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Salmon ’ s Herbal, 
narrower Leaves thereon , and a /picked Head oj 
hooded Flowers * fome reddijh , cither deeper or paler, 
or blujh , or o//o white, the lowcjl oj them being 
j 'potted , but federal of them have fome times 
none. 
VI. The fourth , or Great eft Handed and Hooded 
Orchis. The Root is like the former , but larger 
P aimed and Fingered from the Head of which ri/es 
up a Stalk 3 feet high , having fever al long and 
narrow Leaves fet thereon , alrnjl encompajfing it 
at the bottom , the Flowers whereof are Hooded like 
the laft , but of a delicate pal # purple color and 
fweet wit ball, but flowering late. 
VII. T 7 ;<? fifth, or Small Handed Orchis with 
red Flowers, in Root is J mall and Handed like 
the others. It is but a J, 'mall Plant, and hits -a 
/lender Stalk, with a few long and narrow Leaves 
fet thereon, f mailer above than thofe below , . having 
a fpiked Head , of fhining red Flowers. 
VIII. The fixth, or Letter Handed Orchis with 
narrow Leaves. Its Root is Handed and Fingered 
much like to thofe beforegoing, but leffer, and the 
lower divifions of them are longer. . 1 he Leaves are 
very long and narrow, and the • Stalk grows to be 
about a Foot high, the Flowers at top whereof, are 
of a pale purple color , and the whole Spike fhortcr 
t 1 an the others. 
The f eventb, or;$vvCet fmall Handed Orchis. 
Ibis Kind has fmHl Rcct'f Palmed like the reft. 
The Leaves ar c v rower, and long almofi cu 
Grafs, the S o ’.'is a. Hank high, with yjery J mall 
Leaves up t. idp, bearing thereon a fmall Spike 
of pale purple Flowers, verf fweet, each having a 
Hood and a Lip hanging down, divided at the bottom 
into four parts, with a li.ee l behind. 
X. Tf?e eighth, or il?e Clove Ycented Handed 
Orchis. Its Root is Paired or Finger’d, much like 
the others, but has its lower divifions much longer , 
running down deep into thejEarth. The Leaves of 
this Kind are long a/f narrow. The Stalk is /len- 
der, with fever al fhort Leaves thereon. The fpiked 
Head of Flowers is Purple , each refembhng J. mall 
Flies, and fmelling as fweet as a Clove, or Clove 
Gilliflower : after which came great Heads of fmall 
Seed. 
XI. The ninth, or Handed Orchis refembling 
Frogs, or Flies. Its Palmed or Finger e dr Root has 
fhort er divifions in one part, and longer in another. 
Its Leaves which grow on its Stalk, are fome what 
fhort and broad, encompajfing it at the bottom. Its 
Flowers which grow at top of the Stalk, are fmall, 
with Wings as it were above , and a long fmall Body 
hanging down, and does in fome fort refemble a 
Frog, as well as a Fly. 
XII. The Places. Thefe Palmed or Finger’d 
Orchides, grow for the molt part in Fields and 
Meadows in many parts of England, and are alfo 
Nurft up in Gardens, by the more curious fort of 
Her barifts. The Alarfl) or Fenny Palmed or Finger'd 
Orchides grow in Marfh , Moorifh , or Fenny 
Grounds, as their Name does inculcate, and of 
which we have already fpoken in Chap'. 251. Sell. 
10 aforegoing. 
XIII. The Times. They Flower in April, May , 
and June, but feldom after, except they degene- 
rate j or that it has had fome hinderance at the 
time when it ought to have Naturally Flowered, 
which does indeed fometimes happen. 
XIV. The Qualities, Specification , Preparations , 
and Vert ues of thefe, are the fame with thofe of 
Cynof orchis , or Dogs-Stones in Chap. 226. SeU, 14. 
ad 1 8. aforegoing, to which we refer you. 
ORGANIF, fee Origanum, Chap. p:_ 
OROBANCrL fee Broom Rape, Chap. 
C H A P. DXXXIL 
Of O R I G A N U M; 
, 0 R, 
Baftard M A R J O R A M. 
1 - 'T' « E NiiSct. It is called in Art. 
J_ , hick, Eaudcriigi , or i'aitdensgi in 
Greek , O' ’Oei>»©- : in l, mine. Origanum : 
and in Eng/ijh, Origanum , Organy , and Baftard 
Marjoram. 
II. The Kinds. Late Authors make many Kinds 
hereof, but the molt ufed in Phyfick are thefe five 
Species following^ vie. 1. Origanum Heracleoti- 
cum verius Lobelij, Matthioli, Gefneri , Camerarij, 
Lugdunenfis , Tabernamontani , a Dodonxi-, fome 
call it by the Name of Creticum , and fome of 
Hfpanicum : it is alfo called, Cunila Gallinac&a 
Plinij Bauhino, and is the Cunila Diofcoridis, 
Greek Origanum. 2. Origanum Omtis Matthioli, 
Gefneri Bauhini & Lugdunenfis, and called by 
fome by Name the of It ah cum -, white Greek Origa- 
num. 3. Origanum 0 nitis aliudmajus Camerarijifj 
Bauhini >, Origanum Creticum Gerardi The greater 
white Origanum. This third has fo great a re- 
femblance with the former lecond Species, that 
they are very ’ much fufpefted both of them to 
be but one and the fame Kind , and that they 
differ but in the largenefs of the Leaves, which 
may be occafioned by reafon of the difference of 
the Soil, or fertility of the Ground in which they 
may grow. 4. Origanum Vulgar e. Origanum ojfici - 
num Origianum .Sylveftre -, Cunila Bubula Plinij 
Ruellio & Bauhino : Our Common Origanum. This 
Diofcorides fays (if it is his Wild Kind) was called 
in his time Cunila. This is the ltrongeft in Smell, 
and quickeft in Tafte, and is in Galens Opinion, 
the beft. 5. Origanum Anglicum Gerardi » Our 
Englifh Origanum. 
The Descriptions, 
III. The fir ft , or Greek Origanum. It has a 
long /lender Root, with fome fmall Fibres adjoin- 
ing to it - from whence nfes up feveral hard, round, 
reddijh green Stalks , a Foot and fometimes more 
in height , fpreading forth into many other f mailer 
Branches -, on which grow many Leaves by couples 
at the Joints. Thefe Leaves are of a whitifh 
green color , more long than round, and [harp pointed, 
very like unto thoje of Marjoram, but larger , 
whiter, and harder, or rougher in handling. At 
the tops of the ■ Branches ftand fmall, long , fcalel 
Spikes or Ears, fuch like as in Marjoram , but 
longer, out of which /hoot forth fmall whitifh purple 
Flowers, like the Flowering of Wheat, after 
which comes fmall brownifh Seed. The whole 
Plant rifts up with ns not much higher than 
Marjcy- 
