^02 ; Salmon j- Herbal. Lib. I. 
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III-. The Defcriptions. The firft has a pretty long 
R , . / 3 which Is black fh , hard and woody , Jhooting 
down deep into the Ground , with divers Strings 
jpringing- from it. From this Root rife up Stalks or 
tranches , half a yard longfometimes , on which are 
Jet Juch like round and hoary Leaves as the True Dit- 
tany of Greet /w-/, but neither fo thick in handling, 
nor fo thick Jet on the Branches , but more difperfed , 
jrf /wo always together , againft another : from 
the middle of theje Branches , /fl of them , 
owo forth the Flowers round about the Stalks at the 
Joints with Leaves , which are gaping , //& thofe of 
the True Cretian Dittany, ax Pennyroyal, Mint, Ca- 
lami nt, and divers the like Herbs have -, which Flow- 
ers are of a dull purplifh color , Banding in hoary 
Husks after which comes the Seed, which is greater 
and blacker than that of the True Cretian. This 
Herb is fomewhat hot and Jharp, but not by half fo 
much as is the True, or as is the Fraxinella in the 
former Chapter. 
IV. The fecond has a fibrous Root, which fpreads 
it felj ', Jhooting pretty deep in the Earth from 
which rife up many Jquare hoary Stalks, more than a 
foot high, fet with two Leaves at a Joint, like unto 
the former, but fomething larger and longer : to- 
wards the tops whereof, with the Leaves , come forth 
hoary Husks , like unto thofe of the Great Aflyrian 
Bawm , but Jhallovoer ■, out of which fiart gaping 
F lowers, mixed with white and red. The whole 
Vlant fmells very well, and abides all Winter, as the 
other does -, and is encreafed (as is alfo the former) 
by Slipping. 
V. The Places. The firft grows in many places 
of Italy, as near Pifa and Leghorn the other is a 
Native of the Ifland Cerigo 5 they have been both 
brought to us, and flourifh very well in our Gar- 
dens, if the Winter is not too violently (harp and 
long. The firft has been many times raifed with us 
from Seed brought from Italy but it grows very 
well alfo of the Slips, being put into the Ground 
about the middle of April, and a little defended 
from the Heat of the Sun for a time, after the Pet- 
ting, and now and then watred in the mean Sea- 
fon. 
VI. The Times. The firft flowers with us all the 
latter part of the Summer, but feldom gives any 
good Seed : but the Seafons of the other have not 
been obferved. 
VII. The Vitalities, Specification, Preparations and 
Virtues, differ not from thofe of the True Cretian 
Dittany-, nor much from thofe of Fraxinella in the 
laft Chapter, to which you are referred. 
CHAP. CCXX. 
Of D O C K Common. 
H E Karnes. It is called in Greek, 
B dmi n ram(uv, quod valet exinanirc , vel Ven- 
trem levare, for that it loofens the Belly : in Ara- 
bick, Hamad and Humadh : in Latin, Lapathum and 
Rumex and in Englifh , Common Dock. 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral kinds of this 
Plant, viz. i . Lapathum fylvefire vulgare, vel Ru- 
mex communis. Common Dock, of which in this 
Chapter. 2. Oxylapathum Diofcoridis, Lapathum 
acuturn, Rumex acutus , Sharp-pointed Dock, of 
which in Chap. 221. 3. Hydrolapathum , Rumex 
aquatic us. Water Dock, of which in Chap. 222. 4. 
Lapathum Maritimum, Sea Dock, of which in Chap. 
223. To thefe you may add, 5. Lapathum Sangui- 
ne urn, Blood-wort, of which we have already treated 
in Chap. 182. aforegoing. 6. Hippolapathum Sati- 
vum, Patience, or Monks Rhubarb, of which in the 
following Part of this Work, in its proper place. 
III. The Defcription. The Common Wild Dock 
has a great long Root, of a blackifh brown cn the out- 
file. 
