Chap. 172. ‘Englifb Herbs. 245 
round , and fcmething hairy Jome of them bend down 
towards the Ground , trailing as it were , and put 
forth many Roots at the Joints , which are fmall 
white Fibres , by which it takes hold of the Ground , 
fo encreafes or fpreads it felf far about. Some 
of the principal Stalks ft and upright , a _/#<?/ high or 
higher , fometimes they feem to be rather leaning 
than upright : at the tops of thefe Stalks and their 
Branches come forth the Flowers , confifting of five 
Leaves apiece , and of a glorwus Gold yellow color , 
und a Golden-colored Thrumb in the middle , tefaVib 
being paft , juf/i knobby rough Heads of Seed , very 
like to the Jirft. The fharp Tafte of the heaves and 
Flowers are alfo like to the fame . Of this kind there 
is alfo one with double Flowers , which is nurs’d up 
in Gardens. 
VII. The fourth , or tuberous kind, has a Root 
white and round , of the bignefs fometimes of a Wall- 
nut, and fometimes much lefs , not much bigger than 
a Bean or large Filbert, with fame long Fibres , efpc- 
cially at the end of it , which is of a more fharp and 
biting Tafte than any of the former : from this Root 
fpring up divers Leaves , much more cut in and di- 
vided than any of the former , every one of them 
j landing on a fhort Foot-ftalk, of an over-worn green 
color : among which rife up fever al flender Stalks , 
a foot or foot and half high, with fome Leaves there- 
on at the Joints , more divided , and into longer and 
narrower parts than thofe below ; at the tops of the 
Stalks and Branches come forth fair fhining Gold- 
colored Flowers , confifting of five Leaves apiece , like 
the former kinds , with many. Threads in the middle , 
ftanding about a green Head which after the Flowers 
are paft, grows to be more rough or prickly than the 
feedy Heads of any of the aforegoing. Of this kind 
is that thought to be which bears double yellow Flow- 
ers, one out of another , called Anglicus bulbofus or 
tuberofus. Alfo another , whofe Flower is fingle , 
and red , like an Orange. 
VIII. The fifth , or Globe kind, ( called in the 
Northern Countries of England, where it grows , 
Locker Goulous) has a Root compofed of many black- 
ijfh Fibres or Strings , from whence rife many fair , 
broad , dark green Leaves next the Ground, ftanding 
upon long Foot -ft a Iks, which Leaves are deeply cut 
or jagged into five, fix or feven Divifions , and he- 
ft des nipt in or dented on the edges •, among which 
rifes up a Stalk, divided towards the top into fomc 
Branches : on the Stalk are fet fuch-hke Leaves as 
are below, but fmaller. On the tops of the Stalk and 
Branches grow fever al large fair yellow Flowers,con- 
fift/ng of five Leaves apiece , or rather of eleven 
Leaves for the moft part, fet or placed in three rows, 
and always folded inwards , or routed up together Like 
a round Ball or Globe, like a clofe Flower never 
blowing, ( from whence came the Name : ) they have 
many yellow Threads in the middle , ftanding round 
about a green rough Head, which in time grows to be 
full of fmall Knobs , wherein is contained Jmall black 
Seed. 
IX. The F laces. They all grow in Fields and 
Meadows, or Pafture-Grounds, thro’ all England, 
especially the four firft kinds. The fifth kind grows 
wild in moft places of Lancafhire and Torkjhire, 
and other bordering Shires in the Northern parts of 
this Kingdom, almoft in every Meadow ^ but has 
not been yet found wild in any of the Southern or 
Weftern parts of England. 
X. Toe Times. They flower in May and June, 
and the Seed is ripe in July and Auguft. 
XI. The Qualities, Specification, Freparationsfir - 
tues and Lfes, fee in Chap. 17 6. following, where 
they will be handled at large. 
CHAP. CLXXIII. 
Of CROWFOOT Field. 
I.'T 'HE Names. It is called in Greek, 
JL tcybufyimv to dgyv • in Latin, Ranunculus 
arvus, vel arvorum and in Englifh, Field or Fallow- 
Field Crowfoot. 
Fcllonfftchl Crootv jfoot 
