Everlafting. 
T HE Karnes. It is called in Greek, 
}©- ■■ in Laline ; Lathyrus feremm ; 
Cucircula , K Cicercula ft'rennis: in Eny/i/b. Peafe 
Everlafting. 
II. The Kinds. There are but three Species ob- 
ferved of this Plant, viz , i. ActQUg@- *IJ)& (A/£w, 
Lathyrus perennis major , Cicercula perennis major 
Bauhini -, Clymerium Matthio/i ; Eruum Sylveftre 
fuchfii -, Ervillium Cxfalpini •, Pifum Gracorum 
Tragi ; Lathyrus Latifolius -, Pifum perenne , Peafe 
Everlafting the greater. 2. Lathyrus perennis 
angujtifolius •, OrobusVenetus Clujii , (but very im- 
properly, for tho’ it came from Venice , yet it is 
no 0 rob us : ) Blew upright Peafe Everlafting, Peafe 
Everlafting narrow Leav’d. 3. Lathyrus perennis 
Sylveftris Dodonxi. Wild Peale Everlafting. 
Tbe Defcriptions. 
III. The firft , or Peafe Everlafting the greater. 
T/j R00/ ir great , Mwr/fc and rugged on the out fide , 
running dozen deep into the Ground -, it is of the 
thicknefs fometimes of a Alans Arm , and whit if? 
within , fpr ending it f elf out into fonie Branches , 
with a few fibres annexed to them. This Plant 
abides long , and grows every Tear greater and 
greater . It firft fprings up with many long , flat , 
flr broad , trailing Branches , cr Stalks , winged as it 
were on both the fides , which muft be fuftained •, 
<tre diver fly divided in to fever al other fmallerBranch- 
es , at the fever al Joints of which , / land two hard 
and not very broad Leaves , but fomewhaf long and 
green, with divers Clafpers or TendreU in feveral 
places with the Leaves , from between the Branches 
and the Leaves , and at the ends of the Branches , 
At the Joints towards the top, and at the ends of 
the Branches , awe forth pretty long Stalks , with 
five or fix or more Peafe //&? BloJJoms, of a fine pale, 
purplifh red color , very beautiful to behold , and of 
a very pie af ant Smell. After which fucceed final l, 
long , hard Shin’d, roundifh, and whit iff Cods, with 
f mall round blackiff Peafe in them. This is that 
which Lobel ctf//r Lathyrus folio Latiore, and has- 
been found growing Wild , feveral places of 
our Land. 
IV. Tfo fecond, or Blew upright Peafe Everlaft- 
ing, */• Peafe Everlafting narrow Leav’d. 7 /j- Rw* 
is black j hard or woody, abiding after Seed time, as 
tbe former does , and (hooting af refh every Tear. It 
has divers flender, but upright green Branches, fome- 
what corner’ d, two feet high, or more, having at 
feveral diftances on both fides of them, certain 
winged Leaves, fet together upon long foot Stalks , 
one againft another , confiding of eight Leaves, a 
little broadifh in the middle, and pointed, without 
any odd one at the end. At the Joints towards 
the tops , between the Leaves and the Stalks, come - 
forth many flowers fet together , upon pretty long 
foot Stalks, of the fafhion of the former Peafe 
Blojfom , but fomewhat f mailer, and of a purplifh 
blew, or Violet color : After which come fender or 
long pointed Pods or Cods, rounder than the afore-: 
going, in which are contained, fmall, round, grayifh 
Peafe. This in its durability, form, and manner 
of growing, differs not much , but in having fome- 
what paler f lowers , and in the Leaves thereof, 
which are narrower than they. 
V. the third, or Wild Peafe Everlafting. The 
Root of this is long, and endures for many Tears. 
It bets longer winged Stalks, and fometlfing larger 
Leaves, but Jhorter Clafpers or Tendrels than the 
/aft : The f lowers are of a deep purple : And the Cods 
arc long and flender, with fmall, hard, round Peafe 
within them. 
VI. tbe Places. It is laid that they have all of 
them been found growing Wild with us, in feve- 
ral parts of the Kingdom ^ but are ufually Che- 
rifhed and Nurft up in Gardens for the beauty of 
the Flowers. 
VIL The Times. They all Flower about the 
Months of June and July, to the end of Auguft 5 
and the Grain , or Peafe are ripe in fome Ihorfc 
time afterwards. 
VIII. The Qualities, Specification , Preparati- 
ons and Virtues of thefe. are the fame with thole 
of Peafe, in Chap. 548. aforegoing, to which you 
are referred. Galen fays, That Lathyrus is in 
fubftance much like to Ervilia , and Phafelus, or 
Beans -, and that the Country People in his Country 
of Afu, did ufe them as they uled Phafelt, and 
made them into Pottage, as they did Lentils .- but 
fays he. They are of a thicker Confiftence than' 
they, and that they Nourifh more 
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