1 82 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. I. 
CHAP. CXXIX. 
and cunjijt of five Jmall blew round pointed Leaves ■, 
which being pafi away, round Beads or husks ap- 
pear , , in which is contained jmall Chickweed like 
Seed. 
O/CHICKWEED, Baftard. 
I. np H E Names. It is called in Greek , w A**roi 
I. poSn : In Latin , A 1 fine notha \ and in Eng- 
j'jh, B" jhird Chickweed. 
II. The Kinds. There are many kinds hereof, 
bur ihefe following are chief, J. Alfne folits fub- 
rotundfs Veronits, Speedwell Chickweed. 2 . Al- 
fne j olio Triljaginis , Germander leav’d Chickweed. 
a. Alfne fpuria prior Dodon.-ei, A fine folio hederu- 
l& minor. Ivy leav’d Chickweed. 4 . Alfne hirfutia 
joliis Anri cuke Mur is , Hairy Chickweed, with 
Monfe Far Leaves. 5 . Afine Vifcofa , Clammy 
Chickweed. 6. Alfne Tetraa. , Stone or Rock 
Chickweed. 7 . Afine fluviatilis , River Chick- 
weed. 
III. The Defcriptions. The firft of ihefe hots a 
fnall and thready Root , which perifhes not in the 
Winter -, front whence many Branches fpring up , 
and fpread abroad , full of Jmall and a/mofl round 
Leaves , fet in couples or pairs , very like to thoje 
of Veronica, or Pauls Betony, called Speedwell, but 
not like to Elatine or Fluellin of any kind. The 
Flowers grow at the Joints with the Leaves , from 
the middle of the Branches upwards , being very 
final '/, made of five blew Leaves , after which come 
final/ fat Seed Vejfels like Touches , in which is con- 
tained fnall round yellowifh Seed. 
IV. The fecond has a Jmall long Root , full of many 
fibres or threads , which continue all the Winter , 
from zchich come forth fever al jmall weak Branches 
jpreading upon the ground, three or four Inches long , 
fet with fnall and fomewhat round Leave s a which 
are dented about the edges , and pointed at the ends , 
funding by couples one again ft another : At the 
Joints whereof towards the tops, come forth jmall 
blew Flowers , and fometimes white, conffing of 
five round pointed Leaves ■, after which fucceed 
final/ round Seed Vejfels, two always joined together , 
having fnall round Seed within them. 
V. The third or Ivy leav’d Chickweed, has a 
fnall and thready Root, from whence rife up hairy 
tender Stalks or Branches, many of which fpread 
the mf elves upon the ground, fet with two Leaves at 
a Joint, hairy and Ivy like, but nothing fo large. 
Ti e Leaves, fays Gerard, refemble the Back of a 
Bee when it flies . The Flowers grow at the tops , 
VI. The fourth, or Hairy leav’d Chickweed, has 
a very fmall Root, with a few Fibres at it, from 
which fpring up fever al hairy Stalks or Branches , 
which creep upon the- ground -, upon which grow in 
pairs, fnall, long, whit iff:, hoary Leaves, of a Moufe 
Ear like fafhion : the Flowers grow at the ends of 
the Branches, of a blufh color, which give long and 
pointed Seed Veffels, in which is contained fnall 
Seed, like that of the Common Chickweed. 
VII. The fifth, or Clammy Chickweed, has a 
fmall fibrous Root , from, whence come forth Branches 
which Hand more upright than the la]}, with rough , 
hairy, and clammy Leaves, fomewhat like the Common 
Chickweeds, but of a more blewifh green. The 
Flowers are fnall and white, and fcarcely openthem- 
f elves but in the hot time of the day, J] and mg at the 
tops of the Stalks, which from the middle upwards 
are fo clammy, that they will flick to ones Fingers, if 
touched, whereby they are apt to catch Flies , and other 
fmall things which fall upon them . 
VIII. The 
