Chap. 448. ‘EnglijH ‘Herbs, 
Glycyrrbiza Jiliquofa. Lobel'n ; Glycyrrbiza levis Of 
non ecbinoui O’ Germamca aliorum ; Our Common 
Englifh Liquorice. 2. Glycyrrbiza D'wfcoridis ; 
Glycyrrbiza ecbinata Diofcoridis , Lobe/ij , O L//f- 
duncnjis ; Glycyrrbiza Ita/ica Gcfneri (S' Dodoma ; 
iicrba Scythica Thcophrajh ; Glycyrrbiza Matthioh, 
id GJycyrrhizon aliorum ; Diofcorides his Liquorice! 
The Wild Liquorice is alfo twofold, viz. 5. Gly- 
cyrrbiza fylvcftris Gcfneri m bortis , Camcnuij 
id Dalecbampi / ; Polygalon Cord 'r apud Diofcoridcm i, 
Polygalon Corili , by Tlialins h G/aux, & Glau > r t)*/- 
Lobe/ij id Chifius ; Grcccum Jylvefire 
Tragi & Dodona : ; Glycyrrbiza fy/vedris lloribus 
lutcis pallefcentibus Baubim ; Hedyfarum G/ycyn bi- 
zatiim Gerardi ; G/aux vulgaris Icguminofa Par/ciu- 
Joni-, The mod Common Liquorice Vetch. 4. Gly- 
cyrrbiza fyhieftris Tha/ij, Glycyrrbiza Jylvejbis a 
ha Camerarij in borto j Glauca Lobe/ij, id G/aux 
<yuxdam Teguminofa berbariorum Lobe/ij ; G/ycyr 
rbiza fylvejiris altera floribus puniceis joins Ann hi 
Haubhti ; G/aux altera Lcguminofa, The other Li- 
quorice Vetch. 
She Dejcriptions. 
III. The firjj, or Our Common Englifh Liquo- 
rice. It has a Root which grows deep into the 
Ground ,' as large as a Man's Thumb . or larger , at 
the Head thereof. \ and fpreads it felf out into divers 
other long Roots , downwards and fi deway s^ by which 
it much iricp cafes \ of a brown Color on the out fide , 
and yellowifh within , of a very fwcet Tajle. From 
the Head of this Root rifes up many round woody 
Stalks, fet at feveral diftances with many winged 
Leaves, made of many fmall long ones fet; on both 
fides of a middle Rib, very well refembling the 
Leaves of a young Afh fprung up from the Seed 5 
and having an odd Leaf at the end. This Plant, by 
many Years continuance in a place, without remo- 
ving it: and not elfe, will bring forth Flowers, ma- 
ny ltandipg together, Spike- fafhion, one above ano- 
ther upon the Stalks', of the Form ol'P^z/F-BIolfoms, 
but of a very pale or bleak blew Color, Which con- 
vert into long and fomewhat fiat and fmoorh Cods, 
cantaining three or four fmall, round, halt Grains 
or Seed within them. The fvveet Taife of this our 
Englifh Liquorice Root, is much mote pleafing to 
us, than that of the Out-landiJJj • Or Spanijb Liquo- 
rice^ (which we fhall deferibe in the next place ) 
becaule that being of a Itronger fweet Taife, has a 
kind of Bitrernels joined with it, which makes it 
fometliing lefs acceptable and pleafing. 
Liquorice of Diofcorides. 
IV"- The fecond , or Diofcorides his Liquorice, 
(which is indeed, the Italian and Spanifli Liquorice. 
The Root of this grows as deep or deeper than the 
ol hei\ but branches not under Ground like but is 
of one fmooth continued Lengthy and of a Jlronger 
fweet Tafie, with a little Tang of Bittcrnefs at lajf. 
This Spanijb Liquorice grows in the fame manner 
which the other does, with the like Leaves and 
blowers. It rifes up to two or three Cubits in 
Height, and is belet with Leaves of an over-w r orn 
green Color, confiding of many fmall Leaves, fet 
upon a middle Rib, like the Leaves of Colutea or 
the Majlick Tree, lomewhat glutinous in handling : 
from among which come up fmall Knobs or brown 
Heads, like to the Burs of the T lat anus , or Plane- 
Tree , as Diofcorides compares them, which grow 
upon fliort Stems or Foot- (talks, between the Leaves 
find the Branches, cluttering together, and making a 
.round Form or Shape •, out of which grow lmall 
blew Flowers, of the Color of an Englifh Hyacinth^ 
after which lucceed round prickly Fleads, confuting 
pf many rough fcaly Husks or Cods, clofely and 
thick compact together, being rough like thofe of 
Lentils ; in every of which Cods is contained one 
black Seed. This Liquorice grows in the fame man- 
ner which the former does, with the like Leaves 
hnd Flowers, laving^ that thefe are of a deeper blew 
Colorj and growing for the molt part at the tops 
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