’'..jo r Salmon ’ j Herbal. Lib. I. 
I, return Plinij ; it has a fmall, bulhy, and fibrous 
Root, which fends up long Leaves , like thofe of 
Wheat, which have fome fmall, long, white Hairs 
upon them, and about their edges; from among 
thefe Leaves rife up feveral Stalks, about a boot 
high, with Joints and Leaves on them; at the tops 
of thefe Stalks on each Stalk grow two or three 
round Heads, which are foft, white, and woolly, 
confifting of manv fmall Silver like Threads, which 
ate Laid to fhine 'in the Night, and therefore called 
bv the Uciliinis Litciola. 
' CCXXXI. 2. Gramm Argent cum flriatum , Sil- 
ver-GraJ's freaked , called by fome Lady-Laces, La- 
dy-Lace-Grafs , and Painted-Grafs. Its Root is 
fmall and hairy , and of a white color, like unto 
Meadow-Grafs ; it has Leaves like to Millet in form, 
and rough or iharp pointed, like to the Reed , with 
many white Veins or Ribs, and Silver Streaks run- 
ning along thro’ the midlf of the Leaves, fafhioning 
them like to Ribbons or Laces made of white and 
green Silk, very beautiful and deleffable to behold ; 
it grows to the height of Wild Panic k, with a fpo- 
ky top, not very much unlike , but more compaft , 
foft, and chaffie. 
CCXXXII. 3. Gtamen Argenteum Spiels Tomen- 
lofis, Silver-Grafs with Cotton Spikes or Heads. It 
has a hard, long, thready Root, from whence pro- 
ceed many foft, downy, grafiie Leaves, of a mean 
length, feldom exceeding two Feet , or two Feet 
and half in height, from among which rife up fe- 
veral Stalks, a Yard ot Yard and half high, having 
but few Joints on them, not above one or two, with 
like gralfie Leaves growing up from them ; at the 
tops of thefe Stalks are long lpiky Heads, fet upon 
a long Panicle , which are a kind of chaffie and 
downy Tufts, regularly placed, from the bottom to 
the top , commonly at firft of a reddilh , or Murry 
like color, which when they come to ripenefs are of 
a fhining Silver like whitenefs, and as foft as Cot- 
ton or Wooll in handling. 
CCXXXI! I The Places and Times. The firft of 
thefe grows in Woods, Copfes, Groves, and other 
like Woody places, in many places of this Land; 
the fecond grows in borders of Woods , and upon 
Woody and Hilly places in Savoy, but with us only 
in Gardens-, the third in borders of dry Fields, and 
by Hedge fides, in many parts of England, and all 
flourilh with the Common Meadow-Grafs , or in the 
middle and end of Summer. 
XXX. sayvnfl, k, rtexyuJ'tt, Gramen Spiea- 
tum , Spiked or Eared Grafs, eleven Kinds. 
CCXXXIV. 1. Gramen fpicatum purpureum 
Pratenfe Da/echampij, Purple fpiked Meadow-Grajs. 
Its Root is a bu(h of white Fibres , from whence 
rile many Grafs like Leaves, but narrower, fofter, 
and greener, having feveral Ihort Stalks, not a Foot 
high, with two or three Joints on them, fet with 
Leaves, at the tops of which, out of a round Skin 
or Husk, picked at the end, being the uppermoft 
Leaf, breaks forth a thick, Ihort, and fomewhat flat 
Spike, of a delicate reddilh purple color. 
CCXXXV. 2. Gramen An- 
thoxanthon Lugdunenfs , ( i. e. Yellow Flowered ) 
Gramen fpicatum flavefeens Pratenfe, Tellow fpiked 
Meadow-Grafs. It differs little from the laft, either 
in Roots, Leaves, Tafte , or Quality , fo that fome 
Authors have called the one the Male, the other the 
Female, the only difference is , that the Head or 
Spike of this is of a pale yellow color, and in fome 
higher Grounds of a more reddilh and fhining co- 
lor , and not endofed in any Skin or Leaf, as the 
other, but Handing naked or bare, being alfo ten- 
derer and longer. 
CCXXXV 1 . 3. Gramen Spicatum, Spica mullipll- 
ci rubra Pratenfe , Red Spiked Meadow-Grafs. It 
has a fmall Root, made of a few Hair, like Fibres, 
whence rife long and narrow Leaves , Ribbed thro’ 
their whole length, and fo compofed as is fcarcely 
to he feen in any other Herb , lor fome of them are 
fo jointed, as if one Leaf grew out of another; on 
the top of the Stalk Hands a very long Head , con- 
fifting of a good number of reddilh Spikes fet toge- 
ther one above another , which are fomewhat rough 
in handling. 
CCXXXVII. 4. Gramen Spicatum Lo/ijs Caryo- 
phyllets Pratenfe, Spiked Mcadow-Grafs with Gilli- 
flower Leaves. Its Roots run under the upper Cruft 
of the Ground, folding one within and over another, 
its Leaves are fomewhat hard, thick and Ihort, and. 
greener than thofe of Gilliflowers ot Pinks , but lo 
hard and Saplefs , that Cattel will not eat thereof ; 
the Stalks are fix Inches high, at the tops of which 
Hand fmall Spikes, fometimes more, fometimes 
fewer, brownilh at firft, and afterwards fomewhat 
reddilh, with many yellow Threads mixt among 
them. 
CCXXXVIII. ;. Gramen Spicatum polijs Caryo- 
phyllets Jpica fquamata, Spiked-Grafs with Gil It flow- 
er Leaves and a fcaly Spike. Its Roots are fmall 
blackilh Threads, it lias fmall long Leaves, narrow, 
and bowing, the Stalks are fmall, about eight or 
nine Inches high, bearing a Ihort fcaly Head. 
CCXXX 1 X. 6. Gramen Spicatum album angujli- 
folium SylvdlicumfVhite Spiked narrow Leav'd Wood- 
Grafs. This differs from the aforegoing , in that 
its Root is yellowilh, with fmall Fibres, growing 
aflope in the Ground, the Leaves ate many, but ve- 
ry Ihort and narrow , fcarcely four or five Inches 
long ; the Stalks many times exceed not the length 
of the Leaves , having fmall fpiked Heads , befet 
with Ihort Hairs, fcarcely an Inch long. 
CCXL. 7. Gramen Spicatum Caryophylleum Spica 
multiplier. Double Sp’ked-Grafs with Gilli flower 
Leaves. Its Root is a bulh of many reddilh hairy 
Fibres, whence rife feveral Ihort narrow Leaves, like 
thofe of Gilliflowers , among which fpring up very 
many Render Stalks , naked , without Joints or 
Leaves , fcarcely growing higher than the Leaves, 
which hear Ihort teddilh Spikes, many fet together . 
CCXLI. 8. Gramen Spicatum Caryophylleum Spi- 
ca varia. Variable Spiked-Grafs. It Roots are fmall, 
long, and fibrous, bulbing thick together, whence 
fpring long, narrow, Gillyflower like Leaves, from 
among which grow up feveral fmall naked Stalks, 
bearing a flender , long , fpiked Head , fometimes 
fingle, and fometimes divided or branched into feve- 
tal long parts, made of many Husks. 
CCXLII. 9. Gramen Spicatum Caryophylleum 
Rabimtm Bauhini , Gramen Rabinum Gejneri , The 
chief or principal Gilliflmner-Grafs. It has a fibrous 
Root, proceeding from one Head , from which rife 
up many thick, firm, or tlelhy, and long pointed 
Leaves , like to thofe of Gilliflowers , lying in a 
round compafs at the head of the Root, not having 
any Nerves or Veins in them to be feen , and of 
which Cattel will very well Feed. 
CCXL 1 II. 10. Gramen Spicatum, Spica Gemina 
Columns , Double Spiked-Grafs of Columna. It has 
a fmall, whitilh, fibrous Root , which fends up fe- 
veral weak and leaning jointed Stalks , with lmall 
Grafs like Leaves upon them ; at the top of each 
Stalk grows two feveral Spikes, jointed together 
at their Feet, dented on their edges, with a middle 
Rib between, and confifting of three or four rows 
of Leaves like Scales, containing fmall, brown, cor- 
nered Seed. 
CCXLIV. 11. Gra - 
