Chap. 515. TinoUjb Herb. 1 
which is round, fomething like unto the full Root 
of an Orchis or Dog Stone, tnoft ufually fmooth, 
but fometimes rugged or knobbed , grayifh without , 
and white within , having a great many fmall Fibres, 
(not at the bottom of the Root, but ) at the top of the 
Root , or foot of the Stalk , more refembling the 
Root of an Orchis than the Root of an Houileek. 
This Our great Navel-worr, hat many thick, flat, 
and round Leaves growing from the Root , every 
one having a long foot Stalk, fafined underneath, 
about the middle thereof, fometimes a little un- 
evenly waved about the edges , of a pale green 
color , and Joint imes hollow on the upper fide like 
a Spoon or Sawccr from among which rife up, 
one or more tender, fmooth, hollow Stalks, half a 
Root high , with two or three Jmall Leaves thereon, 
not ufually round, as thofe below, but fomething 
long , ana divided at the edges : the tops are 
fometimes divided into long Branches, bearing a 
great number of Rendulous Flowers , Jet round 
about a long Spike, one above another, which are 
hollow and like a little Bell, of a whitifh green color. 
After which come Jmall Heads , containing very 
Jmall brownifh Seed, which falling on the Ground, 
will plentifully Spring up before Winter, if the 
Seafon is moift. 
IV. The fccond, or Spotted Navel-wort. Its 
Root is Jmall, long, and thready, fhooting out fuch 
Heads of Leaves as are under defer ibed , which 
abide all the Winter, thofe bearing Flowers perifh- 
ing . This Spotted Navel-wort (as many call it ) 
has many thick Jmall Leaves, not Jo broad as long, 
of a whitifh green color, lying on the Ground in 
Circles, after the manner of the Heads of Houfleek, 
and finely dented about the edges. From the middle 
whereof fometimes ( for it docs not Flower every 
Tear in many places ) rifes up a Stalk nearly a Foot 
high, befet with fuch like Leaves as are below, but 
fomewhat longer. From the middle of the Stalk up 
to the top, it Branches forth varioujly , with a Leaf 
at every Joint , bearing three or four Flowers at 
every Branch, confifiing of Jive white Leaves, f pot- 
ted with Jmall red Spots -, like unto the Spotted Sa- 
nicle, but with fewer and greater Spots , having a 
yellowifh Circle or Eye in the bottom of every Flower, 
and many whitifh Threads, with yellowifh tips in it. 
The Seed is Jmall and black , contained in round 
Heads. 
V. The third, or fmall Navel-wort , with 
round ifh Leaves- Its Root is fmall and Fibrous 
like the former , fending forth Heads of the like 
Leaves , as thofe of the other Head round about it. 
This fmall Navel-wort has much rounder and 
fmaller Leaves in the Heads than the former, not 
Jo big as the Nail of ones Thumb, and of as pale a 
green color, or more white, and finely dented about 
the edges, in the fame manner of an afiringent Tape 
like the other Houlleeks. From the middle of fome 
of the Heads, Tearly rife up, flender, hard, rough 
Stalks , about an hand length high , Jet with a few 
fmaller , and longer Leaves thereon : at the tops 
whereof appear fmall Flowers upon long foot 
Stalks, confiff ing of five and fometimes fix Leaves 
apiece-, fometimes wholly white, and fometimes 
/potted with red Spots-, and fometimes having 
three purple Lines, running down the back of 
every Leaf, fo that it makes the whole Leaf 
feem of a purplifh color , which being pafl away, 
fmall Heads follow , containing within them fmall 
Seed. 
VI. The fourth, or Small Navel-wort with 
particolored Flowers. This has a Root like the laft, 
and grows in like manner with many Heads of fmall 
Leaves circle wife as that does, of which this is a 
peculiar fort , greater than the fmaller Cotyledons, | 
°i f mailer than the great efi : each of which Leave £ 
* fomething long and narrow, of a whitifh green 
color, dented cut it were about the edges-, or rather 
Jet with Silver white Spots about their Bums 
making them fee,,, hke unto white Jecth , (or a, 
Cielner compares them , to the Silver like Finns of 
Fijhes) very pleaf ant to behold: for in the Winter 
when no Flowers^ appear , this and the lafi as 
a/Jo the Jecond Species being all of one Genus 
give as much delight , as when they are in 
Homer, which are many funding on feveral 
foot Stalks , each Leaf whereof is part white 
and pan Purple, varioujly diver fifed m every one 
of them. y 
c ' or Spotted Navel-wort , with 
Saw like broad Leaves, called by fome the Princes 
feather. Its Roots are fmdl threads, which fpread 
under the Ground, and foot up again, with Jeveral 
Heads round about the Mother Head. This kind of 
Navel-VVort, or Houileek, is compofcd of Heads of 
‘arger, broader, and thinner Leaves, than any of 
the Jormer of a f aider green color, fomewhat un- 
evenly indented about the edges, and not fo clofe fet 
together but fpreading forth into feveral Heads 
hke as the former forts do, altho not fo plentiful- 
ly. from the middle of divers of which Heads 
nje up brownifh or reddifh Stalks , ft with fmaller 
Leaves thereon, to the middle thereof, and then 
oranch forth into fever a l Sprigs, fet with feveral 
Jmall readtjh Homers, conflfling of five Leaves a- 
ptecei the inner fide s of which, are of a pale red , 
fomewhat whtijh, f petted mtb many fmall Blood red 
f m f n - “'rfi at Fins 
Jmall Threads w the middle, Jl ending about a fmall 
green Head, winch turns into the Seed Veffel, parted 
fi>f r ^ytat the Head, in which is contained fmall 
blackifh Seed. 
VIII. The fixth, or Water Navel-wort, or Pen- 
ny-wort. This is called by the Husband Men in 
Jome /tor Sheep-Bane, becauf it kills Sheep which 
eat thereof The form of the Leaf is not much 
t 'f. ’b'fd Species aforegoing, but it is not 
°f a fiefhy thicknefs like it, nor are the round edges 
of the Leaves fo even as that. It bar a fmall 
rwrous Root , and is a creeping Riant • lying and 
creeping upon the Ground, and taking Root almofi 
at every Joint: From every Joint of which a/fo 
fffitigs forth a Leaf, round, and cu it were Scol- 
lop d, having about f even Scollops , round the edge 
°I “ '. “Jiands upon a pretty long foot Stalk, which 
is fafined to the lower fide of the Leaf about the 
middle thereof. And from mofi of the Joints with 
the Leaves, comes forth a Flower, fianding alfo 
upon a long foot Stalk. J 
IX. The feventh , or Ivy Leav’d Navel-wort 
or Ivy-worr. Its Root is fmall and Fibrous which 
Jcnds forth a fmall Herb creeping upon the 
Ground with Jlendcr firingy Branches, all about 
taking hold 0) Walls , or any thing it meets’- 
footing out again at every Joint Jmall Fibrous 
Roots into the Earth , all along cu it runs. At 
the feveral Joints grow fmall broad Leaves 
cut in on the edges into corners , fomewhat like 
umo a corner'd Ivy Leaf each fianding upon a 
Jmall and firingy foot Stalk: at the Joynts like- 
wje come forth Jeveral fmall Flowers upon fen- 
der foot Stalks , fajhwned hke unto a Snap Dra- 
gon, or f luellen Flower , with a Tail or Spur 
behind it ; mixed with yellow , whitifh , and 
purple colors-, and the Spurs at it were, wajhed 
over imth a purphjh color a/fo-, which being pall 
0Kwy , in their places fucceed fmall round 
Heads, containing within them Jmall black, fit 
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X. John- 
