Chap. 302. Unglifb Herbs. zpi 
and rounder, and nothing fo woolly or hoary as the 
other are. 
V. The third , or Greateft Englifh Foxtail-grafs, 
has a fibrous Root , from whence Spring up Stalks a- 
bout half a Yard or two Feet high , having fometimes 
fair large Leaves, like unto Wheat , but larger. Let 
at the Joints, and bearing at their tops great, large, 
full, foft and woolly Heads, like the firft, but that 
they are much greater and longer, and this is, whe- 
ther the Stalk is higher or lower. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows naturally in fe- 
veral places about Montpelier ; but we have it in 
our Gardens only for Curiofity. The fecond Lobe/ 
found growing Wild in both England and Flanders. 
The third Lobe/ found in the Weft of England , be- 
tween Portfmouth and the Ifle of Wight. 
VII. The Times. They flourilh with their Heads 
in June, July and Auguji. 
VIII. As to their Qualities, &c. this is faid by 
Authors, That no Medical Property or Virtue has 
been found in any of them ; but they are many 
times ufed to be worn as an Ornament or Toy on 
Womens Hats, Hair, or Heads. 
CHAP. CCCII. 
Of FROG-BIT, 
0 R, 
Smalleft Water LILLY. 
1 / I 'T E Names. It is called in Greek, Nu«««!« 
X : in Latin , Morfus Ranee , and Nym- 
pbaa minima , and alba minima ; in Englifh , Frog- 
bit, and Smalleft Water Lilly , 
II, The Kinds. , It is a lingular Plant, and the 
very leaft of the White Water Lillies. Some would 
have it to be one of the Kinds of Ponivieed, but it 
is no fuch thing, but of the Kind of Water Lil- 
lies. 
thofe Strings, fpring forth feveral fmall round 
Leaves, thick and full of Juice, very like to the 
Leffer White Water Lilly , but much lelfer, or the 
Leaves of Wall Pennywort : from among which rile 
other Stalks, bearing on each Head one fmall white 
Flower, confifting of three fmall and round pointed 
Leaves, with a certain yellow Thrum or Threads in 
the middle. This in all its parts more nearly re- 
fembles the Leffer White Water Lilly than any Pond- 
weed, of which fome have made it a Species. 
IV. The Places. Gerard fays it is found floating 
or fwimming almoft in every Ditch, Pond, Pool, or 
Handing Water, in all the Ditches about St. George’s 
Fields , and in the Ditches by the Thames fide near 
Lambeth Marjh, and in ten thoufand other places of 
this Land. 
V. The Times. It fiourilhes and flowers the moft 
part of all the Year , but it commonly begins to 
flower in May, and fo continues on for fome 
Months , and the Seed is ripening in the mean Sea- 
fon. 
VI. The Qualities. It is cold and moift in the 
fecond Degree , Anodyne , Relaxive and Arthri- 
tick. 
VII. The Specification. It is peculiar againft An- 
thonies-fire. Inflammations, and the Gout in a hot 
Conllitution of Body. 
VIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1. A liquid Juice. 2. An Ejfence. 3. An 
Ointment. 4. A Cataplafm. 
The Virtues ; 
IX. The liquid Juice. It is very cooling, and a- 
bates Inflammations. Bathed upon an Eryfipelas, 
Fff and 
