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IV. The fccond , or Water Mallow, (or Marfh 
Mallow red Flowere d.) It has a Root which is long , 
white, and tough, feme what like the former , but 
nothing fo great or mucilaginous. From which 
come forth many foft Leaves, l'omewhat like unto 
thofe juft before deferibed, but not fo foft or 
whitilh,' but of a pale green color on the upper 
fide, and whiter underneath, longer alfo, and dented 
fomething deeper about the edges. Handing upon 
long Foot Stalks ; among which rife up divers 
round green Stalks, 5 or 4 feet high, bearing the 
like Leaves on them, at feveral diltances: from 
the Joints of the Leaves, towards the tops of the 
Stalks, and at the tops of them likewife come forth 
the Flowers, confining of five Leaves, longer and 
rarrower than in other Mallows-, not broad but 
pointed at the Ends , of a deep reddilh purple 
color, tending to an Orange, and fometimes paler 
or more diluted , and in lome Plants of a white 
color, with divers threads Handing in the middle, 
about a fmall green head, which in time becomes 
the Seed Veflel, or round Bladder, in lhape like 
the Fruit or Seed Veflel of round Arijio/ocbia, or 
Birth-wort , of a fad brownilh color, in which is 
contained ( in five divifions) fmall blackilh or 
brownilh Seed. 
V. T he third, or Evergreen Marfh Mallow. Its 
Roots are difperfed into Jeveral parts under Ground , 
and die not , but retainfome of the Leaves upon them 
all the Winter, alt ho the Stalks die and perijk away. 
This Evergreen A/thata has many fair large, whitilh 
green Leaves, fomewhat thick, full of Veins, and 
rough or hairy, but whitilh or hoary underneath, 
cut in or divided ufually into five parts l'omewhat 
like to a Bryonie Leaf The Stalks are hoary , 
white , and round, rifing to be two or three Feet 
high, having fuch like large Leaves upon them, 
and fmaller alfo among them, Handing all of them 
upon long Foot Stalks. The Flowers are l.ke unto 
thofe of the Mallows, and much about the fame 
color, confifting of five broad pointed Leaves, 
having many red threads in the middle : after 
which come Hat Leav’d Heads, Inch as other 
Mallows have, wherein is contained fuch like fmall 
Seed. 
VI. The fourth, or Yellow.Marfh-Malldw. Its 
Root is not great or long, but with divers Fibres at 
it, and perifhes every year. This A/thtea rifes up 
with one foft, woolly,- green, round Stalk for the 
moft part, feldom with more ; divided oftentimes 
even from the bottom into divers Branches. At 
every Joint Hand feveral large round Leaves, as foft 
as Velvet, pointed at the Ends, and dented about 
the Edges, hanging down at the end of long 
Stalks which Hand forth right. The Flowers (land 
fingly but one at a Joint with the Leaf, which is 
fmall and yellow, compolbd of five fmall pointed 
Leaves, Handing in a fmall green Husk ; which 
being patt, there fucceed foft green Pods or Seed 
Veflels, turning black when they are ripe, 
compofed of many fmall Horns or Pods let toge- 
ther, like unto an Head, or Seed Veflel of Fraxi- 
nella , in every one of which is contained fmall, 
black, roundilh Seed. 
VII. The fifth , or Rofe Marfh-Mallow of 
America. It has a Root which is thick, white , and 
flejhy , which abides fafe in the Earth all the Winter, 
tho 'the Stalks die away , and perijh every year. 
This Plant ihoots forth about May, feveral 
round greenilh, foft, branched Stalks like to the 
firft Althiea or Marfh-Mallow, befet with feveral 
foft green Leaves, which are grey underneath, 
refembling the firft Althaa but longer pointed : 
at the tops of the Stalks and Branches Hand 
feveral white Flowers, made of five large 
Leaves apiece, fomewhat like a Hollthock, 
with a tuft of white threads, compailing a mid- 
dle Umbone or Pointel, ilfuing our of a great 
Button or Husk, which is as it were Ribbed, 
and broad at the bottom , narrowing to the 
top, before the Flower blows, and without 
any lmell. 
VIII. The Places. The firft grows in moft of 
the Salt Marches from Woolwich down to the 
Sea, both on the Kentijh, and Effex Shore, 
and may be found near Woolwich , Erith , Green- 
hith, Gravefend , Tilbury , Lee, Colchejler , Har- 
wich, and in moft Marlhes about London: 
being Planted in Gardens , it profpers well, and 
continues long. The fecond Canierarius fays, he 
found in Italy, and in abundance, about the River 
Amejis j hard by Anguilara , wiiere men pals over 
that River •, and in the moift and Marfhy places of 
Ferraria between Padua in Italy and the River 
Endanas. The third is not known in what place 
it is a Native. The fourth, its Seed is brought 
to us from Italy and Spain, where it grows in wet 
Grounds near Lakes, Rivers, and Ponds j we year- 
ly Sow it in our Gardens, the which does feldom 
or never bring forth Seed to ripenefs, for which 
caufe fake, we are forced to have frefli Seed from 
the afore named places. The fifth was brough 
(as Commits fays) out of Africa , but now, this 
as all the other four Kinds, are Nuril up with us 
in Gardens. 
IX. The Times. They all Flower in the Sum- 
mer Months, from May to the end of Auguft , 
and the Seed ripens in the mean Seafon^ faving 
that the yellow and red Flowered, do Flower in the 
latter end of Summer , but fo, that if the Seafon 
:s not fair and warm, they never yield ripe 
Seed. 
X. Tide Qualities , Specification , Preparations , 
Virtues, uno. L /os or thefe, are the fame with 
thofe or the Common AXallow in the laft Chap- 
ter, faving that the firft Althcea , or Common 
Marfh-Mallow in this Chapter, is of more than 
double Virtue to any of them, or any other in 
. this or in the following Chapters ^ and therefore 
ought to be chofen, and have the preference 
before them all, for all the purpofes and ufes 
before exprefled, and to which they are in- 
tended. 
CHAP. CCCCLXVII. 
Of M A L L O W Vervain. 
1 . / “p H E frames. It is called in Greek, 
X ’Atoi*: ab dx K >), robur , pnefidium , quafi 
aeter is robujhor & cjficatior foret , as Label fays: 
in Latine , A Ice a, and by fome Malva Salvatica : 
in Englifh , Vervain Mallow . 
II. The Kinds. Authors make many Kinds of 
this Plant, as I. Alcea Vulgaris , Malva Verbena- 
ca, Alcea major , Herb a Ungarica Anguilara , Our 
Common Vervain Mallow. 2. Alcea Vulgaris Flore 
Corneo , Common Vervain Malllow with blufh 
Flowers. 3. Alcea Vulgaris Tlore albo , Common 
Vervain Mallow with white Flowers. 4. Alcea 
minor Matthioli , Tragi , Lf aliorum , fmall Vervain 
R r r 1 Mallow 
