Chap. 55^ Englijh Herbs. 
fios recent is Herbie inc&nfus Puhces necat odore : ) 
Becaufe it kills Fleas being Burned:) Our Com* 
mon Pennyroyal, 2. Pulegium regium vulgare 
majus , Great Pennyroyal. 3. Pulegium furculis 
denfis , Thick or double Pennyroyal. 4. Pulegium 
mas More albo Plinij , White Flowered Pennyroyal. 
5. Pulegium angufiifolium Bauhini Lobe it j 
Pulegium Cervinum Gefneri • Pulegium alterum 
foliis oblongis Dodomci -, Narrow Leav’d, or Hearts 
Pennyroyal. 6 . Pulegium foliis Nummularis Bau- 
hiniy Round Leav’d Pennyroyal. 
T he Descriptions* 
III. The JirJl , or Our Common Pennyroyal, 
Its Root is Bujhy , long and Fibrous , creeping under 
the upper fuff ace of the Earth. Prom whence 
fpring forth many weak round Stalks , divided into 
J'ever al Branches , rather leaning or lying upon the 
Ground , than funding upright. On which arc fet 
Pennyroyal. 
at feveral Joints , roundifh , dark green 
Leaves. The Flowers of that which grows in Gar* 
dens, are purplifh for the tnoft part , yet fome on 
that which grows Wild, are white , or more white 
than purple , fet in rundles about the tops of the 
Branches. The Stalks fhoot forth fmall Fibres or 
Roots , at the Joints , as it lies upon the Ground , 
fa fining it felf therein quickly , and over fpreading 
any Ground , more efpecially if it grows in the 
Shade , or 7,7 zzroi/? places : and it is encreafed by 
breaking off the fprouted Stalks , and putting or 
thru fling them into the Earth. 
IV. The fecond , or Great Pennyroyal. I/x Root 
is like to the former. Its Stalks and Branches 
rife higher , and creep not upon the Ground fo much 
cu that does. It is greater than that , and abides fo 
being brought into our Gardens, from abroad* where 
it grows Wild in our Fields and Commons -, it dif- 
fers indeed but little from the firfi , but in the 
largenefs of its Leaves and Stalks , and in its 
growing up higher. The Flowers hereof are pur - 
ph \ tind grow in rundles about the Stalks ds the 
others do. 
V. The third , or Thick or double Pennyroyal. 
This differs very little from the former , either in 
Roots, Stalks , Leaves , Flowers, or manner of grow- 
in K i favtng that the Leaves are fomething f mailer , 
and alfo thicker fet on the Stalks , and the Branches 
grow clofer together . 
V I. The fourth , or White Flowered Pennyroyal. 
The Roots creeep under the Ground , with a multi- 
tude of Fibres : and this Kind grows more upright 
zeith its Stalks than the former, and fometimes a 
foot higher alfo , having Leaves thereon , fet by 
couples like it : and in fome places , other fmaller 
Leaves like wife growing with them: The Flowers 
(as the former) grow in rundles, orwharls, round 
about the Stalks , at the feveral Joints, but are 
wholly white-, and fo abide, being tranfplanted 
out of the Field, and Planted in Gardens. The Smell 
and Tajfe of this Plant, as alfo its Medicinal ufe, 
are altogether the fame with the firfl, and other 
Kinds , and every way as acceptable. 
VII. The fifth , or Narrow Leav’d, or Hearts 
Pennyroyal. This fine and delicate Plant, has 
creeping Fibrous Roots under Ground, but fhoot 
forth longer Sprouts than the former Kinds, from 
whence fpring forth many tall, hard, upright Stalks, 
on which are fet at equal diflances , many fmall 
long and narrow Leaves, all along the Branches up 
to the Tops. The Flowers grow round about the 
Stalks, at the Joints with the Leaves, at many of 
the fpaces up towards the height, of a pale purplifh 
color : and the Smell and Tafle hereof is ftronger 
and much more pleafing alfo. 
VIII. The Jixth , or round Leav’d Pennyroyal. 
It has a fmall Fibrous creeping Root, which fends 
up fender Stalks , almoft as upright as the lafl - 
having the Leaves fet by couples at each Joint , 
which are fmall , and round like unto thofe of 
Money-wort, or Herb Two-Pence , but much lefs. 
The Flowers grow in rundles or rows as the others 
do, encompajfing the Stalks , which are of a pale 
blewifh color. The Smell of this Plant is much 
more pleafant than that of the Common fort. 
IX. The Places. Tho’ all and every one of 
thele Species or Kinds of Pennyroyal grow with 
us, in our Gardens , yet feveral of them grow alfo 
Wild in our Yields. The firlt is Common in many 
watery or moift places of our Land, which yet 
for its moft excellent ufe is almoft every where 
Nurlt up in Gardens. The fecond is found Wild 
in Effex , in divers Places of the High way, be- 
tween London and Co/chefler , and thereabouts 
and yet more abundantly in other Countries, from 
whence it is Tranfplanted alfo into Gardens. The 
third has alfo been found growing Wild, in many 
places of England, and like the others Tranlplant- 
ed , and made a Garden Plant. The fourth is a 
Native of Italy , and found growing in feveral 
places of Piedmont , from whence it has been 
brought to us. The fifth grows in moift and 
moorilh Grounds about Mompe/ierinFrance, where 
the Inhabitants fcarcely ufe any of the other Kinds, 
tho’ they have them in great Plenty. The lixth 
grows in the Gardens at Padua , from whence it 
has been Tranfplanted to us. 
X. The Times. They all Flower from the be- 
ginning of June to the end of Ai/gi/Jf, and fome- 
times later. 
XI. The Qualities. Pennyroyal is of Subtil parts 
as Galen fays : It is hot and dty in the third De- 
gree: 
