra- 
nunculus Bulhofus. The 
Leaves and Flowers are 
like the former : It differs 
from it in thefe fix things ; 
1. The Root is Bulbous. 
2. The Stalks are upright, 
and do not creep at all. 
3. The Leaves upon the 
upper Stalks, are cut into 
fmaller and longer Jaggs. 
4. The Leaves of the Cup, 
when the Flower opens, 
are turned back to the 
Foot-ftalk. 5. It flowers 
earlier. Laftly, The Heads 
of the Seeds are a little 
longer, and each Seed not 
prickly at the Top, as is 
every Seed of the Creep- 
ing Crow-foot. There 
are other differences, but 
thefe may fuffice for the 
Diftin&ion of them. This 
grows every where in 
Paftures, and is too fre- 
quent there. 
This is called Devils 
Crow-foot by Tragus. Beg- 
gars make Sores upon their 
Flefti with this Plant, to 
move Companion. The 
Water of the Root, or the 
Infufion made in Spirit of 
Wine, is prailed in the 
Plague. The Root of it 
burns violently, and there- 
fore muft be ufed only ex- 
ternally. ’Tis of excellent 
Ule for eating down, and 
drying up hard Tumours. 
It takes off longWarts, and 
the like. Camerarhis fays. 
That if the Root be kept 
