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Salmon ’ s Herbal. Lib. I. 
Is alio' longer and narrower , and fet with (hort 
Hairs. ^ 
XI. The Places. All the three firft forts have 
been found growing in Spain , and brought to us by 
Bee I, with Some of the Ballard forts ; the firft has 
been known many Years, and was brought from the 
Canary Minds with thofe fweet Singing Birds cal- 
led Canary Birds , which feed upon this Seed ; Lobe/ 
fays that it grows in Provence in prance ; the fe- 
cond Baubinus lavs came to us from Malta, where 
thole Birds feed on it ; all the firft three grow with 
us in our Gardens ; the fourth grows as well in our 
Fields in England , as in other Countries; the fifth 
and fixth grow about Dimes, where they are fre- 
quent, and call them Onocordon, from their color: 
where the feventh grows is uncertain. 
XII. T be Times. They all of them flourilh in 
the Summer Months, and their Seeds are ripe in 
July and Augufl. 
XIII. The Virtues. Canary Seed in fome Places 
and Iflands is made into Bread, which nourilhes 
much like that of Millet, or rather lefs, and there- 
fore to mend it, fome mix it with Wheat, that the 
Bread may be the falter, which otherwife would be 
apt to crumble and dry. The Liquid Juice, or Effence 
of the Herb, are good to eafe the pains of the Stone 
and Gravel, open ObftruHions of the Urinary parts, 
and abate the Raiding heat thereof. The Cataplafm 
of the Seed has the Virtues of that of Millet , and is 
good to dry and reprefs the flux of Humors upon 
any part. 
Gramen Typhimtm , Catstail-Grafs, three forts. 
XIV. r . Gramen Typhoides , vel Typhimtm maxi- 
mum, The great eji Catstail-Grafs , has very fmall 
Roots, compacted of many fmall Skins or Threads, 
which may be eafily taken from the whole Root, 
from which rife up very fair large Leaves , like 
Wheat, and triangular Stalks two Feet high, or more, 
on whichgrow long, round, fpiked Heads, four times 
larger than thofe of the following Kind, and almolt 
of an equal bignefs and roundnefs from the bottom 
of the Spike to the top ; this Plant is fometimes found 
with Stalks four or five Feet high , and the Spike 
fomewhat Ihorter, and fmaller at the top. 
XV. 2. Gramen Typhinum minus vulgatijfmum , 
The leffer moji common Catjiail-Grafs, has Roots 
which have fmall round Heads, like Tubers or Bulbs, 
from the Heads of which fpring forth the Leaves 
and Stalks-, this is the moft common with us, and 
differs not from the former but in die Roots, this be- 
ing bulbed , as aforefaid , and in magnitude , the 
Stalks in this riling not above a Foot high, and the 
round Spike not being above two or three Inches 
long. 
XVI. ;. Gramen Typhinum minus. The fmall 
Catstail-Grafs , has for its Root a little Bulb , or 
Bulbs , from whence rifes up the Stalk , about two 
Feet high, fet at each Joint with long Gralfie Leaves, 
with a Spike or Ear four or five inches long, clofe- 
ly and handfomly made, like the former ; it differs 
not from the lart , but in having a greater ftore of 
narrow green Leaves, a longer Stalk, and larger fpi- 
ked Heads. 
XVII. The Places. They are all of them found 
in many places of England, but moftly in watery 
places, and near Water; the third is found growing 
plentifully in many places about London, as by the 
Bridge entring into Chelfea field, as you go from 
St. James's to little Chelfea. 
XVIII. The Times. They Flourilh and Seed in 
June and July , keeping the fame time with other 
Gralfes. 
Gramen Segetum , vel Segetale , Gramen Tnticeum, 
Corn-Grafs, or Wheat-Grafs, fix Kinds. 
XIX. 1. Gramen Segetum vel Triticeum latifoli- 
11m Spica compada. Broad Leav'd Wheat-Grafs clofe 
Ear'd, has from a Fibrous Root a Stalk, or Stalks 
fpring up, about half a yard high, having two or 
three 
