Chap. 1 7 o. Unglijh Herbs. 
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upper face of the whole Plant it of a brown green 
color, and the Leaves are green underneath , r ohich 
fays Gerard, Is the perfetf mark to know the Phyfi- 
cal kind from the others. The Flowers are many and 
white, f unding on long Foot-fialks at the tops of the 
Branches : which being pafs'i away, are fucceeded by 
a like number of /mail long Pods, like Horns, which 
contain mi thin them /mail yellow Seed. The whole 
Plant abides green in the Winter, and taftes Sharp 
and biting, fomewhat like to other CrefTes. r 
f Paler (reuses, round fa. 
^ tyreat. 
the Joint s , from whence rife one or more Stalks which 
are hollow weak and Pappy, with a great number of 
long winged Leaves,which are made up of fevera! broad, 
\Jappy, and almoft round Leaves, of a reidi.lh brown 
green color on the top , and green underneath : when it 
t uns up into Stalk, the higher Leaves are longer and 
more pointed, yet round pointed withal. The Flowers 
\grow at the tops of the Branches, like the former, nor 
doeslhePods andSeeidiffer much therefrom. Parkinfon 
\fays, that it is fo extreamly bitter, that it cannot be 
eaten till it is boiled in Water, and Jhtfted again : I 
have feen it grow feveral times, and have gathered 
it, but never could find that bitter Tafte in it but 
only a very fharp biting Tap, like other CrcSes • 
Matthiolus fays, Nafturtio Emile quiddam guftu 
prafert. 
I V - 'P* ‘bird, or lefler round kind, has a white 
\ fibrous Root, from whence fpring forth a great num- 
ber of long winged Leaves, very like to the /aft, in 
their Subjlance and Form, being fat, broad and 
roundijh like them, but very much lefs : from amidft 
thefe Leaves fpring forth feveral long Stalks, when 
run up to Seed, which are almoft naked, fave that 
here and there they have a ftngle winged Leaf, cut 
" fi™ ,on S fender parts , almoft to the middle 
Rib. The Stalks at their tops , abound with a great 
number of little Branches , filled with fmall fine whi- 
tiJh Flowers , which in the very tops of all , appear 
exceeding fmall and diminutive, fo as they are not 
eafy to be feen afunder. 
JI- The fourth, or Italian kind, has a long Root, 
which crepis not fo much as any of the former , nor 
K ft fo full of Fibres r the Leaves grow many on a 
winged Stalk, and differ not much from the fir ft Pa- 
ving that the Stalk la crefted, and the Leaves are 
dented or /nipt ,n a little round the edges , being in 
\Jhape between the Garden-Crefs and Cuckow-flower 
' the Stalks are crefted and divided into many Branch- 
es : the Flowers are white, which being pafs'd away, are 
K \f eeie f Gdfi bp ‘be Ordinary or Common 
Warer-Crds, and with like Seed. The Tafte of both 
Herb and Seed k more mild and pleafant than that of 
the other Water-Crefles. J 
VI . L f h a11 S r °w for the moll 
r‘ lrt H ln n^ Tla ft ar| d ,n g Waters ; and fometimes in 
lmall Rivulets of running Water : but the laft is 
iometimes found growing in Gardens. 
■ yjp 1 J he p mes - They fpring and grow green 
in March and April. That Water-Crefs which is 
eaten in Sallets, is bed in March and April: they 
Houriih all the Summer, and flower in June and 
July, their Seed ripening in Auguft. 
IX. The Qualities. They are hot and dry in the 
third degree : are Diuretick,' Cephalick, Neurotick, 
Stomatick, Hyilerick, Nephritick, Alexipharmick 
and Antifcorbutick. 
X. The Specified i ion. They are peculiar againft 
the Scurvy in a cold Habit of Body. 
XI. The Preparations. You may have, I. A 
plet. i. A liquid Juice. 3. An EJfence. 4. An 
Infufion. 5. A Lotion. 6 . A dtft tiled Water. 7. 
A Spirituous Tindure. 8. An Acid TinUure. 9. 
An Oily Tinflure. To. A Saline Tintture . 11. A 
Spirit. 12. Affixed Salt. 
The Virtues. 
I ? ballet . It is made of the green Herb, 
gathered in March and April, pickt and wafht 
clean, and drefsd up with Salt, Vinegar and Oil, 
or Sugar, and fo eaten raw : ir is generally eaten in 
die Spring time, to cleanfe and purifie the Blood 
IV. T h’ Crrool , , , , , „ die Juices ol the Body, and cure the Scurvy.’ 
aim-lit h kc 1 he ( great round-leavd, hat a Root Xili, The liquid Juice. It is more powerful 
InJ i,c the former, footing Jonh many Fibres at | than that of Brooklime againft the Scurvy El a cold 
^ * Habit 
'fV aler Crefses rounbZeavb 
