Chap. 391. 'Englijb Herbs . 
CHAP. CCCXCI. 
Of JACINTH American. 
i - 1 1 1 U E JV antes. This Plant its general Name is 
X _ called in Greek 'T*urQ&, j n Latine Hyacin- 
tbus, in Englifh Jacinth , and Hyacinth-, the Spani- 
ards call it Mains Flores. 
II. The Kinds. There are various Species of this 
Plant, and feveral forts of each generick Kind, viz. 
1. Hyacinthus Anglicus , Englifh Hyacinth, of which 
there are four Species, viz. 1. Hyacinthus Anglicus 
Cxruleus, Blew Englifh Jacinth. 2. Hyacinthus An- 
ghcus Albus, White Englifh Jacinth. 3. Hyacinthus 
Anglicus Incarnato Flore , Carnation Englifh Jacinth. 
4. Hyacinthus Anglicus vel Hifpanicus major Flore 
Campanula injlar. Greater Englifh or Spanifh Ja- 
cinth ; all thefe growing in England are commonly 
called Haresbe/ls, and of which we have already 
treated in the foregoing part of this Book, viz. in 
Chap. 33;. and therefore (hall now overpafs them 
in this fuccinft Difcourfe of Jacinths. 2. Hyacin- 
thus Americanus , American or Well Indian Jacinth, 
of which there are two Kinds, which are the pecu- 
liar Subjefl of this prefent Chapter. 3. Hyacinthus 
Botroides, Grape Flowered Jacinth, of which there 
are fix Species, Treated of in Chap. 392. 4. Hya- 
cinthus Botroides Mufcatus , Musked Grape Flower- 
ed Jacinth, of which there are four Species, which 
are Treated of in Chap. 393. Hyacinthus Como- 
fus , The Haired Jacinth, of which there are five 
Species, which are Treated of in Chap. 394. 6 . 
Hyacinthus Oricnta/is, The Oriental Jacinth, of 
which there are eight Species, which are Treated of 
In Chap. 395. 7. Hyacinthus Orientalis Flore du- 
p/ici , Double Oriental Jacinth, of which there are 
three Species, and are Treated of in Chap. 39 6. 8. 
Hyacinthus Mftivus , The Summer Jacinth, of which 
there are five Species, and are Treated of in Chap. 
397 . 9. Hyacinthus Fufcus , The Brown or Dun 
Colored Jacinth, of which there are three Species 
and are Treated of in Chap. 398. to. Hyacinthus 
Stellatus Feruanus, Weft Indian Starry Jacinth, 
of which are four Species, and are Treated of in 
Chap. 399. II. Hyacinthus Stellatus Vulgaris, The 
Common Starry Jacinth, of which there are feven 
Kinds, and are Treated of in Chap. 400. 1 2. Hya- 
cinthus Stellatus Byzantinus , The Turky Starry Ja- 
cinth, of which are four Species, and are Treated 
of in Chap. 401. 13. Hyacinthus Stellatus Autum- 
nalis , The Autumn Jacinth, of which there are three 
Species, and are Treated of in Chap. 402. 14. Hy. 
acinthus Stellatus Li/ifolius, The Lilly Leav’d Star- 
ry Jacinth, of which there are three Species, and are 
Treated of in Chap. 403. I know fome Authors ac- 
count the Styutl or Sea Onion in the Clalfis of Ja- 
cinths, making it a Marlh or Sea Kind, but I pm 
of a contrary Opinion, and therefore (hall not rank 
it with thofe aforegoing, but Treat of it hereafter in 
its proper place of the Alphabet. 
111. The Kinds of the American Jacinth. There 
are only two Species of this, viz. 1. Hyacinthus In- 
iicus vel Americanus major Radice Tuberofa , The 
Greater American Tuberofe Rooted or Knobbed Ja- 
cinth. 2. Hyacinthus Indie us vel Americanus minor 
Radice Tuberofa , The Lelfer American Tuberofe 
Rooted or Knobbed Jacinth. Clujius leaves out the 
Word minor in the Name of the fecond, becaufe, 
as it is thought, he never knew or heard of the firft; 
fome would have thefe Hyacinths to be Hyacinthi 
Eriopbori India, The Indian Woolly Jacinth, be- 
caufe when they are broken they have much Wooll 
in them, which I think to be a mi [lake ; and fome 
think that thefe two Plants are not two feverals, as 
greater and lelfer, but that the greatnefs of the one 
is caufed by the goodnels or richnefs of the Soil 
where it grows, but whofo Ihall confider the parti- 
cular Defcription of each, and compare them, will 
foon become of another Mind. . 
IV. The Defcriptions. The firft, or Greater Ame- 
rican Tuberofe Rooted Jacinth. It has a thick knob- 
bed Root, (yet formed into feveral Heads, fomewbat 
like unto bulbous Roots) with many thick Fibres at 
the bottomsof them-, from the divers Heads of which 
Root rife up feveral ttrong and very tall Stalks, be- 
fet with divers fair, long, and broad Leaves, joined 
at the bottom dole unto the Stalk, where they are 
greateft, and grow fmaller to the very end, and thole 
which grow higher to the top being finaller and 
Imaller, which being broken many fine Threads ap- 
pear like Wooll in them ; the tops of the Stalks ar« 
beautified with many fair, large, white Flowers, 
each of which does confilt of fix Leaves, lying fpread 
open, as the Flowers of the White Daffodil, with 
fome ftiort Threads in the middle, and of a very 
fweet fmell, fo l'weet as fome account it ftrong and 
heady ; this is the greateft and talleft of all the Ja- 
cinths, and the Flowers are fomething near in refem- 
blance unto thole of the Daffodil, but its Root is tu- 
berofe, as aforefaid, and not bulbous, as all the reft 
are. 
V. The fecond, or Lelfer American Tubetofe Roof- 
ed Jacinth. The Root of this Jacinth is knobbed, like 
the Root of Arum, or Wake-Robin, or like the Root 
of the Carolina Eddo, from whence many Fibres 
fpring forth-, from this Root come forth many 
Leaves, lying upon the Ground, and encompafling 
one another at bottom, being long and narrow, and 
hollow guttered to the ends, which are fmall and 
pointed, and no lefs woolly and full of Threads than 
the former; from the middle of thefe Leaves rifes 
up a Stalk, which is very long Snd {lender, three or 
four Feet in height, which, unlefs it is propped up. 
Will bend down, and lie upon the Ground, on which 
are fet at certain diftances many ihort Leaves, being 
broad at the bottom, where they do almoft encom- 
pafs the Stalk, and are fmaller towards the end, 
where it is fliarp pointed; at the top of the Stalk 
Hand many Flowers, with a fmall piece of a green 
Leaf at the bottom of every footftalk, which leem 
to be lb many White Oriental Jacinths , being com- 
pofed of fix Leaves, which are much thicker than 
the former, with fix Chives or Threads in the mid- 
dle, tipt with pale yellow Pendents. 
VI. The F laces. They both grow naturally in the 
Weft Indies, from whence they were firft brought 
into Spain , and from thence have been brought to 
us, and into feveral other parts of Europe. 
VII. The Times. They Flower not in England 
and other like cold Countries till the middle of Au- 
guft, and fometimes not at all, unlefs they be care- 
fully preferved from the injuries of our cold Win- 
ters, and then if the precedent Summer has been hot 
they may Flower a Month fooner. 
VIII. The Qualities. They are cold and drying 
in the firft degree, or beginning of the fecond, Altrin- 
gent and Diuretick. 
IX. The Specification. They Hop fluxes of ths 
Bowels, give eafe and relief in the Strangury, and 
are profitable againft the Jaundice and Kings-Evil ; 
the Roots are only of ufe in Medicine, but being of- 
ten uled are thought to caufe Barrennefs ; but ’ris 
certain, that being taken inwardly by Young Perfons 
it keeps them from growing ripe too foon. 
X. The 
