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Chap. 40 6. Hwglijh Herbs. 
V. Thefecond, or Small Creeping Hypericon, or 
Johnswort. Its Root is very like the former , nor 
does the whole Plant differ much from k-, its Stalks 
are reddilh, and not much above an Hand breadth 
high, yet (land not fully upright, but leaning down- 
wards; the Leaves are fmall, narrow, and fmooth, 
and the lmall Flowers are yellow. 
\ I. The third , or Round Leav’d Hypericon, or 
Johnswort. The Root is fmall and long , and fibrous , 
lU the others aforegoing ; this Plant is as fmall as’ 
thelaft, audits fmall, reddilh, fquare Stalks or 
Branches rife no higher than it, having two Leaves 
let oneagainft another at every Joint up to the tops, 
and are almoft round, like unto Moneywort, or Herb 
Twopence , of a dark or fad green on the upper fide, 
and whitilh underneath, fpotted fometimes with red- 
dilh fpots, and ftrakes; the Flowers are of a paler 
yellow color than the former, but fomewhat large 
in comparifon to the fmallnels of the Plant, with 
feveral yellow Threads in the middle. 
VII. The fourth , or Small Creeping Woolly Hy- 
pericon, or Johnswort. It has a fmall, /lender , long, 
woody, and fibrous Root, from which fpring up feve- 
ral hairy, whitilh, fmall, woolly Branches, lying 
upon the Ground and fhooting forth Fibres, fet with 
woolly Leaves, but not very clofe together, much 
like to thofe of the Common Hypericon in the former 
Chapter, but hoary and white, and a little rounder ; 
at the joints towards the tops Hand the Flowers, 
which are fmaller than thofe of the Common Hyperi- 
on , and of a paler yellow ; the Seed Veffels are like 
unto the other Kinds, as is alfo the Seed it felf 
VIII. The fifth, or White Flowered American 
Hypericon, or Johnswort. It has a long, fender 
woody, fibrous Root, which abides all the Winter] 
from this Root arife Yearly feveral woody Stalks’ 
almoft to a Mans height, covered with a whitilh 
Bark, from whence are thruft forth on all fides va- 
rious Branches fet with thick green Leaves, narrow 
below, broad about the middle, and round at ends, 
fometimes two or three at a place, from which joints’ 
alfo arife divers white Flowers, confifting of four 
Leaves apiece, the Leaves fall away every Year, and 
appear again in the Spring. 
IX. The Places. The three firft Kinds grow in 
Woods and Copfes as well in thofe which are fha- 
dy as thofe which ate open to the Sun; the fourth 
grows in Mootilh and Wet Fields, as alfo on dry 
barren Ground ; the Lift grows with us, but is nou- 
rilhcd up in Gardens, being brought hither from the 
North Well parts of America. 
X. The Times. They all Flower about the mid- 
dle or latter end of June , and in July, and the Seed 
is ripe in the end of July, or in the begining of Au- 
gnft. 
XI. The Vitalities, Specification , Preparations 
and Virtues of tliefirll lour are the fame with thofe 
of the Common Hypericon in the former Chapter, but 
fcarcely or not altogether fo powerful and effeftual 
to all thofe Intentions: The Qualities and Virtues 
of the American are not yet well known, or but on- 
ly gueft at. 
CHAP. CCCCVIL 
Of IRONWO.RT, 
0 R, 
SOLDIERS HERB. 
I-'T' H E Names. It is called in Ardbick Sidra- 
J. dm, in Greek StJWfls, j 'roe coho so, Diofco- 
ridis Lib. 4. Cap. 102. in Latine Sideritis , five her- 
rum 'matrix, fic ditto d Ferro, quod Vulneribus Fer- 
ro fattis fuit Medela, for that it did cure W ounds 
made by the Sword, or with Iron; it was alio called 
Stratiotes , as Diofcorides and Pliny lay, and Milita- 
nts, becaufe Alilires, Soldiers, had ufually great 
need of the lame ; in Englijh Ironwort, and Soldiers 
Herb. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make many Species of 
this Plant, viz. 1. Sideritis vulgaris C/ufij, Sideri- 
tis prima Clufij-, this is without doubt Sideritis fe- 
cunda Matthioli, others that of Diofcoridis , which 
Lome Authors, as Anguillara , Columna, Tragus, and 
Parkjnfon, will have to be Burnet , tho’ it is plainly 
manifeft by the Defcriptions of each Plant and by 
their Heads of Flowers that they ate differing Plants, 
Vulgar or Common Ironwort. 2. Sideritis Arven- 
fis rubra, Tetrahit Angufiifo/bum, Sideritis Arvenfis 
Flore rubro Camerarii 13 Thalij, Sideritis alia in Vi- 
ne is Cufalpini , Alyffum Galeni Flore purpureo, Side- 
ritis Arvenfis Latifolia glabra Bauhini, Meadow 
Ironwort with ted Flowers. 3. Sideritis -prima. vel 
Herculea, Herba Judaica , Tetrahil, Tetr.abit, Side- 
mis procumbens Ramofa Gerardi, Creeping Branch- 
ed Ironwort, called alfo Jews Ironwort, becaufe the 
Jews which Praaifed Phyfick in Iffy made much 
ule of it. 4. Sideritis parva procumbens, Sideritis 
quarts Clufij, Sideritis procumbens non Ramofa, Small 
Creeping Ironwort not Branched, or Small Jews 
Ironwort. 5. Sideritis altera parva, vel Sideritis 
quinta Clufij, Another Small Jews Ironwort. 6. Si- 
deritis Montana parvo Flore nigro purpureo Colum- 
ns, Sideritis Montana Apula verficolor. Mountain 
Ironwort with a fmall black purple Flower, or 
Mountain Ironwort of Naples. 7. Sideritis Folijs 
Alfines Trifjaginis Bauhini, Ironwort with German- 
der Chickweed Leaves. 8. Sideritis Germanics par- 
va, Sideritis fexta Clufij , Small Germany Ironwort, 
this fays Clufius is common at Vienna in Aujiria. 
9. Sideritis HedercuU Folio, Sideritis Anglica, Eng- 
lifh Ironwort, or Ironwort with Alehoof Leaves. 1 o. 
Sideritis Folio fplendente oblongo glabra, Ironwort 
with fmooth long Leaves. 1 1 . Sideritis Arvenfis 
Latifolia glabra Bauhini, Sideritis Hereclea altera 
Ceefalpini , Sideritis Arvenfis Flore palido Earner arij , 
Sideritis Arvenfis Species altera Thalij , Alyffum 
Germanicum aliorum. Broad Leav’d Meadow iron- 
wort, this Bauhinus would have to be Sideritis fe- 
cund, 1 Matthioli , which it is not, and Label would 
have it to be a Species of Cannabis Spuria , others 
that it is Marrubium Pannonicum Clufij, all which 
are much to be doubted. To the former Eleven 
Kinds may be added the two following, viz. 1 2. Si- 
deritis Anglica Radice ftrumefa , P anax Colom Ge- 
rardi, Sideritis primi Thalij , Betonica fietida Gefne- 
ri. Clowns Woundwort, or Englilh Ironwort with 
ftrumous Roots, of which we have Treated at large 
in Chap. 9. aforegoing. 13. Sideritis Arvenfis gra- 
tis odoris , Pimpinella Sanguiforba , Ironwort having 
a plealant fmell, or Out Common Burnet, whether 
greater or lefTer-, and this we. have here added to the 
number. 
