Chap. 507. 
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Sometimes tafied of it , but could obferue no fucb 
Saltifhnefs yet for all that 1 know of it , the Tafte 
may vary, according to the differing places in which 
it may grow . ] 
IV. Parkinfon Defcribes it thus. It jhoots forth 
many Jlender , weak , woody , and brittle Stalks , 
bending a little downwards , whereon do grow divers 
hoary, white , long heaves, fomewhat broader than 
Lavender Leaves , having fometimes fome cuts or 
divifons at the Bottoms of them , which are but fel- 
dom feen , and in a very few of the lowefl next 
the Ground.’ T hofe which are fet on the Stalks 
are f mailer , and fometimes are cut or divided 
at the ends , of a reafonable weak J cent , be- 
tween Lavender and Southernwood , and of an 
imp leafing tafe. The Flowers grow after the 
fame manner of thofe of the Common Worm- 
wood, and of a yellow color ; and the Seed is not 
■tinlike thereto alfo. 
V . The Places. It grows about the Sea Coafts, 
as on thole of the Venetian Gulph , and likewife 
in the Ifland of Ohio. It has been found growing 
alfo about Rye in Sujfex , and Winchelfea Caftle 
and at Portfmouth , in the lfe of White, as Gerard 
lays. 
VI. The Times. It Flowers in July and Auguft, 
or towards the latter end of Summer, in which 
time it perfects its Seed. 
VII. The Vitalities, Specifications, Preparations 
and Vertues, are faid to be the fame with thofe 
of the Common Mugwort, in the former Chap- 
ter, and thither we refer yon. Some will have it to 
be of the nature of the Common Wormwood, but 
that it can fcarcely be, becaufe it wants much of 
that bitternefs , Aftringent , and Stomatick pro- 
perty. 
MQ fi e Parfky Mountain, Chap. 
MUGWET, fee Woodroot, Chap. 
NUGGET Petty, is Ladies Bed-Straw, Chap. 419. 
MULES FERN, fee Harts Teague Baftard , C. 540 
CHAP. DVII. 
Of MULLEIN Common, 
OR, 
H I G T A P E R. 
T HE hemes. It is calfcd mGreek, tojfa©-, 
from Vro, to Burn ; and 
Flamma a Flame,, for that it ferved as a Wick to 
put into Lamps to burn, from whence fome of the 
Latiaes called it Candela regia , and Candelaria, 
becaufe m the Ancient times, they ufed to dip 
the Stalks hereof in Suet , Tallow , or Wax 
to make Candles, Tapers, or Torches of. It 
is called alfo in Latine , Thapfus , Thlapfus , 
Lapfus barbatus , Verbefcum, and Lanaria : and 
in Enghjh Mullein, Higtaper or High Taper be- 
caufe it was ufed fometimes as a Taper or Torch 
at Funerals. 
y-J 1 ’ 1 rinds. There are three Principal Kinds 
or mis Plant, viz. I. Verbafcum vulgare , five 
lapfus barbatus communis, our Common Mullein, 
of which in this Chapter. II. Verbafcum Nothum 
lapfus Nothus, Baftard Mullein, or Bafe Mullein 
of which in Chap. J08. III. B/attaria, Moth 
Mullein, of which in Chap. 5:09. following. 
III. The Kinds of the Common Mullein. There 
"A I. Verba fium Mas, Verbafcum Mas Latifolium, 
I erbafeum album vulgare -, Tapfus barbatus commu- 
nis, our Common white Mullein , which is the 
Male white Mullein. 2. Verbafcum Famine Lo- 
be//)-, Verbafcum album Famina ■, Verbafcum fohis 
longioribus Mas quor undam-, Fhlomos alter Lobelii - 
Verbafcum Lychnit e Matthioli-, Verbafcum Candidum 
Mas Fuchfij 5 Verbafcum album Famine Gjtfneri v 
Verbafcum auguftius Dodonei, our white Mullein 
with long Leaves, Female white Mullein. 5. Ver- 
bafcum Famine florc albo vel pal/ido ; Tapfus barbatus 
maximus oioratus meriiionalium flare albo Sweet 
white Mullein. 
the Pefcriptio/ir. 
IV. The firft , <P Our Common white Mullein 
which is the Male white Mullein. ItsRoot is long ’ 
white, and woody, perijhing every Tear after it has 
born its Seed : from whence fpring up many fair 
Huge, white, woolly Leaves, lying next the Ground 
fomething longer than broad, pointed at the ends' 
and as it were dented about the edges : the Stalk 
rifes up to be four or five Feet high, covered over 
with Jucb wooly Leaves as the lowefl , but leffer -, 
fo that no Stalk can be feen, for the multitude 0} 
Leaves thereon, up to the Flowers, which come forth 
on all fides of the Stalk, without any Branches for 
the mojl part, and are many fet together in a long 
Spike ; in Jome of a gold yellow color , in others 
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