Chap. 372. TsngUjb Herbs. 01 
of a blewitti green color, fpotted very notably with I 
white ftrakes and fpots, like the Leaves of the True 
Pulmonaria , or Cow/lip of Jerufalem , and in fhape 
like thole of the Codded Thorowax , which Leaves 
do embrace or encompafs the Stalk round about, 
from the bofom whereof comes forth fmall clutters 
of yellow Flowers, with a circle or band of bright 
Purple round about the midtt of the yellow Flower ; 
the Flower is hollow fafhioned , like a little Box , 
and of a fweet or Honey tafte when it is fuck’d, in 
the 'hollo wriefs whereof are many fmall Chives or 
Threads, which being paft away, round black Seed 
does come in place, contained in foft skinny Husks ; 
the Flowers are very various in color , which are of 
yellow or purple, and fometimes of both mixed to- 
gether. 
V. The fecond , or Letter Red and Yellow Honey- 
wort, has a long Root , full of Fibres , perifhing every 
Tear-j its Branches are both (hotter and leaning down- 
wards, not handing upright, on which grow long 
green Leaves, without any fpots on them, and letter 
than the former ; the tops of the Branches are as full 
of Leaves and Flowers as the foregoing, but turn 
not in the fame manner * the Stalks which futtain 
the Flowers, and fo likewife the fmall Leaves at the 
foot of every Stalk, are fomewhat purplilh, but the 
Husk in which the Flower grows is green , and cut 
into five divifions; the Flower is long and hollow, 
like the former, and almoft as great, of a Gold yel- 
low color, dented at the ends, and with a Red or 
deep Crimfon circle about the middle thereof; and 
the Seed which follows is like the other, but fome- 
what letter. 
VI. The third , or Greater Yellow Honeywort. It 
has a Root like the others , which perijhes after Seed 
t'nne in the fame manner -, it rifes up with a reafon- , 
able great Stalk, Branched on all fides from the bot- 
tom to the top, many of the lowermoft lying upon 
the Ground , and the other ftanding more upright , 
on which grow long and large blewitti green Leaves, 
Ipotted as the firft is , but not fo large at bottom , 
where they encompafs the Stalks , and having fome 
prickles thereon in the middle, as the firtt has, and a 
little hoary about the brim or edges •, the tops of 
the Branches do bend downwards, fet with fmall 
Leaves, and Flowers at them, as the firft, and as 
large as they, but without any circle or bottom of 
Purple, being wholly of a fair yellow color, with 
fuch like Threads as the reft have, and Seed alfo 
much the fame ; the Leaves of this feem to be rough- 
er than the Leaves of the firft, but narrower at their 
fetting on, as aforefaid. 
VII. The fourth , or Letter Yellow Floneywort. It 
has a Root which Is white alfo , and long , and abides 
in more Southern Climes all the Tear long , but with 
us perijhes in Winter -, it has a flenderer Stalk than 
the former , near two Feet high , fet with fmaller , 
narrower, and fpotted Leaves thereon, without or- 
der , one above another , on both fides the Stalks , 
which fpreads it felf out into many fmall but longer 
Branches , from the middle thereof, thick fet with 
Leaves and Flowers, which are like the laft, all yel- 
low, but fmaller, and dented about their brims ; af- 
ter which come fuch like Seed as the laft, but fmal- 
ler. 
VIII. The fifths or Purple Honeywort, has a white 
long Root , which perijhes every Tear , and there] ore 
mult be new fown every Spring ; it grows very like 
the Great Tellow Kind , with low bending Branches, 
and fomewhat large blewitti green fpotted Leaves, 
like as the reft have ; the Flowers grow in the fame 
manner as the others do, and as large, wholly of a 
dark purplilh color, on the fuperficies whereof a lit- 
tle whitenefs is perceived-, the Seed which follows 
is like the others, but greater than any of them, and 
I two for the moft part ftanding together in a Husk. 
IX. The Places. The firft, third, and fifth, grow 
wild in Spain , the firft in Bcetica and Portugal , the 
third in Valentia , alio in Monte Palatino at Rome ; 
and in Germany in Aujlria , Stiria , Bohemia , and 
Hungary: the Originals of the fecond and fourth are 
unknown, they none of them grow wild in England , 
but are only nurft up in Gardens. 
X. The Times. They Flower all June , July, and 
Augujt , and fometimes fo late, that we do not ga- 
ther good Seed from any of them, but from the Red, 
if the Year proves not warm enough, and wet with- 
al to ripen them , or if they be not well watered 
wheii it is a dry Summer, to bring them the fatter 
forward ; they perifh at the firft approach of Winter, 
and muft be fown the next Spring. 
XL The Qualities. They are temperate in refpeH 
to heat or cold, and dry in the fiift degree, Aftrin- 
gent and Vulnerary. 
XII. The Specification. They are peculiar to flop 
Bleedings of all forts, the overflowing of the Terms, 
Bloody Flux, Hepatick Flux, 0 V. 
XIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1. A Liquid Juice or EJfence of the Herb. 2. 
A Tec oil ion thereof in Wine. 3; A Ponder. 
The Virtues. 
XIV. The Juice or EJfence of the Herb. Taken 
inwardly from one Ounce to two, or three, it is 
good to flop inward bleeding, whether of any Veflel 
broken in the Lungs, or Pilling Blood, or the Bloody 
Flux ; it flops alfo bleeding at Mouth and Nofe , 
the overflowing of the Terms in Women, and other 
Fluxes of the Bowels; if it is mixed with a little 
Saffron , it is good for bleared and watering Eyes , 
and being ufed in foul Ulcers after they are clean- 
fed , it helps to incarnate them , efpecially fuch as 
are in the more nice and tender parts of the Body. 
XV. The De coll ion in Wine. It has all the Vir- 
tues of the Juice or Eflence before related, and does 
the fame things, but not fo effectually, nor fo fpeed- 
ily, and therefore is to be given or ufed oftner, and 
in a greater quantity or Do ft. 
XVI. The Pouder. It flops inward Bleedings and 
Fluxes, as the Juice, Cfc. does, and being applied 
outwardly to any flux of Blood, it prefently flops 
it; ftrewed alfo upon moift and running Sores, or 
putrid Ulcers , it cleanfes and dries them , and dif- 
pofes them to healing. 
XVII. Not a. Pliny and Virgil affirm, that Bees 
are much delighted with the Flowers of thefe Plants, 
being fweet, or abounding with Honey, and that they 
gather from them more Honey and Wax than from 
many other Flowers; and from thence doubtlefs it 
obtained the Name of Cerinthe. 
CHAP. CCCLXXIIJ. 
Of PI O P S Garden and Wild. 
I. ‘ I ~'H E Names. Diofcorides , Galen , nor any of 
X the Ancient Greek Writers make any menti- 
on of this Plant, nor yet any of the Ancient Latine 
Authors, except Pliny only, who Lib. 21. Cap. 15. 
does but only name it, and number ic among thofe 
Herbs which grow of themfelves , and are ufed for 
Meat with divers Nations* The Arabians have not 
Y y y 2 only 
