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II. The Kin Is. There are four ieveral kinds here- 
of, viz. i. The Common Garden kind, which is cal- 
led in Latin, Chamomilla hortenfis , and Chamamelum 
bortenfe. 2. The Naked Hovered, called Cham a- 
melum nudum. 2. T he Double Jlowred, called Cha- 
inamelum fore plena, and Chamzmelum Anglic um 
flore multiplici. 4. The Roman, called Cham £ me lum 
Romanum. As for the Wild Kinds, or Cotula, Par- 
ktnfon thinks them to be not fo much of the Camo- 
nul kind, as of the Partbenium, or Leather few, of 
which fee May Weed. 
III. The Defcriptions. The Common Camomil 
has a fmall and fibrous Root , f rom whence fpring 
many weak and feeble Branches, trailing or leaning 
to the ground, which take bold on the Top of the 
Earth as it runs, whereby it much encreafes. The 
Leaves are very fine, and much jagged, or deeply 
cut , of a very ftrong fweet fmell. Among which , at 
tops of the Branches come forth Flowers like unto 
the Field Dafie, having a border of fmall white 
Leaves, with yellow thrums in the middle, crouded 
clofe together, as is that of the Dai fie, or Feat her jew, 
but larger, and not fo hard, but more foft and gentle 
in handling * which give a fmall whil e Seed, not ob- 
ferved by many, but being fowed, or caft into the 
ground, will bring forth Plants cut other Seed 
doth . 
IV. The Naked flowred, has Roots, Leaves, Stalks 
and Branches like to the former, and creeping upon 
the Surface of the Earth as that doth • but its Leaves 
are finer, andfhorter, end it bears naked Flowers, 
which confift only of the middle yellow Thrum, with- 
out any pale or border of white Leaves round about 
it, and f melli ng as fweet cut the former. The whole 
Plant is of a pleafing fmell, for which reafon J'ome 
have given it the Epithite of Odoratum, as Gerard 
fays. 
V. The Double flowred has alfo Roots, Leaves, 
Stalks and Branches like to the firfl, it creeps as 
much on the ground, and yet grows higher, and mo/ e 
upright : Its Leaves are of a f re (her green color • 
and in its Flower the white Leaves going round the 
fame are manifold, or much 'doubled, info much that 
the yellow thrumb in the middle, id little fee ft, fo 
that it fee ms but a little yellow jh fpot. This Plant 
is of a fweet er Scent than the fir If and is more ten- 
der to be kept in Winter. It has alfo Seed in the 
middle of the Flowers, which being binken and caft 
into the Ground, will produce Double fiowred Ca- 
momil. 
VI. The Roman Camomil, has a Root fdmewhat 
thicker than the former, but fibrous withal, from 
whence rife up many fender Stalks, yet ftiffer, and 
ftronger than any of the others, for which reajon it 
ftands more upright, and does not creep upon the 
Earth , as the reft do. The Leaves are fine, but ra- 
ther jhorter, and of a more whilifh color, tending 
fomethirtg to the color of Woad Leaves : the t lowers 
are like to the firjf, having a jingle border oj white 
Leaves, and a clofe yellow Thrumb in the middle, 
after which comes fmall white Seed, like that in the 
Common Camomil : The whole Plant has a very fweet 
Scent. 
VII. The Places. The firft grows in mod Gardens 
throughout England, befides it grows Wild ( as 
Parkiitfon fays) in many places of this Land : the 
other three kinds grow with us only in Gardens. 
VIII. The Times. They flower ior the molt part 
through all the Summer Months, and their Seed 
comes to perfection in the time of flowering. 
IX. The Vitalities. They are all of them hot and 
dry in three : Aperitive, Anodyne, Digeftive, Dil- 
cuflive, Diuretick, Sudorihck, Alterative* and Alexi- 
pharmick. 
X. The Specification. The Egyptians dedicated 
it to the curing of Agues : and experience has con- 
firm'd it an admirable thing agairit D.leales of the 
Pleura. 
XI. The Preparations. There are, 1. A liquid 
Juice. 1. An Efien'ce. 3. A Syrup . 4. An Infu- 
fion. 5. A Decoflion. 6. A Ponder. 7. An Oil by 
Infufion. 8. An Ointment. 9. A Balfiim. 10. A 
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