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at the firft of a pale Yel- 
low, and after of a Bright 
Golden Colour ; which 
Flower by degrees, firft 
a few, and then more, by 
means whereof its long 
in Flowering , which 
being paft, there fucceed 
{mall Cups, or Sced-Vef- 
fels, wherein is contain- 
ed brown Seed not unlike 
Wheat. The whole 
Plant is Hairy, not differ- 
ing from the Plant Stich- 
Wort. 
Red Leafed Wild Cow- 
Wheat is like the former, 
unlefs that the Leaves 
are narrower, and the 
Tuft of Leaves more jag- 
ged. The Stalks and 
Leaves are of a Reddilh 
horfe - flelh Colour the 
Flowers in figure are like 
the other, but in Colour 
differing 5 for that the 
hollow part of the Flower 
with the Heel or Spurr 
is of a Purple Colour, the 
reft of the FlowerYellow, 
the Seed and Veffels are 
like the Precedent. Thefe 
wild kinds of Cow-wheat 
grow commonly in fertile 
Paftures , and bufhy 
Copfes, or Tow Woods, 
and among Bufhcs upon 
barren Heaths and fuefe 
like Places. They Floweir 
from the beginning of 
May, to the End of Au- 
gust. There is not much 
fet down either of the 
Nature or Vertues of 
thefe Plants : Only its 
reported that the Seeds 
caufe Giddinefs and 
Drunkenels asDarnel does. 
The Seed powdered, and 
given in Broth or other- 
wife , mightily provoke 
Venery. Some write , 
that it will likewife caufe 
Women to bring forth 
Male Children. 
Common Witloto* 
grafe, in Latin Parony- 
chia vulgaris. It has a 
fmall, fibrous Root, and 
many Leaves, that lie on 
the Ground ; they are 
fcarce an Inch long ; they 
are pointed, hairy, lome- 
times green , fometimes 
reddifh , and a little in- 
dented ; and tafte fome- 
what aftringent at firft, 
afterwards acrid. It has 
fometimes one, fometimes 
two or three Stalks, or 
more , they are round, 
and about and Hand high, 
and fometimes not fo 
much. 
Rue Whitlow-graft , in- 
fus’d 
