Chap. 78. ‘Eri'glijl? Tlerls. icy 
of them encompa/fing the Stalk about , at the lower 
ends , which is divided at the top into a few Bran- 
ches . , bearing fome what large , fcaly, green heads , 
with white or Silver-like edges •, /;w;/ /bf midfl of 
which comes forth a larger flower than in the fimal- 
ler Kind , thinly fet , <7777/ of a deeper Violet -blew co- 
lor : in which Heads , after the Flowers are pafl , 
there Is found a Down , containing fome few white 
Seeds , //&r thofe of the lejfer Kind , but a little lar- 
ger , and flatter. 
IV. Tk letter Common, or Field Blew-bottle, or 
Corn-flower, bay* Roorx Somewhat long and large , 
which perifh every Tear , but are Annually renewed 
by its own J owing , fifing or ff ringing up before 
Winter , abiding green all the Winter Seafon , 
until the next Spring and Summer , it Flowers , 
Sm/j, and perifhcs again. The Leaves are long and 
narrower than the former, of a whitifh green color , 
c/tf 772 072 /b* Edges in fome places , but fome 
more than other something like unto Scabious Zmwj. 
Tfo oro 27 co or /b/w Foo/ high , according to 
the goodnefs and fertility of the Ground , /o/ w/'/b 
fuch like Leaves , but f mailer , and little or nothing 
cut in on the Edges : the tops are fpread forth into 
fever al Branches , bearing many Jmall green , fcaly 
Heads , out of which rife Flowers , confi fling 0} five 
or fix , 07' more , long and hollow Leaves , fmall at the 
bottom \ and opening wider and larger at the brims , 
notched^ dented or cut in on the Edges , andflanding 
roundabout many fmall threads in the middle. The 
colors of thefe blowers are manifold , and very vari- 
able , for fome are wholly Blew , or IVb/'/f, or blujh, 
or of a fad or light Purple , or of a light or deep Red , 
or 0/ an aver -worn Purple color , or 0//0 »//*<?// of 
thefe colors , 777 >7720, /bo Ittbi/o, W /bo ro/ 
R/220 or Purple * or /bo edges Blew or Purple , W 
/bo ro/? 0/ /bo Flower White , or Striped , Spotted , or 
Zw/uotf, the one part of one color , /bo o/bor 0/ another f 
and the Threads alfo in the middle varying in many 
of them h for in fome the find middle Thrumb will 
be of a deeper Purple than the outward Leaves' fome 
will have it reddijh, deeper, or palenfJtohift ■ the 
Leaves are White , or blufh. The Flowers being pajh 
the heads or bottles contain a Down , in which the 
Seed is wrapped , which is fmall , hard , icb/’/o and 
Jhining. Note, That the Flower cf that which grows 
Wild in the Fields , /x /07' the mofl part only Blew. 
V. Tbo Places. The firft grows Wild in Gor- 
many upon Sandy Hills, but with us it is nourifhed 
up in Gardens : The other with Blew Flowers 
grows Wild, in many Corn Fields throughout our 
Kingdom : It is found in Fields of Wheat, Rye and 
Barley •, but is alfo Sown in Gardens, which the 
skilful Artift, by looking after, makes to become of 
other colors, as in the Defcription thereof is decla- 
red. 
VI. Tbo Times. They flower from the beginning 
of May , to the end of Harveft, and their Seed comes 
to ripenels in the mean feafon. 
VII. The Vitalities. They are temperate in refpeCb 
to heat or cold, and dry in the firft Degree : But 
Schroder fays, they are cold and dry in the fecond 
Degree : They are Aftringent, Ophthalmick, Car- 
diack, Alterative, and Alexipharmick. 
VIII. The Specification. They have a peculiar fa- 
culty for the ctfting of fore and bleared Eyes, and 
refitting the force of Poifon. 
IX. The Preparations. In the Shops are .- 1 . The 
Flowers. 2. A Ponder of the dried Leaves. 3. An 
E fence of the Juice with Spirit cf Wine. 4. ACol- 
lyritim of the Flowers. y. A LnfAAa Water of the 
Flowers. 6 . A Spirituous Tintiu e of the Flowers. 
7. A Cataplafm of the Flowers. 8. A Juice . 9. A 
Diflilled Water of the Herb. 
The Virtues. 
X. The Flowers. They are cold and dry in i° : 
are Sty prick, 'and good to takeaway Red .1 efs a: i 
Inflammations of the Eyes, and pains thereof : they 
cool in Fevers, relift Poifon, and help in Dropfies. 
You may make anAdid TinCture of them with Spi- 
rit of Wine, mixed with a half part of Spirit of Salt, 
which in Fevers, Plague, ty c. may be given from 
20 to 40 Drops, in any lit Vehicle. 
XI. The Ponder of the dried Leaves. It is taken 
in Tent to one dram, for the curing of inward brui- 
les, and to heal a Rupture of the Veins, Oc. where- 
by they void much Blood at Mouth. Give it in 
Plantane, Comfrey,orHorfe-tail-water,acuated with 
a little White Wine V inegar. 
XII. The Effence of the Juice of the Leaves and 
Flowers. It has all the former Virtues both of the 
Acid TinCture and Pouder : It helps in the Droplie, 
refills all manner of Venoms and PoifoRS, and is pe- 
culiar againft that of the Scorpion, Phalangium, Vi- 
per, Mad- Dog, and Plague, as alfo all other Pefti- 
lential Fevers, and Infectious Difeafes : being dropt 
into the Eyes, it takes away their heat, inflamma- 
tion and pain. 
XIII. The Colly rium, or Eye -Water. of the 
Blew-flowers as many as you pleafe : put' them into 
Rye Dough or Pafle , bake them in the Oven with 
Houfhold Bread , then taking it forth, dtflil all , viz. 
Flowers and Rye Pafle , in a Glafs Body , in B.M. and 
keep the Water fop ufe. With this the Eyes are to 
be walht three or four times a day. It is admirable 
for the cure of molt Infirmities of the Eyes, efpe- 
cially Heat, Inflammation, Pain, Blood-flior, Fyc. It 
clears, ftrengthens and preferves the Eye-light, efpe- 
cially of old People, for which realon fome are 
pleafed to call it Brenk-Spettacle-Watcr : for that 
thofe that ufe it, need never come to the ufe of 
SpeCtacles : If the Diltemper is inveterate or ftub- 
born, ufe it five or fix times a day. 
XIV. The Diflilled Water of the Flowers. Aqua 
forum Cyani. Blew-bottle-flower-water, ^ Flowers 
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