i cj6 Salmon ’ s Herbal. Lib. 1. 
111. The Delcrip cions. The firft kind, or Oculus 
Chrifii, has a Root which is long , tough, and black , 
attended with many fibres , by which it takes fafi 
held of the Earth , from whence rife up many fiquare 
Stalks t wo or three feet high , on which grow broad 
dark green Leaves , dented about the edges , and 
Jo me what rugged and hard in handling •, the flowers 
grow along towards the lops of the Stalks , like unto 
the gaping or hooded Flowers oj the Garden Clary, 
but J mailer , and of a pale or whiifk blew color \ 
which being pajl away , there comes in filial l husks , 
round blackifh or brownijh Seed -, the whole Riant 
hen a firong Smell , but it is nothing fio quick out that 
of our common Garden Clary. There are two other 
kinds hereof: One , the tops of whofie Stalks are pur- 
plifh , with Flowers of a deeper purple color , and 
fomewhat larger Leaves. Another , differing only in 
this , that the tops of the Stalks are green , and not 
purple ■, the Flowers of a pale blew color , and the 
Leaves a little torn on the edges. 
IV. The fecond kind, or Hoary Wild Clary, 
with white Flowers, has a long tough black Root, not 
much differing from the former ■, the Leaves in this 
being almoft like thofie, but more hoary, and a little 
deeper dented in on the edges, the Stalks are fiquare, 
and almofi a yard high , upon which grow the Flow- 
ers in the fame manner, fav'mg that thefie are whol- 
ly white, which being pajl away, there follows finall 
round brownijh Seed. 
V. 'The third, or Lavender fiowred Wild Clary, 
has a Root not much diff ering from either of the for- 
mer Wild Claries, front whence come forth fquare 
hairy Stalks, two or three feet high. Jet with har- 
der , narrower, and f moot her Leaves, more deeply 
indented about the edges, and rounder pointed -, the 
Flowers are much lefis than the former -, and neither 
in bignefis, nor color, are they greatly differing from 
the Flowers of Spike or Lavender, they growing in 
Jpaces and randies as the refi do ■, the Seed Is like 
to the others, nor docs the Smell of the whole Plant 
differ much from them. 
VI. The fourth, or Sage Leav’d Wild Clary, has 
a long Root , tough and black without, but yellow 
within, which abides without perifhing for many 
Tears, as the Roots of mo ft of the Wild kinds do : 
from whence rife up low fquare Stalks , much about 
half a yard high, whereon grow hard rugged Leaves, 
fet two at a Joint, very like unto Sage Leaves, but 
not hoary at all, of a dark green color, and dented 
about the edges : the Floioers grow at fet Spaces 
round about the Stalks, as in r undies, in fiome Plants 
of a fair purple, violet color -, in others more pale -, 
and in others yet, of almofi an AJh-color ■, which be- 
ing pajl away, there comes forth ( when it is ripe ) 
black Jinall Seed. The Smell of this Plant is more 
p leafing and lefs heady than moji of the former kinds 
be. There is another Species of this fourth kind 
which differs chiefly from it in this, that it grows 
much higher, has thicker Stalks, larger and thicker 
Leaves, fipotted with divers white Jpots and jlreaks 
therein •, elf e in form and color of Leaves and Flowers 
no difference appearing. 
VII. The Places. The firfl grows Wild in Eng- 
land, almofi: every where by the Way fide, and fo 
does the other with the purple Stalks : but that 
with the green Stalks is not common with us, but 
grows in many places of Germany and Hungary : 
Gerard lays-, that the Oculus Chrijli grows in Bar- 
ren places, almofi in every Countrey, efpecialiy in 
Holborn-fields, near unto Grays-Inn, in the High- 
way by the end of a Prick-Wall ( there it might 
poflibly grow formerly, but none can be had there 
now : ) alio at the hither end of Chefiey towards 
London , and in the Highways leading from Rich- 
mond Palace to the Water-fide , and in divers other 
places. The fecond grows not Wild here, but only 
in the Gardens of the Curious. The third grew 
with Clufius, of the Seed which he had out of Spain, 
but he laith he found it likewife near tire Riding- 
place of Greenwich -, fo that it is manifolt, that it 
is a natural inhabitant of our Countrey. The third 
grows Wild in Hungary almofi every where, in 
their Vineyards, and by the Way fides, but with us 
it is chieiiy nourifhed up in Gardens. 
VIII. The Times. They all Flower in June and 
July, as do the Garden Kinds •, and their Seeds are 
ripe in the end of Augufl, or not long after. 
IX. Their Qualities, Specification , Preparations 
and Virtues, are the fame with thofe of the Gar- 
den Clary, fo that little more need be faid thereof 
here. 
X. Obfervation i. Diof cor ides faith, That the 
Seed of Oculus Chrijli, or Wild Clary, drunk with 
Wine ( from one dram to two drams ) excites Luft ^ 
and being mixed with Honey, and applied, cleanfes 
the Eyes from Films, and other imperfections lodg- 
ed in them : and being put whole into the Eyes, 
it not only fimply cleanles, but alfo purges them 
very much from Waterifh Humors, and fo frees 
them from Rednefs, Inflammations, and divers o- 
ther Difeafes which happen to them, taking au r ay 
their Pain and Smarting, one Seed, and no more, 
being put into the Eye at a time. This, fays Ge- 
rard, is a general Medicine in Chefhire, and other 
Countries thereabout, known of all, and ufed with 
good fuccefs. 
XL Obfierv. 2 . The Liquid Juice, or Effence of 
the Leaves, given from two ounces to four or fix. 
mixed with a Glafs of Generous Wine, and drank 
warm, diffolves congealed Blood in the Stomach, 
warms and comforts it, and is very good to help 
igainfi dimnefs, and to reftore the Eyes to their 
Prittine State. 
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