Chap. 1 28. . "Englijh Herbs. 
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uni bignefs to the LefTer Chickweed, in the former 
chapter. The Stalks rife up feme times to he a yard 
high, jull of Branches , and final l long Leaves on 
them, of a pale green Color. The h lowers are many , 
which at the tops of the Branches are fmall and 
white , confiding of jive Leaves apiece •, after which 
follows in Husks jinali yellow jh Seed. 
Smaller ff[/ a f er ftfCCcl 
Sm alert water Click raced 
up many weak and tender creeping Branches Jet 
with two narrow Jharp pointed Leaves at each Joint , 
green above , and rf a mhitijh color below ■ at the 
felting on of tfiefe Leaves grow fmall Veffels parted 
as it were into two , with a little ere ft on each fide 
m which Capful* are contained very f Mil Seed. ’ 
VI. The fourth , or Alfine marina, has a bunchy and 
thready Root as fome of the former, which fends forth 
for the moft part Branches lying upon the ground , very 
like unto the lefferfort of Chickweed in the former 
chapter, but that the Stalks are Jhorter , and thicker 
and defer Jointed , with Chickweed like Leaves on 
them, yet thicker , and whiter : The Blowers alfo 
hand at the tops of the Branches, and are compojed 
of many f mall Leaves in form of a Star ; which be- 
ing paft away, the Seed Veffels follow , which are 
long and round like the others , but flat, and fome- 
what broad, in which are contained three or four 
greater Seeds. 
fea chick wcecf. 
r‘ /Fif °f f ma tt e ft kind, Serpillifoliis, huts 
a Jmall Root, with many 'fibres, from whence Jpring 
VII. fie fifth has a Root white and long, with fome 
fibres thereat, from whence rife up for the moft part 
fevet al upright Stalks or Branches, jointed in Jove- 
/ al places, and divers fmall Leaves growing there- 
on at the manifold Joints, fome what divided like 
unto Leaves of Rue, and a little refembling a Tre- 
11 co at , ^ eto t s °f ‘he Joints come forth fmall 
blew Blowers, confifttng of four Leaves apiece : which 
being paft away, there appears fmall round Chick- 
msei like Heads or Husks, with fmallSeed therein' 
VIII. The Places. The flr/1 three, and the fifth 
are lound to grow in or near Waters, and Warn? 
places in moft Parrs of England. The SerpiUifalta 
may be found in Watry places, between Qaphm 
Heath and loutwg, and between Kentifh-Town and 
Hamftcad. And the fourth grows near the Sea 
more, and .in Salt Marfhy places, upon federal 
Coafts of this Kingdom. 
^'cc >e ^ Imes ' Their Flowering time is in the 
neat or Summer, and their Seed ripens in the mean 
oealon, and in a little time after. 
T7# Qualities, Specification, T reparations and 
virtues, are the fame with thole in the former 
Chapter, to which we refer you. 
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