Chap. 386. “Englijh “Herbs. 
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on all fides with many fmall heads of Leaves from 
fmall Strings, as is ufual with the Hou flecks, each 
Leaf whereof is long and narrow, cut in deeply in- 
to three divifions, one on each fide, and the end 
longed: , fomething like to the Leaves of the Sweet 
Groundpine , but fmaller and greener, not having 
any hoarinefs on them, aftringent and drying alfo in 
tafte, as much as any of the others; the Stalks are 
reddiih, very (lender, and not above two Inches high; 
as Clufius fays, but they grow three Inches or more 
high with us, which is fpread out at top into Lome 
few Branches, bearing every one of them one fmall 
blower, (but with us it is large, with refpeEl to the 
bignefs of the Plant) which confifts office Leaves 
apiece, of a pale green color, fays Clufius, but with 
us as on that Plant which came from one Mr. Heskct 
out of Lancajhire, of a pale whitifh color, with 
fome yellow threads encompaffing a middle round 
Head. 
IV. The Pieces. Clufius fays it grows on the 
Mountains called Sneberg , or Snowhi/l, among the 
Stones, with us it grows on Mountains in Lanca- 
shire, as the aforenamed Hesket reported. 
V. The Times. Clufius fays that it Flowers in 
thole Months which are prefently after the Snow is 
diffolved , but with us towards the latter end of 
April, or in May , but yet fomewhat later on thole 
Mountains before named. 
VI. As for the Vitalities, Specification, Prepar ali- 
ens, and Virtues , they are much the fame with thofe 
of Our Common Houfleek in the former Chapter, fo 
that no more need be faid of them in this place. 
HYACINTH Englijh, See Hares-Bel/s, Ch. 335. 
CHAP. CCCLXXXVI. 
Of HYSSOP Common. 
I.'T'ffE Names. It is called in Arahick Cyfc, 
X Javes, Jufa, in Greek "TtrcwT©-, in J. aline 
Hyjfopus, in Englijh HyJJop. 
II. The Kinds. There are two principal Kinds 
hereof, viz. 1. "t etm*& mini, 4 JituSSm, Hyjfopus 
Vulgaris, Our Common Hyllop. 2. "Temur©- trrimt, 
Hyjfopus infrequens, Hyjfopus incclebrk, vel infoli- 
tus, Hyffop Strange, and not Vulgar or Common, 
of which in the next Chapter. 
III. The Kinds. Of Our Common Garden HyJJop 
there are only two Kinds, viz. 1. Hyjfopus Vulgaris, 
Hyjfopus Arabum , Our Vulgar or Ordinary Hyffop. 
This Hyffop is not the Hyffop of DioJcorides and 
other Greek Authors, as all our modern Botanifts 
do acknowledge, except Matthiolus, who earneitly 
contends that Our Garden Hyffop is it againft all rea- 
fon ; nor do any of our Herbarilts know (as far as I 
can find) what the true Hyffop of the Greeks was. 
As for Our Common Garden Hyffop, it is certainly the 
true Hyffop of the Arabians, and fo we take it. 2. 
Hyjfopus Arabum Floribus rubris vel albis, White or 
Red Flowered Hyffop. 
IV. The Defcriptions. The firfi, or Out Vulgar 
Ordinary Hyflop, has a Root which is fomewhat 
woody, with many thready firings thereat -, it is a 
finall bulhy Plant, which rifes up with many woody 
but tender Branches, fomething more than a Foot 
high, on the Stalks and Branches whereof are fet at 
certain dillances feveral fmall, narrow, and long 
green Leaves, not dented at all on the edges; at 
the tops of the Stalks and Branches grow blewilh 
purple gaping Flowers in fpiked Heads, one row 
above another, after which follows rhe Seed, which 
is fmall and blackilh ; the whole Plant is of a vigor- 
ous or ftrong, fweet, pleafant fmell. 
V. Tbefecond, or White or Red Flowered Hyffop. 
They have a Root like the former, but are fcarcely 
to be difiinguijhed in their form. and manner of grow- 
ing from the Common Garden Kind, (of which this 
is a fort ) the chief difference is, that, they do both 
ufually bear white or red Flowers, all on one fide of 
the Spike, yet continue not conltant in that form, 
but change into the form of rhe former Common Kind, 
and fo become (as it were) the fame Plant, and af- 
ter that change not to be difeerned therefrom. 
VI. The Places. They grow with us only in Gar- 
dens, and that thro 1 the whole Kingdoms of Eng- 
land and. Ireland, but they grow wild in Arabia, 
and other hot Countries, as alfo on the Hills of Ro- 
mania, about Verona , and near unto Mount Ba/dus. 
VII. The Times. They Flower in the Summer 
Months, viz. in June and July, and their Seed is 
ripe in the beginning or middle of Augufi. 
VIII. The finalities It is hot and dry in the third 
degree, Aperitive, Abfterfive, Attringent, Anodyn, 
Carminative, Digeftive, Diuretick, it incides, rari- 
fies, and makes thin ; it is Stomatick, Pefforal, Cor- 
dial, Splenetick, Nephritick, and Arthritick, Em- 
menagogick, Alexipharmick, and Anaieptick. 
IX. The Specification. It is peculiar again!!' 
Afthma’s, Coughs, Colds, Catarrhs, Wheezing, 
Hoarfeneis, fhortnefs of Breath, difficulty of breath- 
ing, cures Confumptions , Strangury , Falling-Sick- 
nels, and green Wounds. 
X. The Preparations. You may prepare there- 
from, 1. A Liquid Juice. 2. An Effence. 3. A Os- 
cottion in Wine or Water. 4. A Lohoch, or Syrup. 
5 - A Ponder. 6 . Pills. 7. A Lotion or Gargarifm. 
8. An Oil by Dccolhon. 9. A Balfam or Ointment. 
ro. A Cataplafm. 11. A Difiilled Water. 12. A 
Spirituous TinSure. 13. An Acid 7 injure. J4. 
An Oily Tinlhjre. 15. A. Saline Tint! the. t 6 . A 
Spirit, 
