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The Dejcriplionr. 
III. The firfi , or Greater Sea Milk-wort. It 
hiU d fir dll Root which Jh'ool r forth down right 
tctth Jeveral Bronchos or Anns , and fane fibres 
adjoining to them: from this Root (hoots up 
l'everal weak Stalks , which lpread themfelves 
upon the Ground , and raife their _ Heads up- 
wards , befet with leveral Lentil like Leaves, 
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yet a little larger, and of a grayifh green color 
on the upper fide, and more grayifh underneath. 
The Flowers are fet with the Leaves at the 
Joints of a purple color ; after which come 
ltnall Buttons, with Seed in them. The 
Branches as they fpread and lean upon the 
Ground take Root again, by which the Plant 
very much increafes. Bold inns fays, that there 
is a great Variety obferved in this Plant , it 
fometiraes having much larger Leaves , and 
fometimes Leaves much narrower. 
IV. The feconi , or Leffer Sea Milk-wort. 
Hits le(Jer fort , in its Roots , Stalks , Branches , 
Leaves, flowers , and manner of growing , 
differs little from the former, but in the fmall- 
nej's of the Stalks and Leaves-, fome of the 
Stalks creep on the Ground, fome Hand 
upright, being tender, and fmall, and befet 
with many little fiat Leaves, like Tribulm 
Syivefiris, or Hermann, growing along the 
Stalks by couples, between which grow the 
fmall purple Flowers, which being paft, little 
Bullets 01 Seed Veffels fiicceed ; and its Root 
is fmall and Fibrous, taking hold of the 
upper Face of the Earth, as well as running 
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much down right, and by its Fibres fpread- 
ing abroad it much encreafes. Baubinus fays, 
that this leffet fort, has its Stalks thicker llored 
with Leaves, titan the former greater fort, 
efpecially upwards, the lower being fallen away, 
leaving the Stalks bare as if they had great 
Joints. 
V. The third, or Venetian Sea Milk-wort 
of Alpinus. The Root is long, fender , woody, 
and divided into feveral Branches. From which 
lpring up fout or five flender Stalks a Cubit or 
mote high, let at equal diftances, with levetal 
fomewhat long and narrow Leaves, green on 
the upper fide , and haary white underneath ; 
and at the Tops tour or 'five Flowers Handing 
together as it were in an Umbel for form and 
bignefs, being very like unto the Baftard Scor- 
pion, like Foddbd Sena of Candia , but of a 
whitifh blufh color, which ate fucceeded by 
fmall, fhort round Podds, having fmall, round 
Seed ’within them , tailing a little fweetifh. 
VI. The Places. The fiiH grows in many 
places in Germany , as alio in Scotland , from 
which laft place Baulinas fays he had it ; but 
with us in Gardens. The fecor.d grows very plen- 
tifully in moift places and Salt Marjhes neat 
the Sea, from whence it has been taken and 
Planted in Gardens : and is found in many 
places upon the Efex and Kentifi Shoies : Gerard 
found it between Whit liable mi the Ifle oj Thu- 
net in Kent, and by Gravcfeni in the fame 
County; by Tilbuty ' Block-hoitfe in Efex, and 
in the Iffe of Sbefpy going from Kings-Terry to 
Sboreland-hotife. Bauhintts fays, that this lc-fler 
lort is found growing near the Sea' and Salt 
Lakes; but that the former greater Kind, is 
found growing on Hills as well as near the 
Sea. The third Kind grows as Alpirtus fays, 
in the Salt Marfhes near to Qoiio , a City of 
the Venetians. 
VII. The 
