Salmon'* 
Lib. 1 
die Kib tiles up lomewhat high ; the Flowers for 
the molt part Hand ac the tops of the Branches in a 
Tuft or Umble, many making a Tuft together, and 
fumecimes alfo at the Joints with the Leaves, Hand- 
ing in rough Husks , which are fomewhat larger 
than any ot the other, and of a fine blew color in 
lbme, and white or reddilh in others , which being 
palt away, fmall, and fomething long, pointed, hard 
and white Seetl follows, two for the molt part join 
ed together. 
long and narrow Leaves, fomewhat larger than the 
former, and not rough, as the other Gromels are-, 
the Flowers are fmall, of a pale whitifh yellow co- 
lor, like unto the former , but Hand many together 
at the tops of the Branches, where, after they are 
paft , fmall round Heads, like Coriander Seed arife, 
in which are contained round, hard, blackilh Seed, 
like unto that of Gromel. 
IX. T be Places. The four firft grow Wild in 
many places of England, in barren or untilled places, 
and by the Way Tides ; the two firH of them are faid 
to grow upon the Sea Shoar and Beeches in the life 
of Thanet , near Reculvers , among the Kinds of 
Wild Buglofs there growing ; the fourth has been 
found growing in Corn Grounds, as alfo in the way 
from Briftol to Bath , as Label fays. 
X. T he Times. They all Flower from Midfum- 
mer to September , the Seed ripening in the mean 
while. „ „ 
XI. The Vitalities, Specification, Preparations, 
and Virtues of thefe are the fame with thofe in the 
aforegoing Chapter, faving that thofe in the former 
Chapter are much the more effectual and of thole 
in this Chapter the firft is only ufed in Phylick. 
VI. The fourth , or Small red Rooted Corn Gro- 
mel. It has a Root which is fomewhat reddijh , but 
little or nothing coloring the lingers of fuchwho touch 
it ■ from this Root (hoot forth three or four rough 
Branches or Stalks, divided into other fmaller ones, 
having many fmall, long, narrow, hairy, dark green 
Leaves growing on them , very like thofe of the 
former Gromels , but not fo hard or long , but let 
without order in like manner-, the Flowers grow at 
the tops , with many fmall Leaves among them , 
confilfing of five (mall white Leaves, which being 
paft away, fmall blackilh Seed fucceeds, two, three, 
or four, fet together in the fame Husk. 
VII. The fifth , or Small German Gromel, or Spar- 
row Wort , hits a Root which is fmall and. thready , 
and perifhes every Tear -, from this Root riles up for 
the molt part but one llender Stalk, fpreading it felf 
out into one, or two Branches at the molt, fcarcely 
a Foot high, and fet here and there with fmall , 
long, and narrow Leaves, fomething like unto Line 
or f lax , upon which , up towards the top , ftand 
fmall white Flowers, which being paft away, there 
comes in their places fmall, fmooth, round, black- 
ilh Seed, very like unto Gromel Seed. 
VIII. The fixth , or Small French Gromel. It has 
a Root which is fmall and fibrous , or firingy , from 
which rifes up but one Stalk, branched out into two 
or three parts at the top thereof, on which grow 
CHAP. CCCXXX. 
Of CROUN D-P I N E , 
0 R, 
G O U T--I V Y, 
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FIELD CYPRESS. 
l.-r'HE Names. It is called by the Arabians 
.1 Hamafitees, (V Chamafilhios, in Greek X*pu- 
■mm, in Latrne Chamapitys, (qiafi Humi Pinus, vel 
Picea-J it is called alfo Ajuga, & Abiga , (ab Abietis 
odore , as Piena thinks, but as moH think, ab Abt- 
genda partu iy procurando Abort u Pliny i ays, dici- 
tur propter Abortus, G ab alijs Thus Terra.) Some 
call it ha Arthritica, ("becaufe of its Virtues in cu- 
ring the Gout , and other Joint Difeafes.) We in 
Engltjh call it Ground Pine , alfo Gout Ivy , and 
field Cyprefs. . 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral Species, as i. 
Of the field Kind, of which in this Chapter. 2. 
Of the Heath Kind, of which in Chap. 331. 3. 
The Sea Kind, of which in Chap. 332. of all which 
in order, as follows. , 
HI. The vulgar field Kinds. Of thefe we make 
five feveral Species, viz. \. Chameepitys vulgaris , 
which Matthiolus takes to be the firft oi Diofcondes, 
Our Common Ground Pine. 2. Chamepitys dera- 
tion Chamapitys minor. The lefler Ground Pine. 3. 
Chamapitys Mat , which I take to be the third of 
Diofcorides, and is his Male Ground Pine. 4. Cha- 
mapitys Auffriaca Clufij , Chamapitys carulea Bauhi- 
ni. The Auftrian Ground Pine. 5. Chamapitys A- 
dulterina , Pfeuiocbamapitys Lobelij b Clufij, Cha- 
mapitys Spuria Dodonai, Ballard Ground Pine. 
IV. The Defcriptions. The firfi , or Common 
Ground Pine, has a Root which is woody , and pend- 
ing every Tear ^ the Herb grows low , and feldom 
rifes above an Hand bteadth high, (hooting forth le- 
veral fmall Branches, fet with (lender, fmall, long, 
narrow. 
