Chap. 240. TLngUjh Herbs. 
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ing Se&ion : Peale Earth or Ground Nuts. 2. A- 
Jiragalus jylvaUcm Thalii , Lathy r us fylveftrit , 
Wood Earth-nuts, or Ground-nuts. 5. Terra glan- 
des Americans , w/ Virginians , American or Virgi- 
nia Earth-nuts. 
'Pecue /TarfA /hits. 
Wood Earth nut 
III. The Defcriptions. The JirJi , or Peafe Earth- 
nut, Roots which are glanltilous or tuberous, (not 
much unlike in Shape to an Acorn, or J ane forts 
Pears ) which are black and fntall, but much great et 
than Acorns, faftned to long_ Strings , and fpread 
much under Ground ; in To fie very like to a dry 
CheH-nut ; out of which beneath does hang one or 
more long, J lender fibres or Strings ■, and out of 
which docs alfo grow other Strings , near to the Head 
of the Root or Jetting on of the Stalk ; unto which, 
creeping tiflope under the Surface of the Earth, other 
kernclled or glandulous Roots do grow , by which way 
this Plant does very much multiply it felf From 
this Root fpring feveral weak, (lender, fquare, trail- 
ing Stalks, running upon the Ground four or five 
feet in length. The Leaves are thin and fin all, u- 
fually let two and two together upon (Lender Stalks, 
each having a Clafper at its end, taking hold of 
what Hands next to it. The Flowers conic forth at 
the Joints towards the tops of the Stalks, and at the 
tops of the fame, Handing upon long Foot-Hulks, 
in Shape like thole of Peafe, but left, many glow- 
ing together, being narrow, and of a deep reddidl 
purple color, and bright, in Smell not unplealant. 
They being pafs’d away, there fucceed, in their 
places, flender long Cods, in which are contained 
three or four fmall round Seeds. 
IV. The fecond, or Wood Earth-nut, has not only- 
greater but longer and harder Roots, conftfting of 
many black Particles, here and there fending forth 
f ibres , almoft woody, or more hard than the f ormer ; 
the Stalks alfo are harder , and (baked or cornered, 
and rife up to be about afoot high, fmall below, and 
fomewhat larger above : the Leaves grow forth ar 
thejointsof the Stalks, confiHing fometimes of two, 
and fometimes of four, which are longilh and narrow, 
and fometimes five on a Branch, faHned to one Foot, 
which at the fetting on has two little Leaves or Ears, 
and one Clalper or Tendrel at the end. Out of the 
Bofoms of thefe Ears grow Stalks about two inches 
long, each of which ufually carry a couple of Peafe 
fafltioned Flowers, of a crimfon or purple color 
which fading, ufually become blew : after which 
Cods fucceed, which are long, narrow, Hraight, 
round and black when they grow old, within which 
are contained in each Cod nine or ten white, round 
Seeds fomething lefs than a Tare. 
V. The Virginian Earth-nut has a Root which 
fpreads it J elf under Ground many ways, each String 
of Tubers or Glands confining of a fmall String and 
a Gland, a fmall String and a Gland to the end of 
the fame, each Gland being almoft of an Oval fajhi- 
on, thick in the middle, and narrow-pointed at loth 
ends, where it is held by the Strings , and having 
many fmall f ibres proceeding from its Body in feve- 
ral places : from this Root riles up a Sralk, which 
fpreads it felf forth into many large Arms or Branch- 
es, and every one of them again are divided into fe- 
veral others, which are manifold. The Leaves are 
long and green, which are many, and fet on both 
fides of a middle Stalk, the main Stalk it felf wind- 
ing it felf upon any thing Handing next unto it, and 
tiling from a tuberous brown Root, as aforelaid. 
At the Joints of the Stalks with the Leaves, and in 
other places of the Stalks, come forth the Flowers, 
many Handing together Spike falhion, of a dull blufh 
color, made almoH like Hoods -. after which, in 
Virginia, come Cods of Seed, but not bearing any 
with us : the Leaves and Stalks perilh before W in- 
ter, and fprout from the old Root again in the 
Spring. 
VI. The Places. The firfl grows in many places 
of Germany in Corn-fields , both with the Corn it 
felf and alio about the Borders of Fields among Bri- 
ers and Brambles. The fecond, Gerard (ays, grows 
in Hampfteai and Qome Parks, near London ; as alio 
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