Chap, 45. Unglijh 
apiece, fcparuted into four purls, eu if the plotter con- 
Jifted but of four Leaves, when as each part has 
two haves, one lying cloje upon another, the inner 
being yellow, and fmaller than the lower which are 
red, fo that the red edge appears round about the 
yellow, making it feem a yellow Flower of four 
Leaves with red edges, having alfo a few yellow 
Threads in the middle, fet with green, the under 
fide of the Flowers being of a yellowijh red Colour , 
firiped with white lines. Gerard fays , the Flower is 
but fmall conftfling of four Leaves, whofe outfides are 
purple, the edges of the innerjiie red, the bottom 
yellow, the middle part of a bright red Colour, and 
the whole Flower J'omewhat hollow. The Flower be- 
ing paft, fmall long Pods or Cods appear much like to 
Saracens Confound, but jhorter, in which is contain- 
ed flattijk red feed. It is a pretty Jhrttbby Plant, 
and its fmell is rather Jlrong than plea/ ant. 
IV. The Places. It grows on the Mountains of 
Liguria, and in molt Meadows in Italy, about Bono- 
nia and Vicentia ; alfo in Romania , and on the Eu- 
ganian Hills. It grows With us in Gardens only, in 
moilt and fhadowy places, where it brings forth 
its Seed to perfeffion, tho’ D iofcorides and Pliny 
fay, that it is without either Flower or Seed. 
V. The Times. It Flowers at its firft coming 
forth, or firft Year of its growth from June till the 
middle of Augufl : but alter it has taken fell hold, 
and well Rooted it felf in the Earth, a Year before, 
it then Flowers in April and May. 
VI. The Qualities. Galen affirms it to be mode- 
rately cold and moift : I judge it to be cold and 
moilt in the firft Degree : it is Repercufiive and 
Difcutient, and appropriated to the Joints. 
VII. The Specification. Parkin/on fays, it is 
without any fpecial property , more than to keep 
Womens Brealts from growing over great. 
VIII. The Preparations. By reafon much of the 
Virtues ol this Plant is not known, there are not 
many Preparations from the fame: the chief being, 
!• A Juice. 2. A Pouder of the Pacts and Leaves. 
J. A Cataplafm. 
Herbs, 65 
Tide Virtue Y 
IX. The Juice. Whether it is taken out of the 
Roots pr Leaves, it is good to cool Infatuations, 
and is profitable to bath with in an Eryfpilai'. 
X. The Pouder. It may be made of the Roots 
or Leaves, for of either thb Virtue is tHe lame, tho 
if made of the Root it is thought to be ftronger • 
Parkinfon fays it is reported, that being taken in- 
wardly for Ibme time, it makes Women Barren : 
from whence poflibly the Name might come. 
XI. The Cataplafm. The Leaves made into 1 
Pultile, by beating theni up with Oil, and applyed 
to Womens Breafts, keeps them from growing great j 
and is good to Difcufs a flight Contufion. 
CHAP. XLVI. 
Of Common B A S I L. 
I . / ~| V HE Names. It is called by the Arabian r, 
X Bedarog , Berendaros : in Greek , 
B unKiKov ■ in Latin , Ocimum , Bafilicum , Regium - 
in Englifh , Bafil. 
II. The Kinds. The general Kinds are, 1. Gar- 
den. 7. Wild. The Garden Bafil is, 1. The Com- 
mon Great , Ocimum Vulgatius. 2. The fmall or 
Rufb Bafil , Ocimum Vulgare minus. 3. Anfated. 
Bafil , Ocimum Anifatum , of which in this Chapter. 
4. Bafil Gentle , or Clove Bafil , Ocimum Cary ophy l la- 
tum. r y. Citron Bafil , Ocimum Cit rat urn , of which 
in the next Chapter. 6 . Ocimum Americanum ma- 
culatum , Spotted American Bafil. 7. Ocimum Ame- 
ricanum Crifpum non maculatum , Crilped American 
Bafil not fpotted, of which two in Chap. 48. The 
Wild Bafil is either Stone or Yields of which in their 
proper Places in Chap. 49. and 50. 
III. The Defcriptions. The Common Great Bi 
fil, has a Threaddy and Fibrous Root which perifhes 
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