Salmons Herbal. 
the Crowfeet , yet they have nothing of the Form, 
and we think that fomething more than the Tafte 
ought to conclude the feveral Species, otherwife 
Ginger may as well be admitted into the fame Stock, 
which I am fure no Herbarift will ever grant : for 
this Reafon we referr you for the three afore-named 
kinds of Plants to their proper places, which you 
will find in fome of the following Chapters of this 
Book. 
III. The Water Crowfeet then, which we fhall 
treat of in this Chapter, are four j i. Ranunculus 
aquatic us vulgaris major ^ Ranunculus aquaticus He- 
patic* facie Lobelii •, Ranunculus aquatuis Dodonai -, 
Hepatica aquatica Lugdunenfs -, Hepatica palufiris 
Thai ii • Ranunculus aquaticus folio rot undo & cap'll - 
laceo Bauhini ■, The Common greater Water Crow- 
foot. 2. Ranunculus aquaticus Communis minor.. 
Ranunculus HederuH folio aquaticus -, The leffer 
Water Crowfoot. 3. Ranunculus palufiris Sardoni- 
us Hvis •, St r time a , Lf Apiaflrum Plinii 5 by fome 
Aptum Rif us ■, Herba Sardoa Guilandini, (who fays, 
when he was taken Prifoner by Pyrates, and carried 
into Sardinia , he faw this Herb growing plentifully 
there : ) Apium aquatic umTragi - Apiaflrum Cordi \ 
Scelerata Apuleii * Ranunculus palufiris Cordi in 
Hfioria Lugdunenfs, Tbalii , &c. Ranunculus pa- 
lufiris Aptt folio lavis Bauhini •, Ranunculus palu- 
firis rot undiore folio Lobelii -, Smooth-lea v’d Marfh 
Crowfoot. 4. Ranunculus palufiris Sardonius lan - 
guinofus Ranunculus Sardonius verus Diofcoridis - 
Ranunculus Sardonius Angutlar* -, Apium Sylvcfire • 
Ranunculus palufiris Apii folio languinofus Bauhini • 
Ranunculus palufiris Jecundus Matthioli , Lf Cord) 
m Hifioria The true Sardinian Marfh Crowfoot. 
green , but towards the tops of the Branches growing 
above the Water, there be none of thofe fine Leaves 
at the Joints , or very few of them , but only round 
Leaves , growing upon Jhort Loot -/talks , cut in a lit- 
tle, and dented about the edges : and with them come 
jorth hkewije fmall Milk-white Plowers, confifting 
of five Leaves apiece , with fome Tellownefs in the 
middle after which come fmall, rough, round Heads 
of Seed, almoft like to thofe of the Land Crowfoot. 
'Utter Crowfoot the Leffer. 
aiX: frond, or Small Water Crowfoot, with 
Alehoof or Groitnd-Ivy Leaves, hat a great number 
J porous Roots, jrom whence come many long flen - 
/ ’ trailing Branches or Stalks , Jhootmg forth at 
alntojt all the Joints under Water many other fibrous 
Jy lc ^ l f Spreads and very much encreafes 
V^L r,r 0m the f^rai Joints, as well under as 
above the Water, fpring forth feveral fmalhoundifh, 
indented Leaves, not much unlike to thofe of Ale- 
I C n 1- ’ •■•"'■I' tu HJUJC uj /lie- 
noof, / landing each upon a pretty long Loot -Pal k : 
ifome nf * u - ' * -’ 
U'. The Defcriptions. The fir/ 1 , or Common 
Water Crowfoot, has a fmall fibrous or thready Root , 
jrom whence comes forth a long trailing tender Stalk, 
with feveral Joints therein , at every one of which 
that are under Water, come forth fine jagged or fea- 
thred Leaves, almoft like Libres, but that they are 
f “*"<5 “ y/cuy wng rooi-jtatn : 
JromJome of the Joints with the Leaves, and at the 
tops of the Stalks , come jorth palifh Flowers, bavin ? 
five point ed Leaves apiece • which being pafs'd away 
leave roundtfh Heads of Seed after them. 
VI. T he third , or Smooth-leav’d Marfh Crow- 
foot, has for a Root a Bujh of fmall white Fibres ■ 
jrom whence fhoot forth feveral Leaves upon long 
root-ftalks, rounder than thofe growing higher upon 
the Stalk , and not fo deep cut in, but dented about 
the edges : from among thefe Leaves fhoot forth a 
round hollow Stalk, near a foot and half high, fpread- 
tng it felf forth into feveral Branches ; the lower 
Leaves whereof are more round than thofe above 
and. are divided fome into three parts, which arc the 
firftand loweft, others into five Divifions, and each 
of them dented about the edges, fomewhat like unto 
Coriander Leaves , fmooth , and of a pale green color ■ 
but thofe up higher on the Stalk and tranches are 
full more and more divided ; fo that fome cf the 
higheft have no Dtvifion or Dent in them. At the 
tops ftand fmall yellow Flowers, ( but Cordus fays 
he has obfetvedjome to bear purplifh : ) which being 
pafs’d away, there come in their places fmall, long 
round Heads, of many crooked Seeds Jet together a's 
in fome other forts is to be feen : the whole Flam is 
as hot , Jharp, biting, and as exulceraling as any cf 
the other kinds, whether of the Land or Water. 
VII. The fourth, or True Sardinian Marfh Cicw- 
foot, has a Root confifttng of a Bunch of while 
Strings, from which fpnng forth feveral l,ngc winded. 
Leaves, upon Foot-Jta/ks of a moderate length divi- 
ded into Jeveral parts, and dented about the edges ■ 
from among which Jprtng up one or more Stalks 
Spreading themfelves out into divers Branches, on 
'which grow Leaves , Jome winged, and fome fing'e 
Leaves 
