Salmon s Herbal. 
V. The P feces. 
in feveral parts of 
r. It grows plentifully in America , 
... ^ of the I Veflbtdies. I found it grow- 
ing in fbrne of the Southern parts of Carolina It 
grows naturally neat unto the Mediterranean Sea , 
from whence it has been brought and planted in our 
Enelifh Gardens. Bauhinus fays, that it grows ire- 
quently in Brajil : but Cluftus, whofirft let it forth 
by the Name of Argyrocome or Gnaphalunn Ameri- 
canum , had his Plants out of England. V\ e have 
alio had it brought to us out of Honda , lo that now 
it grows well and plentifully with us, if Cate be 
taken of it by a skilful Gardener. 
VI. The Tims. It flowers in June and July , 
and the Seed is ripe in Augufi., 
VII. The totalities. Specification , Preparations and 
Virtues of this, are the lame with the laft and the 
others aforegoing, and therefore reterr you to Chap. 
1 8c. for full Satisfaction. 
CHAP. CLXXXIV. 
Of CULLIONS Sweet, 
0 R, 
lady-traces. 
I t-p H E flames. This Plant is called in Greek, 
| 'Otygt itif. in Latin, Orchis odorants, Te- 
fliculus odomtus , vel aromaticus ; and in Englijh, 
Sacet Cullions, Sweet Orchis, Sweet Lady-Traces. 
II. The Kinds. They are of the Kindred of the 
Orchis and Ordinis quint i , according to Parkinfon : 
of this Species he makes eight feveral forts ; but 
there are tour principal kinds of thefe Sweet Lulli- 
ons viz i Thole with one Angle Tefticle or Stone, 
a. Thole with two Tefticles. %. Thofe with three 
and fometimes with lour Bulbs. 4. The Creeping 
or Ballard kind. 
III. Of the finglc bulbed Orchis , there is but one 
Species, viz. 1. Orchis pufilla odor at if feptima Clu- 
fiii , The 1 'weet Musk Orchis. 
IV. Of the double bulbed , there are three Spe- 
Ctes, viz. 2. Orchis alba odor at a minor , Orchis fpi- 
ralis minor Lobelii , The Idler Tweet Cullions, or 
Lady-Traces. 3. Orchis Frifia Litoralis Lobelii , 
Friezland Orchis or Lady-Traces. 4. Cbamaorehis 
lati folia Zelandica , Orchis lillifolius Lobelii , Pfeudo 
Orchis Clufii , The dwarf Orchis of Zeland. 
V. Of the treble bulbed Orchis , there are alfo three 
Species, viz. 5. Triorchis alba odor at a , and odor at a 
major , Triorchis alba fpiraUs Lobelii , The greater 
fweet Lady -Traces. 6 . Triorchis lute a Leodienfis , 
Orchis minor Leodienfis Lobelii , Lady-Traces of 
Liege. 7. Triorchis lute a altera Gemma folio gla- 
bro , Triorchis lutea tertia Lobelii , Lady-Traces 
yellow, with fmooth Leaves. 
VI. Of the Creeping kind , there is one only Spe- 
cies, viz. 8. Or&is Radice repente , Small Creeping 
or Ballard Orchis. 
VII. The Defcriptions. The firft of thefe , or 
Musk Orchis , has a Root which confifis but of one 
fmall round Bulb , of the bignefs of a Pea ^ above 
which it has long Strings running forth , by which 
new Plants are encreafed. Prom this Root fpring 
up ufually but three fmall and narrow green Leaves , 
among which grows up a Stalk of an Hand breadth in 
height , having a long narrow Spike of pale green 
Blowers , ending in three Points , and fuelling like 
Musk. 
VIII. The fecond , or Lefler fweet Cullions, have 
their Roots growing by Couples or Pairs , which are 
fmall \ and jomewhat long as well as round : from 
thefe Roots thefe Lefler Lady-Traces have mucnfmaU 
ler Leaves Jhooting forth , and lying next the Ground , 
than thofe of the Greater Lady -Traces in Sett. 11. 
following but they arc of the fame Fajhion with 
thofe , and almojl like unto a very fmall Plantane 
Leaf } the Stalk is not above four , Jive or fix inches 
high , with fome fmall fbcw of little pieces of Leaves 
thereon to the Blowers , which are of a white color , 
dafht over with a thin Blufh , /landing in thin long 
Spikes , com faffing the Stalk, which 'are of a very 
fweet Smell- 
IX. The third, or, Friezland Orchis, or Lady- 
Trace^,' h as a Root confifiing of two fmall round 
Bulbs , from whence fpring up two or three fmall , 
fomewhat long and hairy Leaves , yet fhorter than 
thofe of the Ribwort Plantane. The Stalk is above a 
fpan high, yi2. about four or five inches , and bears 
round abbif .it finallycllcmfb green Blowers, much 
like unto the former , and Jet in the fame Order. 
X. The fourth, or Dwarf Zeland Orchis, has a 
Root confifiing of two Bulbs for the mo It part , and 
fometimes of three, which are covered of whitijh 
Coats or Skins, being greenifh within , and fweet ifh 
in Tafie+jhe lower of them being lank , as in others. 
It has two fair , but fmall Lilly like. Leaves, about 
two inches long, rifing up from them and if Stalk 
about three or four inches high , the Blowers being 
not much unlike the former. This fort is thought to 
be the Pfeudo-orchis Clufiii. 
XI. The fifth , or Greater fweet Lady-Traces, 
have triple bulb'd Roots, which by chance may fome- 
times be fourfold, being round, and longer than any 
of the former Orchides , with feveral fhort Fibres 
J fringing out round about them, contrary to the mo- 
dus of all the refi. From this Root come forth feve- 
ral very fad green Jhining Leaves, like unto the 
Lefler Plantane, but Jharper pointed, which rife up 
in September, after the Stalk, with the Blowers , are 
withered, which do abide green all the Winter, and 
perijh in May. The J lender Stalk, which crooketh 
and windetb it felj a little, rifes up in Augufi, full 
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