Chap. 97. Englifh 'Herbs. 
differing from them in its Virtues. It has many 
long and narrow fmooth Leaves lying upon the 
ground , not above an Inch broad , but about four 
Inches long , like to thofe of the leffer Alkanet. 
VII. The Places. The firfi two grow upon Scone 
Walls, and upon dry, ftony, and barren Grounds : 
the firft has been found about Prontignan near Mont- 
pelier in Prance , as Pena and Label lay : The fecond 
Lobel obferved to grow in the Weft Countrey , in the 
way from Brijlol and Bath to London J '.'The Stone 
Buglofs grows in Rocky and Stoney Places.' 
VIII. The Tunes. The Wall Bugloffes flower in 
July, and fometimes in Auguft •, and the .Seed i§ 
ripe in the following Month. The Stone Buglofs 
is green all the Year ^ but its times - of Powering 
and feeding ( if it does fo ) has not been as yet ob- 
ferved. 
IX. The Vitalities. Wall Buglofs is temperate, or 
rather cold and dry in the firft Degree, Aftringent, 
Styptick, Traumatick or Vulnerary, Pe&oral, Hepa- 
tick and Alterative. Stone Buglofs is hot and dry 
in the fecond Degree, Aperitive, Cleanfing, Hyfte- 
rick, and Alterative. 
X. The Specification. The Wall Bugloffes are pe- 
culiar Vulneraries for healing Green Wounds. And 
Stone Buglofs is a Specifick for the fpeedy Delivery 
of Women in Labor. 
XI. The Preparations. The Wall Bugloffes have 
all the Prepartions and Virtues of the Wild Bug/of- 
fes , to which we refer you : But 1. The Juice. 
2. The Effence. 3. The Oil , have fome peculiar 
Virtues. Of the Stone Bughfs you may make alfo, 
1. A liquid Juice. 2. An Effence. 3. APouderof 
the Leaves . 4. A Decottion. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The liquid Juice of Wall Buglofs. Taken 
alone, or mixed with Honey, it ftops Catarrhs, fal- 
ling upon the Fauces and Lungs, and refills Fluxes 
of the Bowels : and being applied upon Inflamma- 
tions, as a Phlegmon, Eryfipelas, Lfc. it cools them : 
inwardly taken, it is a good Traumatick. 
XIII. The Effence of Wall Buglofs. It is Aftrin- 
gent and Stiptick, ftops Catarrhs, and all Fluxes 
of the Bowels ^ as alfo all Fluxes of fharp Humors, 
to old running Sores and Ulcers, and fo renders 
them eafie of cure. Dofe one ounce at a time, 
Morning and Evening, in any fpecifick Vehicle, as 
a mixture of Plantane and Poppy Water, an Infiifion 
of Catechu in fair Water, Lie. 
XIV. The Oil of Wall Buglofs. It is made by boil- 
ing the Leaves and Roots in Oil Olive to Crifp- 
nels, tftc. It admirably heals Green Wounds, abates 
Inflammations, and cures Burnings, being anointed 
upon the Part, and alfo mixed with Barley Flower, 
and applied : Parkinfon fays, that this Oil cures 
S. Anthonies fire , but ufually Oily and Greafie Bo- 
dies do mifehief in that cafe : to bathe with the 
liquid Juice is much better, and to apply over the 
Eryfipelas, Cloths often wet with the fame : or a 
foli: Cataplafm of the Juice mixt with Barley 
Flower. 
Virtues of Stone Buglofs. 
XV. The liquid Juice. It provokes the Terms in 
Women powerfully, and therefore ought not to be 
given to Women with Child, left it caufes them to 
mifearry : a fpoonful or two of it may be given 
Morning and Evening in a Glafs of White Wine. 
XVI. The Effence. It has the Virtues of the' 
liquid Juice, and is very effeUual to caufe fpeedy 
Delivery to Women in Labor. It cleanfes the 
Womb of all its fceculencies, refifts Vapors, and 
helps againft Fits of the Mother. Dofe one or two 
ounces in a Glais of Wine to Women in Travel. 
XVII. The Poudek of the Leaves. It is good a- 
gainft Vapors and Fits of the Mother, and taken 
ad j. dram in Wine by Women in Travel, it facili- 
.tates and haftens the Delivery, for w T ’nich it is laid 
to be an excellent thing : it has the Virtues of the 
Juice and Eflence, and therefore ought not to be gi- 
ven to Women with Child. 
XVIII. The Decotfion in Wine. It has the Virtues 
of the Effence and Pouder, but not altogether fo 
powerful. 
CHAP. XCVII. 
■O/'BUCLOSS Marfh. 
I. A T~' H E Names. It is called in Greek , Ah/uoviov, 
J % ytu&nJif, by Diofcondes h fo called, be- 
caufe it grows h i.tuAn, in prat is rig a Is vel palu- 
ft rib its : In Latin, Limonium : and in Englifh , Marfh 
or Sea Buglofs , and Sea Lavender. 
II. The Kinds. Parkinfon makes feven Kinds 
hereof : Mr. Ray, eleven : but we ( becaufe here 
in this Book we treat.. chi efiy of Englifh Plants ) 
(hall only deferibe three Kinds, viz. 1. Limoni urn 
majus vulgatuis, the Greater Common Marlh or Sea 
Buglofs. 2. Limonium medium Anglic um, The Col- 
cheftcr Marfh Buglofs. 3. Limonium Virginian urn, 
which is the Limoni a Congener Clufij , Virginian 
Marfh Buglofs. 
III. There has been fofne controveifie among Au- 
thors about this Plan x. Limonium, fome will have 
what we here deferile to be the true Limonium., 
which it is : others will have fome ether Plants to‘ 
be it •. Matthiolus deferibes two kinds, but made 
no fenfible diftificfon between them, nor yet told 
us which was the True, but as ignorant of the mat- 
ter, lpeaks hot a word of them •, but to ceai’e rhe 
S 2 eoriteit. 
