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Salmons Herbal . Lib. L 
Parfnep Water Greater. 
is larger and rounder than Anifeed. The whole 
Herb is of a firong but fuoeet and p leaf ant 
Smell. 
IV. The fecond , or Leffer Water Parfnep. Its 
Root is very Fibrous , and confijls of many f mall 
Parfnep Water Leffer. 
1 . Strings or Threads , which arc faftened to the Stalk, 
or Root within the Water or Muddy Ground: both it 
and the Leaves ( fays Parkinfon) fmell firong like 
Petroleum. This Riant is very like the former , 
but lower and leffer , growing two Feet , or two and 
a half high. The Leaves fmell well , are fat . and 
full of Juice , being long , but narrower than thoje 
of the Jirfi Kind. They grow winged , upon a long 
foot Stalk , having font e times four , five , [i: x, /even , 
and eight pair of Leaves fet one oppofite to another 
upon a middle Rib , and one fing/e one at the end. 
finely fnipt or dented about the edges , and grow;?;:; 
as it were bo/t upright. The Stalk is fmoot ). . 
round and hollow like a Kex, which towards the 
top Spreads it J'elf into Several Branches. At the 
tops of the Stalks and Branches grew the Flowers , 
which are white and fiand in round Umblcs. net 
much unlike to thoje of Fennel. The Flowers banc 
pafi away , the Seed follows , which is fmall, and 
much like the former. 
V. The third , or Water Parfnep narrow Leav’d. 
Its Root confifis of a great number of fmall , Jlendcr , 
writhed brown Fibres or Strings , wrapped up as it 
were , among themf elves , and firongly fixed or 
fattened in the Mud. The Stalks of this Plant are 
hollow like thofe of Hemlock, and a Cubit , or two 
Parfnep Water narrow Leav'd. 
Feet high , (Gerard fays they are about three Cubits 
high: ) on which grow fever al winged Leaves fgme- 
thing like the lajf , but are divided into f mailer 
Leaves , which are long , much narrower , and fnipt 
about the edges , growing commonly two or three 
together. The Flowers grow at the tops of the 
Stalk and Branches : they fiand in round Tufts or 
Umbles , and are of a pale , yellowifh , green color -■ 
which being pafi away , turn into fmall Seed, very 
much like to that of Parfly but in its Tajie , fame- - 
thing ref emitting that of Cumin, or of Daucus Cre- 
