■pi; 
with frefh green Leaves, fomething broad and 
long , like unto the Leaves of Pellitory of the 
Wall, but lelTer, and much about the bignels 
of the Leaves of Rafl, finely dented about 
the edges. Towards the tops of the Stalks and 
Branches at every Joint come forth, (in this Male 
Kind ) two fmall, round, green Heads, Handing 
together upon a fhort foot Stalk, which grow- 
ing ripe are the Seed , not having any .Flower 
that ever we could fee. 
IV. The fccond, or Common Female French 
Mercury. This in its Roots, Stalks, Branches , 
Leaves , and manner of growing is fo like 
the former, that it is not to be diJUngttiJhed 
from it , but by its blower and Seed. All Au- 
thors agree, that this Plant as well as that 
before Defcribed, both rile from the Seed of 
one and the fame Plant, as the feveral forts 
of Hemp do; and they both are lb like one 
to another, that if it was not for the Flowers 
and Seed which (hew the difference, they 
could not be diftinguifhed one from another. 
In this female the foot Stalk of the Seed is 
longer , Spike fafhion , and fet round about 
Roots both of the Male and Female perifii 
every Year at the firff approach of Winter 
and fpring op again of their own Sowing. Where 
once they are fullered to Sow their Seed, the 
Ground will never want them afterwards 
even of both forts, fo admirably they en- 
creafe. 
V. The third, or Female Childs Mercury. 
Its Root is white , hard, and Woody, of the 
bignefs and length of ones finger, perifhing 
every Tear , and fifing again front its' own 
Seed, or the Seed of the Male Kind, in the 
Katural places. From this Root rifes up a 
branched fquare Stalk, full of Joints and 
Branches , but weaker than thofe of the Male 
following, and more full of Leaves, higher 
alfo, and more bufhy : at the Joints always 
Hand two fofc woolly Leaves, ibmewhat longer, 
and narrower , than in the former Common 
Kinds , and not dented ( or but very feldom ) 
about the edges, of an Acid and Saltifh taft: 
at the Joints of this Female come forth long 
foot Stalks, of Seeds and Flowers, which are 
lodger than thofe of the Male Kind following- 
Thefe Flowers which are in a clufter as it 
were, are fmall , pale , and Moffy ; rarely 
bearing any Seed, but tvhen they do, it is 
contained in little round Heads, and is fmalf 
and round like the Male Kind, fometimes 
two, and fometimes three or more, growing 
in a Clufter together. This and the Male has 
a Wronger fmell and tafte, than any of the 
Other Mercuries, 
VI, The 
