Lib, L 
146 Salmon’ <r Herbal 
ii. The Kinds. It is a lingular Plant, and is cal- 
led by Label in his leones, Ranunculus arvorum -, 
and is the fame with Ranunculus arvenfis Gefneri , 
Ranunculus arvenfis echinatus Bauhini , Ranunculus 
Jegeta/is Cordi ■, Ranunculus Sylvefiris tertius Dodo- 
n.ei & Lobelii in Obfervationious , Fallow-field 
Crowfoot, 
III. The Defcription. It has a f mall white fi- 
brous Root , from whence fpring forth fame deeply 
lagged Leaves upon long foot-fialks , but f mailer than 
any of the former , and divided into many narrower 
parts, of an over-worn green color they are fat and 
thick , much jagged , and fome thing refembling ( fays 
Gerard) the Leaves of Sampire, but not near fo 
green. from among thefe Leaves rifes up a Stalk 
about afoot or more high , which towards the top is 
divided into other Branches -, the Leaves on the high- 
er part of the Stalk are more jagged or divided than 
thofe which are lower. 'The flowers grow at the tops 
of the Branches , which are confifiing of five fmall 
Leaves , of a pale or faint yellow color , which being 
puff'd away , there come Clufiers of rough and Jh ap- 
pointed Seed , fet as it were in Heads , many to- 
gether. 
IV. The Places. It is found chiefly in Ploughed 
Lands and fallow fields in many parts of England -, 
the Latins called it Ranunculus arvorum , becaule 
it is commonly found in Fallow Fields, where Corn 
has lately been fown, and fo may be called Corn 
Crowfoot. 
V. The Times. It flowers in May and June -, the 
Seed ripening in the mean while in Augufi and Sep- 
tember. 
VI. The Vitalities, Specification , Preparations and 
Virtues thereof are the fame with the Common Mea- 
dow Crowfoot , which may be found at large in Chap. 
17 6 . following. 
CHAP. CLXXIV. 
Of CROWFOOT Wood. 
I.^Tp/ZE Karnes. It is called in Greek , Bar &ytt>v 
JL 'ivKvS'v v •• in Latin , Ranunculus Kemoralis 
and in Eng/ifh , Wood Crowfoot. 
II. The Kinds. There are, 1. Ranunculus ne- 
morofus albus fimplex, Ranunculus Phragmit is Gef- 
neri , Ranunculus Sylveftris Tragi , White fingle- 
flowred Wood Crowfoot. 2. Ranunculus nemoro- 
fus albus minor , Ranunculus nemorofus Anemones 
flore minor Bauhini , The leaft or leffer white Wood 
Crowfoot. 3. Ranunculus nemorofus flore Cameo , 
Lf flore purpureo , The Angle blufh and purple Wood 
Crowfoot. 4. Ranunculus nemorofus luteus , The 
yellow Wood Crowfoot. 5. Ranunculus nemorofus 
dulcis , Ranunculus fylveftris fecundus Tragi , Ra- 
nunculus Auricomus Lobe hi , Sweet Wood Crow- 
foot. 6 . Ranunculus mont anus albus minor fimplex. 
Ranunculus Alpinus albus , The leffer fingle white 
Mountain Crowfoot. 7. Ranunculus Virginenfis 
vel Virginianus albus , White Virginian Crowfoot. 
III. The Defcriptions. The fir ft, or White fin- 
gle-flowred, has a Root commonly of the bignefs of a 
Wheat Straw , not growing right down , but creeping 
at length, under the upper Cruft of the Earth , fpread- 
ing into fever al fmall Knobs , like Branches or Arms 
of a dark brown color on the out fide, and white within 
if a Jharp biting Tafie , inflaming the Mouth, from 
ibis Root rife up two or three Stalks, about an Hand \ 
breadth high or more, about the middle whereof come 
forth ufually three Stalks of Leaves, each being 
fomething broad, hard, and cut in on the edges into 
three parts, of a fad green color, and dented alfo : 
the Stalk rifes up two or more inches high, bearing 
at the top one fingle flower, hanging down the Head 
forthemofl part, confifiing of five Leaves, fome what 
broad, and almofi round-pointed, of a light blewijh 
color on the out fide, before it is blown open, but white 
afterwards , and more white on the infide , having a 
few white Threads in the middle j tipt with yellow, 
ftanding about a green Head-, which growing ripe in 
length of time, is fomething like the other Heads of 
Crowfeet, compofed of many fmall Seeds compared 
together. 
IV. T hefecond, or leaft, or leffer White kind, has 
a Root fmall and long, and creeping under the upper 
Crufi of the Earth , like the former, and it has fuch- 
like Leaves as the other fingle White kind, divided 
into three parts , and each of them into others again, 
fianding upon little long Foot-fialks, but they are 
much leffer, fo that the whole Leaf hereof is not 
much bigger than one of the Divifions or Parts of the 
other : the Stalk is very fmall, with few Leave « 
thereon, divided in two places more than the lower , 
little more than two inches high : at the top grows 
a white flower, confifiing of fix white Leaves, with 
a few yellowifh Ti) reads in the middle which being 
pafs'd away, leaves a round Head compofed of mtiny 
fmall Seeds, not much unlike the former. 
V. The third, or fingle blufh-colored Wood Crow- 
foot, is in its Roots, Stalks, Leaves , flowers. Heads, 
Seeds, and form of Growing, like unto the former • 
fo that until it is in flower, there can fcarcely any 
difference be dfeerned : but when the flower ap- 
pears, it fhews it f elf much more reddifh on the out - 
fide, and of a fair pale purple or blufh color on the 
infide, which makes it a difiinll Species of it fclfi 
differing from the refi. But fometimes different Va- 
rieties are found of this kind, having its Stalk fome - 
