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V. The third, which is the Small Yellow Centory, 
is a little like to the fecond , and a little greater 
than it -, the Leaves are alfo larger and broader , and 
broad at the bottom , but yet not Jo broad as to en- 
compafs the Stalk . , ^ the next does : the Flowers are 
alfo a little greater , W which is the prin- 
cipal thing m which it differs from the lajt =, and 
withal the whole Plant is not altogether Jo bitter . 
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like unto the former Centories, but Jomcwhat greater. 
Prom this Root comes forth a Stalk , which fometimes 
Spreads it felf forth into many long Branches , from 
every one of the Joints ^ and Jometmes it Spreads 
it Jelf only at top : At the Joints fand two Some- 
what broad and long pointed Leaves , fo encompaffing 
the Stalk about the bottom , and making it feem as 
if it run through them , that they will hold the Rain , 
or any Water which falls upon them : The Flowers 
which fand at the tops of the fmall Branches are a 
little larger than thofe of the Common Centory, 
compofed of fix or eight Leaves , cf a fine pale yellow 
color , and fometimes of a deeper yellow •, after which 
comes larger Heads than thofe in the fir ft , and Seed 
a little bigger. This Plant is not full out fo bitter 
as the firfi. 
VII. The fifth, which is a Small yellow Centory 
not Branched, and differs not in Leaf or Flower 
from the fourth : The Stalk bears perfoliate d Leaves , 
but fpread not them f elves forth in Branches , as the 
former doth : It bears alfo but one only Flower at 
the top , which thing , together with its not being 
branched , makes it to be different , and another Spe- 
cies of the perfoliated kind , the whole Plant is lefs 
bitter than the firfi. 
VIII. The flxth, and fmallefi of the Yellow Cen- 
tories differs very little from the fifth, or lafi defer i- 
bed Through leav’d Centory, excepting in this , that 
it is wholly lefs in every part of it, and whereas 
the former bears but one Flower at the top of it, this 
bears two or three, and fometimes more, fmall Flow- 
ers at the top of every of its Branches. 
IX. The Places. The fir It grows in great plenty 
throughout all England, in molt Paftures and GraT 
fy Fields, : and indeed, they are all of them found 
in many places of this Kingdom , but the firft or 
common fort almoft every where, in Fields, Pafiures 
and Woods, but that with the White Flowers is more 
fparingly to be had than the firft. The firfi I found 
growing in the South parts of Carolina, in many 
Plantations, but particularly in that, formerly Cap- 
tain Abbot's, up Wando River, about five Miles from 
Charles Town : The third of thefe enumerated in 
this Chapter, grows in many places in Kent, as in 
a Field next unto that which was formerly Sir 
Francis Car end s Houfe, at Bedington near Croydon ; 
and in a Field next beyond Southfieet Church to- 
wards Gravefend, and in many other places, where 
alfo the other kinds are fometimes found. 
X. The Times. They all Flower in July and 
Augufi, and their Seed is ripe in about a Month 
after. They ought to be gathered in their flower- 
ing time : but fome people out of a meer Superfti- 
tion, gather them between the two Lady-days . 
XI. The totalities. They are generally hot and 
dry in the fecond Degree : but Gerard fays, that 
our third, which is the firfi yellow Centory , is hot 
and dry in the third Degree, and yet it is not fo 
bitter as the firft. They are all highly Stomatick, 
Peftoral, Hepatick, Splenetick, and Hyfterick : they 
are noble Aperitives, and Abfterfives,Vulneraries, Al- 
teratives, and Emmenagogicks. 
XII. The Specification. It is Antifebritick, and 
good againft Diftempers of the Stomach. 
XIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
ffom, I. A liquid Juice. 2. An Effence. 7. An 
Infujion. 4. A Decoffion. 5. A Ponder. 6. An 
Oil by Infolation or Boiling. 7. An Ointment. 8. A 
Balfam. 9. A Cataplafm. 10. A Difiilled Water. 
11. A Spirituous Tinaure. 12. An Acid Tinffure. 
13. An Oily Tintture. 14. A Saline Tinfture 
VI. The fourth, which is the Through-leav’d Cen- 
tory, has a Root fmall and white, like the former, 
from whence comes fome Leaves next the ground 
15. A Spirit. 1 6. A Colly rium. 17. A Fixed Salt 
from the AJhes. 18. An Effential Salt. 
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