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Salmons Herbal. 
Lib. L 
Joints and. 'fops of the branches , clujhnng in 0. I 
thick jhort Tuft , of a blemfh purple in thoje which 
grow in our parts, but in others of divers and Je- 
vend colors , as more purple , near a violet , 0/’ 
/>/«*?, w 0/ </ broxxmifh blew, and yellow colors , part- 
ed : In Jome parts of Spain, and at Narbon /’» 
France, they are of a yellow color alfo. T he Flow- 
ers being paJ 1 r Jmall, Snail-like , round Cods follow , 
Jet together , not fo much twined etr many other Me- 
dical <//•(’, containing within them Jmall pale colored 
Seed. 
Clavcr'Cjrafs, or Snail Trefoil 
of Lobel. 
IV. Obfervations, T. The Author of tlte Country 
Winn gives a mighty commendation of this Plant; 
and laVs, That there is not any Pulle, or other Food 
which is more agreeable, and good for the Feeding 
ot Bcafts, than this Clavcr-grajs or Snail-Claver, 
called by the Wrench , Saint Woin , not only for the" 
' nourilhing and fattening of Cattle, but alfo to 
cure lie.ilts which are fick. It is called Burgundy- 
Hay, becaufe the Burgundians have always been 
very careful in Sowing this Herb, and managing 
Sundv and Barren Land therewith, ibr that it makes 
the Word and Pooled Land very Rich and Fruit- 
iul. The benefit ofthis Herb is lb great, that eve- 
ry^ good Husbandman ought to relerve a good part 
of his Ground to be fown therewith. 
\ . Oifervat. 2. I’n Sowing of this Saint Woin 
Seed, tliouglr it grows well in fat Grounds freed 
from Wefds, yet it grows alfo very well in Poor, 
Lean, Sandy and Barren Grounds, especially fuch as 
ate ealie to be Plowed, and fuch as have been thrice 
Sown with Grain, before this is put into it, that 
it may the eafier take deep rooting in the Earth, 
which it naturally does : but in lowing of this 
Seed, you mult not be lparing of it, for by how 
much the more Seed you Sow, bv fo much the 
more will the Herb grow in thicknefs ; nor will 
there grow any other Grafs or Herbs there, by 
which the profit will be fo much the greater. 
VI. Obferv. 3. As foon as it is Sown, ir mud be 
Harrowed leveral ways, as long ways, broad ways, 
and corner ways ; and if it is a dry Seafon, and a 
dry Ground, ir ought to be gently watered, but not 
in thole Months between the latter end of Septem- 
ber and beginning 'of April , left any hard Froft 
iliould come, which might nip it, and lo kill it. 
Authors alfo fay, it ought to be Mowed, or- Cut 
down, five or fix times the firlt Year, others fay 
three or four times, but your Experience mull guide 
you in this; and in after Years two or three times 
a Year, by which great advantages are made of it ; 
and that Land which has not .been worth twelve 
Pence an Acre per Annum , by the Improvements of 
Saint Woin , have in a few Years been made worth 
forty Shillings, and three Pounds an Acre, and fome- 
times more, which is much for the Encouragement 
of the Husbandman, to proceed in this kind of Hus- 
bandry. 
VII. Obferv. 4. The fir times for Cutting ir 
down, are ill May, June , July, and Augufi , in the 
New of the Moon, but you muft not let "it lye up- 
on heaps any longer than a Day in the Meadows, 
for if it Ihould lye any long time, it would endan- 
ger the killing the Roots which are under it, and 
utterly.deftroy ir, for which reafon it is neceflary 
to dry it forthwith, and as foon as may be, itirring 
and turning it every day from day to day, and then 
as foon as ever it is dry to carry it away. 
VIII. obfer. 5. This is alfo to be taken fpecial 
notice ot, That none of your Cartel ought to feed 
on the Grounds on which it is fown, becaufe it is 
apt to be killed by them, by bruifing it with their 
Teeth in biting it off, whereas cutting it with a 
Sythe hurts it not : nor muft Cattel be fuffered to 
eat it green, becaule it is apt to make them Sick, 
by realon ot its heat and moilture ; tor which rea- 
ion it is always cut down, dried, and made into 
Hay ; and then it is to be given to your Bealls, but 
in Small quantity, becaule it breeds much Blood, 
Flelh and Fat, even to fuch a Degree, as with Fat- 
nels to choak them. 
IX. Obferv. 6 . You muft always be careful to 
gather and referve Seed of this Grafs, to Sow again, 
when you fee you lhall have occafion for it : it 
mult not be gathered the firft Year it bears, by rea- 
lon of its weaknefs andpoornels,but in all the follow- 
ing Years, fo loon as the Husks in which the Seed 
is contained lhall appear dry, and theSeed or Grains 
themlelves are turned yellow, which will be in the 
Months of June and July, you may then fave it. 
X. Obferv. 7. That this Grafs being fowed in 
barren Land is very profitable there is no doubt ; 
and it it is confidered that the firft charge is the 
principal charge, even for a long time, it is fo much 
the more valuable : for Land being once Sowed 
with this, it not only enriches the ground for the 
prelent, but lor many years after ; for this firft 
lowing will be fufficienc for ten or twelve Years, 
let the ground be what it will ; and as the Soil may 
be, it may laft twenty or thirty Years, or more, 
according as it is carefully lookr after, and well ma- 
naged, which is a matter of fo gregt weight, as 
ought to put every prudent Husbandman into the 
thoughts and confideration of it. 
Xi. The Second K ind has a Root long and run- 
ning pretty deep, into the grouni,which endures long, 
Jrom whence it has Branches lying upon the Earth 
a joot in length or more, fet with Jmall round Trefoil 
Leaves "on pretty large Wootfialks : the Homers of a 
purple color it fends forth at the Joints, on long 
Loot ft elks, Jmall and many c/ujlerixg together , ajter 
■which come forth fomewhat rough, fmall, wrinkled 
Snail-like Shells or Husks, in which are contained 
the Seed. 
XII. The third, or Woody Snail Claver has a 
long Root, conjifting of many long firings, and con- 
tinues many Wears, Jbooting forth new Stalks evert 
Wear , which are many, hard, round, flexible, and fo 
weak as not to be able to fioni upright, but lying on 
