Salmon s Herbal. 
Lib. I. 
inwards , very like a Dandelion Viewer, and. a little j 
rediijh underneath. about the edges , especially if it 
grows in a dry *and not moijl Ground , which after 
they have flood long in flower , do turn into 
Down which with the Seed is carried away with the 
Wind! 
IV. The fecond , or Our common upright 
Moufe Bar. This is very like the former: the 
chief difference between them conftfting in this , 
that the Leaves are longer and greener on the 
upper fide, and fomewhat hoary underneath , Softer 
in handling , and not fo much hairy ; the Stalks of 
flowers {landing more upright and higher : this 
Plant, if its Stalk or Leaf be broken, does give a 
white ' or Milk-like Juice cut the former. 
V. The third, or fecond, or other upright 
Moufe Ear, which Gerard calls Pilofella major, or 
great Moufe Ear. It hut a fmall, tough, and 
fibrous Root, whence Jloet forth a few hoary and 
hairy broad and long Leaves, lying upon the Ground ; 
among which rifes up a fender hairy Stalk, bearing 
lone and narrow Le lives thereon-, and at the top 
tvfn or three fmall, pale, yellow flowers , like in 
faff, on to the former , which turn into Down as 
f ^VE Gerdrd has this Defcription of it. Its Roots 
arc hard , moody, and full of Strings. It has great 
and large Leaves greater than the common (creep- 
ing) Pilofella , or Moufe Ear, thick and full of 
Subflanee. Die Stalks and Leaves arc hoary and 
white with a filken Moffinefs in handling, and feel 
foft cu Silk, V leaf ant and fair in View. It bears 
three or four four Square Stalks fomewhat knotty 
and about a Foot in height. The flowers come forth 
at the tops of the Stalks, like unto the fmall Dan- 
delion or Piffabed flowers , of a bright yellow 
eC %f The fourth, or fmalleft Moufe Ear. This 
is in all things like unto the fecond Kind, or Our 
common upright Moufe Ear , before defenbei at 
Sea IV. and is fmaller by half than the firft com- 
mon Kind, both in Leaf and flower , but creeps not 
by firings as that does. 
III. The fifth , or Blew Moule Ear with a turn- 
ing top. It has a fmall and thready Root, from 
whence rifes up, ufually but one Stalk, (feldommy 
more) which is round, hairy, and about half a lard 
high or better-, at the bottom of which grow fome- 
what long and broad baby Leaves, very like as 
well for roughnefs, as for Jbape and color unto the 
Wild Borage Leaves. The Stalk is Sometimes 
Branched , and fometimes not, with feveral fuch like 
Leaves, but growing lefier and leffcr thereon, as they 
grow up to the tops of the flowers, which turn or 
wind themfelves inward like unto a Scorpions Tail, 
or the Herb Heliotropium : The flowers eonfifi of 
five fmall Leaves apiece, which are round, and of 
a pale blew color, very much refembling the flowers 
of Buglofs, or Wild Borage, with a yellow fpot or 
Eye in the middle , and ftand all on one fide of 
the Stalk and Branches , after they are pafi, there 
come in their places , fmall rough fiat heads, in 
xobich the Seed is contained. 
IX. The fixth, or Small creeping blew Moufe 
Ear. This is very like the lafl Kind , but that it is 
fmaller ; and moft commonly has fmaller Leaves and 
flowers on the Branches, which do not ftand fo up- 
right, but trail or creep more on the Ground. The 
flowers alfo ftand not on one fide only, but on both, 
and open by degrees. The turning tops, which are 
like the lafl do grow up, and dilate themfelves -, and 
the flowers are of a blew color , but fome of them 
are more purple , with a yellow Eye in the mid- 
dle. 
X. The Jeventh, or Sweet Indian or American 
Moufe Ear. This Plant has a fiejhy Root creeping 
under Ground, not growing deep, with many f ibres 
adjoining thereto -, jrom -whence ffoot forth feveral 
fomewhat long Leaves , fet with very long Hairs. 
The Hairy Stalk which rifes from them , grows to be 
about half a foot high, at the top of which funds 
feven or eight fair f lowers, like tbefe of our com- 
mon Moule Ear, but of a deeper yellow or orange 
color, fmelling very fwcet like Musk. 
XI. The eighth , or Laffer Moufe Ear, or Moun- 
tain Moufe Ear with white and purple Flowers, 
or Cats-Foot. 1 las Moufe Ear may be accounted |c 
certain Kind of Mountain Cudweed, or Cotton- 
weed. Its Root is compofed of feveral fmall blackiff 
f ibres. Threads or Strings, from which Spring 
forth many fmall, white, woolly Leaves , lying upon 
the Ground, fomewhat like unto the Leaves of the 
fmall Moufe Ear, but fmaller than them, from 
among which rifes up a fmall Stalk of about half a 
foot high, be fet here and there with fame few Leaves- 
at the top of which comes forth a Tuft of fmall 
flowers , fet clofe together, in fome of a pure white 
in others of a purple or reddijh color-, in fome of a pall 
red or bluff, and in others of a white and purple mint 
together. This Plant for its beauty is much com- 
mended, but will Scarcely abide all Winter with us 
in our Gardens, unlefs the Scafon is mild. 
XII. The ninth, or Rofe Moufe Ear, Rofe Cud- 
weed, or Cotton Rofe. Its Root is fmall, long and 
Thready. And from the Janie Spring up fuch like 
woolly Le lives its in the former, growing upon fmall 
fhort Branches , fcarcc/y an Hand breadth high in 
(hope Something like unto Daify Leaves, but leffer and 
round pointed. At the top of every Stalk or Branch 
fiands one flower, compofed of two rows of fmal) 
while Leaves, laid open like a Star or Rofe, whence 
came the Name, having a round Head in the middle 
made of many yellow Threads or Thrums, which faf- 
fing away, a fmall round Head rifes up , full of 
fmall Seeds. 
XIII. The Places. The firft and fecond grow 
promifcuoufly on Ditch Banks, and fometimes in or 
near to -Ditches, if they be dry as alfo on Sandy 
Grounds, and untill’d places, which ly open to the 
Air. The third is more rare, and but now and then 
to be met with in England, but is more plentiful 
in Germany. The fourth is found growing upon dry 
barren Heaths, efpecially upon Hampftead Heath, 
where it grows in fuch plenty, that one can hardly 
fet a Foot but upon the Heads of it. The fifth 
and fixth grow in dry and barren Grounds in many 
places of our Land; the fifth Pirrkinfon found in 
the back Clofe of formerly Sir John Tunftal his 
Houfe near Croydon. The leventh, its Title or Name 
[hews where it naturally grows, and whence it came 
to us I have found much of. it jgrowing in the Con- 
tinent of Florida. The eighth and ninth grow in 
France and othern Southern Countries; but grow 
alfo as well in the colder Countries-'of Germany, and 
with us are only Nurft up in Gardens. 
XIV. Die Times. The firft and third are Laid 
by Gerard, to Flower in May and June : but the 
firft feven, generally fpeaking, Flower in June and 
July , and abide green all the Winter. The eighth 
and ninth Flower very late, towards the latter end 
of September ; fometimes they (hew not their beauty 
at all with us, it is fo late. 
XV. The Qualities. The firft feven are hot and 
dry in the firft Degree-, Abfterfive, Aftringent, Con- 
folidative, Diurerick, Traumatick or Vulnerary, 
Pe&oral, Nephritick, and Hyfterick. The two 
laft are faid to be cold and dry in the firft 
Degree. 
XVI. The 
