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monly in Marlhes , and 
.warery Places ; and is 
much commended in the 
Scurvy, and for Pains in 
the Limbs. The Leaves 
are boyl’d in Beer, and it 
is taken twice or thrice a 
Day j but becaufe it is 
very bitter, ’cis beft taken 
in a Syrup. 
Meadow-$CttfGi\,orTbree 
Leaved Grajs , in Latin 
Trifolium Pratenfe. 
Meadow Trefoil brings 
forth Stalks a Cubit high, 
round , and fomething 
hairy, the greater part of 
which creepeth upon the 
Ground , whereon grow 
Leaves coniifting of three 
joyned together, one hand- 
ing a little from another ; 
of which, thofe that are 
neareft The Root are 
rounder, than they that 
grow on the upper part, 
having for the molt part 
in the midft a white Spot 
like a half Moon. The 
Flowers grow on the tops 
of the Stalks in a Tuft or 
fmall Fox-Tail-Ear, of a. 
Purple Colour, and fweet 
of Tafte. The Seed grows 
in little Husks, round and 
blackifh : The Root is 
long, woody, and grows 
deep. 
There is another of the 
Field Trefoils , differing 
from the preceding, efpe- 
cially in the Colour of 
the Flowers ; for as thofe 
are of a bright PurpleCo- 
lour; contrary, thefe are 
very white. The Leaves, 
Flowers, and all the whole 
Plant is lelfer than the 
former. 
There is alfo a Trefoil 
of this kind, which is 
fown in the Fields in the 
Low-Countries, in Italy, 
and divers other places 
beyond Sea, it cometh up 
Ranker and Higher than 
that which grows in Mea- 
dows, and is an excellent 
Food for Cattle, both to 
fatten them and caule 
them to give great ftore 
of Milk. 
Of this there is one 
with more white Flow- 
ers , which has Stalks 
fome a Foot high, and 
narrow, hairy Leaves with 
a Root of the thicknefs of 
the Little Finger. This 
is 
