Chap. 315. TLngHjh Herbs. 4 1 cj 
CHAP. CCCXIV. 
0/ GERMANDER Wild. 
I 'T' H E Names. It is called in Greek , 
X J'ft/f : in Latin, Chamadrys fylveflris : 
in Englijh, Wild Germander. 
II. The Kinds. This is twofold, viz. 1. Cbama- 
drys fylveflris Clufii , Cbamadrys fpuria fylveflris , 
Cnamtdrys vulgaris fcemina Puchfii , Turneri , Lew/- 
ctvv, Lugdunenfis , Pfeudochamadrys Thalii , Teu- 
crium pratenfe Lobelii , Common Wild Germander. 
2. Cham^drys anguflifolia,' Chamadrys fpuria minor 
anguflifolia Bauhini , who takes it to be the third 
Variety of the fourth kind of C/*/?/* his Teucrium , 
Narrow-leavd Wild Germander. 
upon the Stalks, are Ihorter and narrower poimei 
alfo at the ends , and lnipt about the edges. The 
Flowers grow towards the tops of the Stalks, Spike- 
faihion, being either of a pale blew color or blufh-, 
made of four Leaves, like the other * having alfo 
like Heads and Seed. 
V. The Places. The frit grows almoft in every 
Meadow thro’ the Land , as alfo by Ditches and 
Hedge fides : Gerard fays it grows in many places 
about London , in Meadows and fertile Fields, and 
in every place whereloever I have travelled ( fays he) 
in England. The other grows in like places, but is 
nothing near fo common. 
VI. The Times. They flower and flourilh from 
the end of May to the latter end of Augufl. 
VII. The Qualities, Specification , Preparations, 
and Virtues, are the lame with thofe of the Common 
Garden Germander in the former Chapter, and thi- 
ther I refer you. 
III. The Defcriptions. The Jirfl , or Common 
Wild Germander, has a Root which is f mall and 
thready, which fends forth feveral fquare upright 
Stalks, yet fometimes a little bending, having two 
Leaves Jet at each Joint, one againji another, the 
lower ones fomewhat large , and almofl round, yet 
pointed at the ends , and dented about the edges, but 
fmaller as they grow up higher. The tops of the 
Stalks are fpiked with feveral blew Flowers, fet a- 
bout them, made of four fmall round Leaves apiece, 
with a little white Eye in the middle, fmall-pointed, 
and fome Threads alfo • after which fucceed fmall 
flat Pouches, containing fmall Seed. 
IV. The fecond, or Narrow-leav’d Wild German- 
der, has a Root which is blackijh, hard and Jibrous or 
flringy ■, from which fpring feveral round reddifh 
Stalks, fomewhat rough, hard and hairy , about an 
Hand Breadth or fomething more high, and bending 
downwards , whofe lower Leaves are fomewhat long 
and broad, round at the ends, and not dented at all 
about the edges ^ but thofe which grow up higher 
CHAP. CCCXV. 
Of GERMANDER Tree. 
I- / | A HE Names. It is called in Greek, T tvnaov : 
X in Latin, Teucrium, ( a Teucro inventors, 
tefle Plinio) alfo Quercula major -, and in Enghjh, 
Tree Germander. 
II. The Kinds. There are three kinds hereof 
which grow in our Gardens, viz. 1 . Teucrium mu- 
jus vulgar e , Teucrium Matthioli , Lobe hi, Cf alio - 
rum, Teucrium vulgar e fruticans Clufii, Chamxdrys 
alterum, feu affurgens Dodonxi, Common or vulgar 
Tree Germander. 2. Teucrium Creticum Clufii , 
Teucrium Creticum incanum Bauhini , Tree German- 
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