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VIII. T be Places. The firft two grow only in 
Gardens, and are aimoft every where to be met with-, 
the third grows near Venice , all along the T irrhene 
Shoar, as alfo on the African Shoar , where the 
Root lives many Years, tho’ with us it fcarcely ever 
out lives two Years-, the fourth and lalt grows in 
an Ifland called Dinnie , three Miles from Kings- 
Road, and five Miles from Briftol , as alfo about the 
Cottages near Hurft Caftle , over againlt the Ifle of 
Wight. 
IX. The Times. The two firft Flower thro’ all 
the Summer Months, even till the approach of Win- 
ter , but the Tree Hollihocks begin to Flower later , 
fo that the firft of them does not often perfect its 
Seed with us, but the laft of them brings forth itfc 
ripe Seed in a little time after its Flowering. 
X. The Qualities, Specification, Preparations and 
Virtues of’ Hollihocks are the fame with thofe of 
Common Mallow , Marfh Mallow, and Vervain Mal- 
low, hereafter in their proper places to be declared , 
and to which we refer you. 
CHAP. CCCLXX. 
Of HOLLOW ROOT, 
o R, 
Caveous FUMITERRY. 
H E Names. 
It is called in Greek KetVm xoY- 
Acf, ’Pt(a koikh, In Latine Radix cava , Fuma\ 
ria Radice c aval a , in Englifh Hollow Root , Caveous 
turn itchy, and Hollow Rooted Fumi terry. 
"Fumifory hcllonr rooted 
II. The Kinds. It is the third general Species of 
Fumiterry Cap. 304. Setf, 2, of which we have three 
lpecial Kinds, viz. 1. Radix cava major l lore albo. 
Great Whire Flowered Hollow Root. 2. Radix ca- 
va major Flore Cameo , Qreat Blufli Flowered Hol- 
low Root. 3. Radix Cava minor, Capnos Radice Fa* 
bacea. Small Hollow Root , Bean fafhioned Hollow 
Root. 
^ III. The Defcriptions. The firft , or Great White 
Flowered Hollow Root 0 has a .Root which is round 
and great , of a yellowtfh brdwn color on the out fide , 
and more yellow within , and hollow underneath , fo 
that it f cents but a Shell, yet being broken every part 
of it will grow-, this Root fends forth Leaves, bur 
they break not out of the Grohiid until the end of 
March , very feldom before, and are, both for pro- 
portion and color , fomewhat like unto the Leaves 
of Columbines, divided into five parts, indented itbout 
the edges, Handing on fmall long Footftalks’, of a, 
whitifh green color, among which rife up th'e'Stalks, 
without any Leaves ffom the bottom to the' middle, 
where the Flowers Ihoot forth one above another, 
with every -one a fmall lhort Leaf at the foot there- 
of, which are long and hollow , with a fpur behind 
it, fomewhat like unto the Flowers of Far kf purs , 
but having their bellies fomewhat bigger', and the 
mouth not fo open, being all of a pure white color; 
when the Flowers are paft fmall, long, and round 
Cbds Ipring forth, containing round blackifh Seed. 
IV. The fecond , or Great Blufh Flowered Hol- 
low Root. The Root is faid to be bulbous , or rathei' 
tuberous, and hollow within , or underneath , on the 
upper part prejfed down fomewhat flat , covered over 
with a dark yellow Skin or Bark, with fever al firings 
adjoining thereto , and of a bitter and auftefie tafte -, 
the Leaves hereof are jagged , and cut afunder , al- 
moft like thofe of Coriander, of a light greemfh co- 
lor , like the gray color of Columbine Leaves , to 
which they are alfo fomethiDg like in form, but lef- 
fer-, the Stalks are fmooth, round,' and flender, a- 
bout which on the upper part Hand little Flowers, 
orderly placed, long, v\'ith a little Horn at the end, 
like the Flowers of Toad-F'lbx, of a light red, tend- 
ing to a purple color; the Seed lies in flat Cods, ve- 
ry foft and green ifh when it is ready to yield forth 
its ripe black fhining Seed ; this Plant is very much 
like to the former aimoft in all refpe&s, faving that 
the Flowers are of a light red, tending to a purplilh 
color ; both thefe Plants abide above Ground hut a 
very fmall time. 
V. The third , or Small Hollow Root. It has a 
Root which is folid or firm, round, and a- little long 
withal , two being ufually joined together , after the 
manner of a Bean , being yellowifh both within and 
without -, the Leaves are of a blewifh green color, 
yet greener and fmaller than any of the former, and 
growing more thick together, the Flowers are like 
in proportion to the foregoing in all refpefts , but 
letter, having purplilh backs, and white bellies, 
Handing clofer and thicker together upon fhort Foot- 
ftalks: But Gerard deferibes his Small Pjirp/e Hol- 
low Root, that it has Roots, Stalks, Leaves, Flowers, 
and Seed , altogether like the firft deferibed , the 
efpecial difference being , that tnis Plant is every 
ways fomewhat lefs. 
VI. To the former tl>rce Kinds add a fourth, which 
is a Small Hollow Root with a green Flower, called 
Radix Cava minima Flore viridi, deferibed by John- 
fon upon Gerard ; the Root hereof is fmall and tooth- 
ed, 7 itade of little bulbs , refembling Teeth , and end- 
ing in white hairy Fibres-, it fends up leveral little 
Branches , about three Inches high, and the Leaves 
are fomewhat like thofe of the Fellow Fumitory, f ox 
of the Radix Cava, but much leffer-, the Flowers 
grow cluftering on the top of the Stalk, commonly 
five or feven together , each of them compofed of 
four 
