1 44 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. I. 
Calami nt in Cap. 104. Seft. 4. but Jmaller , and of a 
pale purplifh color, having much like fmall blackijh 
Seed. 
V. The third, or Lefler hoary Calamint, hcu a fi- 
brous Root like the others , and not penjhing yearly. 
From which fpring up fmall, low, and J. lender hoary 
Stalks, not above a Foot high, on which, at every 
Joint, are Jet two Leaves, as in the other Kinds, but 
Jmaller, and more hoary, yea Jmaller than the leaf 
Bujh Bafil. The Flowers are very fmall, but like 
the lajl defer ibed, and of a lefs heady ftnell, with like 
Seed a/fo, but fomething leffcr. 
VI. The P laces. The fir ft grows in many places 
of England, both in plowed Grounds, and moift Mea- 
dows. The fecond, Lena lays he found on certain 
Hills in Lombardy ■, and in feveral places of our own 
Land, but not always fpotted : 1 have found it in 
feveral places of South Carolina. The third and laft 
is not common with us, but only nourilfied up in 
Gardens : It grows in Candia, from whence the Seed 
came firft to Camerarius. 
VII. The Times. They Flower in June and July, 
and their Seed is ripe foon after. 
VIII. As to their Qualities, Specification, Prepa- 
rations, Virtues and LJfes, they are exattly the fame 
with thofe in the former Chapter, and therefore to 
thofe I refer you. 
CHAP. CVI. 
CALTROPS, Land. 
(• ' p HE Names. They are called in Greek Tel- 
J- fisA©-, xj TelSuA©- : III Latin, Tnbull/s : 111 
Eng/ijh , Caltbrops. The Arabians call this Plant 
Hajari), and Haferk - t [he Spaniard, Abrolos , and the 
I ■ranch, Sa/igot. 
II. T be Kinds. It is twofold, firft of the Land, 
called in Greek, T e ;,s„.@- ; in Latin, Tribu- 
lus terrcjris , and in Englifh , Land Caltrops , of 
which in this Chapter. Secondly, Water Caltrops, 
of which in the next. 
III. The Defcription. Land Caltrop has a Root 
which is white, grows downwards , and has many 
fibres or Strings, from this Root rife up feveral 
hard, fmall, long Branches, full of Joints, and fpread 
abroad upon the ground ; which are furmjhei with 
many winged Leaves, having a middle Rib, on which 
flani feveral fmall Leaves, on both fides the fail 
Rib, ajter the manner of Orobus or Vetches. At 
the Joints come forth fingly, fmall, pale, whitifh 
flowers , confijiing of five fmall Leaves, like the 
flowers of Torment il. T hefe being paj), there comes 
forth little , rough, prickly heads, full of Prickles , 
and having five or fix Corners, within which prickly 
Husk lies the Kernel or Seed. 
IV. The Places. It is Laid to grow plentifully 
in Spam in their fields, being fometimes hurtful to 
Corn : It is alfo found in moft places of Italy and 
france : And, as Gerard fays, it grows with us in 
England ; he found it in a moift Meadow adjoin- 
ing to the then Wood or Park of Sir franc is Carew, 
near Croydon, not far ifom London , from whence 
he brought Plants of it for his 3 arden. Parkinfon 
fays it grows amongft Rubbilh, and the Ruins of 
Buildings, and by Walls fides. 
V. The Times It Flowers in June and July-, and 
the fruit or Seed is ripe in Auguji. 
VI. The Qualities. It Is cold in the firft Degree 
and dry in the fecond. It is Aftringent and Reper- 
cuflive, it is Alterative and Alexipharmick. 
VII. The Specification. By reafon it is of thin 
Parts, it is faid to wafte the Stone, Tartar, or Gra- 
vel in the Reins, and parts adjacent. 
VIII. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
I. A liquid Juice. 1. AnEffence. it. A Dec off ion. 
4. A Ponder of the Root. A Collyrium. 6 . A 
Cataplafm of the Leaves. 7. A Lotion. 8. The 
Seed. 
The Virtues. 
IX. The liquid Juice. Being applied, it abates 
the Inflammation, and cures an Eryfipelas : It hin- 
ders the breeding of Inftammations and Apofems, 
and 
