Chap. 496. ‘Englifb Herls. 
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but they all or molt of them grow with us in 
our Gardens , being Nurft up, and carefully lookt 
after, but the molt of them are hardy enough to en- 
dure the col deft of our Winters. 
XXV. The Times. They Flower for the 
moft part in the Summer time, viz. in June , 
and July ; and their Seed is ripe in fome little 
time after. 
XXVI. As to their Qualities, Specification , "Pre- 
parations, and Virtues , they are altogether the fame 
with thole of the Garden Garlick (tho 7 I think not 
full out fo powerful) which we have declared in 
Chap. 307. Sell. 8. dd 22. aforegoing of this Book, 
fo that no more need to be laid of them in this 
place. 
chap, ccccxcvi. 
Of MONEY-WORT. 
0 R, 
Herb TWO-PENCE. 
I. /- T"^ H E Karnes. It was unknown to /he Anci- 
X ent Greek and Latine Writers ; Modern 
Latine Authors call it Numularia •, from the form 
of its Leaf, being round like unto Mony : alfo Gen 
tummorbium , Centummorbia , and of Cefner , Centi- 
tnorbia , from its wonderful effetts in curing many 
Difeafes : and of Brumfclfius and others Serpent a- 
ria. , either becaufe Serpents haunt it, and ly under 
it, or for their being hurt or wounded, they heal 
and cure themfelves therewith by eating it: in 
Englijh , Money-wort, Herb Two-Pence , or Two 
Penny Grafs. 
II. The Kinds. There are three forts of this 
Plant, viz. I. Numularia vulgaris , Numularia 
Major , Common Money- wort, or the Greater 
Money-wort. 3. Numularia Minor , The Lefler 
Money-wort. 3. Numularia l lore purpurafeente , 
Numularia Minor Wore purpurafeente , Numularia 
Minima , The fmalleft Money-wort, or Money-wort 
with purplifh Flowers. 
T he Defcript ions'. 
III. The firfi , or Common or greater Money- 
wort. It has a fnall , tender , and thready Root , 
which fpreads and difperfes it felf far about 
under the Ground. From which Root fpring 
forth feveral long, weak , and Render Branches, 
lying and running upon the Ground, two or three 
Febt long, or more; fet on both fides with 
Leaves, two at a Joint, one againft another, 
at e^ual diftances, which are almoft round but 
pointed at the ends, fmooth, and of; a good 
gieen color. At the Joints with the Leaves from 
the middle forward , come forth at every Joint 
fometimes two yellow Flowers, and fometimes 
but one, (landing each on a fmall foot Stalk, 
and confifting of five narrow, lharp pointed 
Leaves, with fome yellow Threads in the mid- 
dle which being pall, fmall, round. Heads of Seed 
follow in their places. 
IV. The fecond , or Lefler Money- wort. This 
in its Root , Stalks , Branches , Leaves , Flowers , 
Seed, and manner of Growing , is fo like the for- 
mer greater Kind , that it needs no other Defcript T 
on i and differs only from it in' this, that it is 
every ways and in all refpefls much lefler 
than it. 
V. The third , or Smalleft Money-wort, or 
Money-wort with purplifh Flowers. The Root of 
this is like to thofe before Defcribcd , but much 
lefifer. From 'which rife up, very many ftnall. 
Render, creeping Branches, lpreading and running t>n 
the Ground, in the fame manner that the other 
do , which here and there put forth Fibres , and 
take Root again. The Leaves are fmall , and 
round, ftanding by couples one againft another, 
at feveral Joints, and a little pointed at the ends. 
And out oi their Bofoms as the faid Joints, fpring 
forth Render foot Stalks, bearing at their tops pret- 
ty little Flowers, much fmaller than any of the 
former, of a whitifh purple, and fometimes of a 
purplifh red color , confifting of five little Leaves, 
ftanding together in the manner of a little Bell 
Flower: after which come fmall, round Heads, 
(fmaller much than any of the former) in which 
is contained fmall Seed. 
VI. The Places. The two firft grow in moift 
Grounds, and by Hedg-fides , near to Ditches and 
Streams and other watery Places, and fometimes 
in moift Woods, in many places of England ; the 
firft is more plentiful and common, almoft every- 
where. Gerard fays, .he found it on the Thames- 
Bank , on the fide oppofite to White-Hall , and 
almoft in every Country where he had Travelled. 
The third, Gerard fays,- he found in the Bifhoprick 
of Durham, and in two or three places in Tork- 
fhire : It grows alfo on the Bogs upon the Heath 
near Burnt- wood in Efjex. 
VIF. The Times. They all of them Flower 
from May , thro 5 June and July ; and the third 
in Auguft alfo ; and their Seed is ripe not long 
after, 
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VIII. The 
