Salmon s Herbal. Lib. L 
prettV great Shrub, or fniall Tree, whole Stem or 
Trunk, being fomewhat white and woody, and 5 
or 6 Inches thick, covered with a fmooth whitilh 
Bark, whofe lower Branches being Prun’d, the up- 
per Ramifications fpread into a round Compals, on 
which grow feveral broad rough Leaves fomethmg 
like to Vine Leaves, cut into leveral parts, and 
dented about the edges, of a fair green color on 
the upper fide, and grey ilh underneath, on thick, 
long and rough reddilh foot Stalks, fometimes but 
one, and oftentimes two or three at a Joynt, which 
abide all the Winter without failing away. At the 
tops of the Branches come forth the blowers 
Handing in green Husks, divided at the tops into 
five parts: in fome of thefe Plants, the Flowers 
will be (ingle, confiding of five, fix, eight or ten 
large crumpled Leaves, all white, or a little bluln 
about the edges : in others the Flowers will be very 
double, and as large as a Province Rojc , ot the 
fame colors; but after they have abiden awhile 
blown open, they change more Blufh, and on the 
fading, deeper: 'thele changes are often feen in 
one and the fame day, yet many tiffies not in two 
or three days continuance : in the middle of the 
Flowers, Hands a green Head, encompafled with 
many yellow threads as the R oft has: which Head 
growing to Maturity has leveral ridges and furrows 
on the out fide , and full of Seed within, diftin- 
guifhei by feveral Partitions ; and are ot a redilh 
color, fomewhat fmall, long, round, crooked, and 
a little hairy on the back fide. An Hundred fixty 
and three Seeds have been taken out of one Seed 
Veffel. , . , 
V The third , or Shrub Mallow with white or 
purple Flowers. This Kind of Shrub Mallow has 
fomewhat large , long , and divided Leaves , of n 
whit ijh green color, J oft alfo , and. as it were woolly 
in handling, Jet difperfed/y on the whitijh , hard 
and woolly Stalks. The Flowers are large like unto 
a Angle Rofe, or Hollihock, in the one, being 
white, with purple fpots in the bottom : in the 
other of a deep red color, or elfo of a pale purple 
with a deeper bottom, and with Veins running 
in every Leaf, they are fomewhat tender, and 
will not fuffer to be uncovered in the Winter 
time ot abide abroad in the Garden ; but in a 
Pot ’or Tub to be preferved in a Houle or 
warm Cellar, if you would have them live. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows in England , in 
an Iiland called Dinnie, three miles from King- 
road, and five miles from Briftoh, as alfo about 
the Cottages, near Httrft Caftle , over againft the 
IJle of Wight. The fecond was firft brought 
from Japan in Seed unto Rome, or fome parts of 
Italy, where it was Sown, from whence it was 
Communicated to feveral Countrys of Europe, and 
in particular to England. The third, grows both 
in France and Spain, and with us in England in 
Gardens , as the fecond alfo does. 
VII. The Times. They all Flower late in the 
year, or in the latter end of Summer, fometimes in 
Aitguft and September. 
VIII. T he Qualities, Specification, Preparations, 
Virtues, and XJJ'es, are the fame with thofe of the 
Common Mallow, of which we have written in 
Chap. 465. aforegoing. 
CHAP. CCCCLXIX. 
Of MANDRAKE. 
I. '"T"' H P. Karnes. It is called in Arabick, 
X Jabora and Tabrohacb : in Greek, 
y'o&ti in Latino , Mandragoras : and in Englijh, 
Mandrake. Diofcorides lays, that ill his time fome 
called it ’ArnWaws and Circsea, (from Circe 
the great Enchantrefs : ) Pythagoras called it 
Anthropomorphos , a forma hutnana, 
becaufe the Root has in fome Mealure the likenefs 
of an Human Body, with a kind ol Breft and Belly 
(as it were) and two Legs. 
II. The Kinds. It is twofold, viz. i. M 
ftpiiv 1, Mandragoras mas , Candidas , 
Morion , The Male Mandrake, i. NavJ'&w i fl 
dritea. £yov{i , Teildxtas '■ Mandragoras famine, Tri- 
dacias (of the Lattice like Leaves) and Mandra* 
goras Fcminem If ntgre : The Female Man- 
drake. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft, or Male Mandrake. It has a Root 
which is long and thick, Blackifh on the out fide and 
white within , conftfting many times but of one long 
Root, and fometimes divided below its Head or Belly, 
into 
