Chap. 555. Unglifh Herbs . 
V. 77 ;? third , Common double red Peony. 
The Roots are Tuberous , //£? #77/0 //;? former Fe- 
male. This double Peony, ^ w?// as the former 
fingle , is fo frequent in every Garden of Note , 
thro 1 every Country , /W ;7 is almojl Libor in vain 
to defer ibe ih l f is very like unto the former fingle 
Female Peony, both in its Stalks and Leaves , but 
that it grows fomething higher , and the Leaves 
are of d j refer green color. The Flowers grow at 
the tops of the Stalks , and are very large , thick, 
and double -, fo fair, beautiful , great, and double , 
7 /a// no other Flower comes near them ; but abide not 
blown above % or \o Days. They are of a more 
reddifh purple color , than the former Female Kind, 
and of a Jweetcr Smell. After the Flowers are 
pafl , //;? CWx of Seed or Grains follow , which 
fometimes prove abortive Seed , and fometimes good 
Seed , which being Sown , bring forth Flants , jome 
of them bearing fingle Flowers, and fomc of them 
double blowers ,• Nature is p leafed to difpofe 
them. 
VI. The fourth , cr Single blufh Peony, Rx 
R00/X ?;•<? // 7 te //;? Female Peonys. irx S/vj/Ax 
tztt higher , ?/?£/ //x Leaves of a paler , 0r whiter 
green color than the double Blufh ;?«/ follow- 
ing , 0770? more white underneath ; fo that it is ma- 
ttifeft, that it is of another Kind , and not fprung 
from the Seed of the double Blufh, ?x fome have 
thought -, its Leaves alfo- have [many Veins , which 
are fomewhat dij colored, or di ff ering from the color 
of the Leaf thro which they run. - The Flowers 
arc very large and jingle , con fifing of five Leaves 
for the mofl part , 0/ 0 pale jlefh , blufh 00/0;-, 
•wrrfr 07? Eye of yellow difperfed or mixed 
therewith , having many whitifh Threads , tipt 
with yellow Pendents , funding about the mid- 
dle Head. 
VII. T/;? fifth , 07* Double blufh Peony. J/x 
R00/X ?/•? tike unto the former Female Kinds, for 
fomething longer , 077^ 0/ 0 brighter color on the 
out fide. This double blufh Peony has not its 
Stalks fo high as the double Red , but fomething 
lower and ftiffer , bearing fuch like winged Leaves , 
cut in, or divided here and there in the edges, as 
all theft Female Kinds are, but not fo large as the 
l aft. The Flowers are f mailer, and lefs double by 
much, than the former double Red, of a faint, 
finning, crimfon color at the firf opening, but de- 
caying, or growing paler every Day • fo that after 
it has food long , (for this Flower fheds not its 
Leaves in a great while J it will change fomething 
whitifh’, for which reafon fome have ignorantly 
called it , the double white Peony. The Seed or 
Grain , which it fome times bears , is like to the 
Seed of the former Female Kinds. 
VIII. The fixth , or Single red Peony of Coti- 
fantinople, or red Turkifh Peony. The Roots of 
this Kindi have longer Clogs, and not fo fort , 
as thofe of -the ordinary Female Kind , and of a 
paler color on the out fide. This Plant is very like 
in all things unto the double red Peony, but that 
the Flowers hereof are fingle , and as large as the 
loft, and that is larger than either the fingle Fe- 
male, or the Male Kind. It confifls of eight 
Leaves, of a deeper red color , than either the fingle 
or double Peonys, and not purplifh at all -, but ra-, 
ther of the color of an ordinary red Tulip, fund- 
ing clofe and round together. 
IX. The f eve nth, or Clufius his Female fingle 
and double red Peonys, ex femine Floris pleni ru- 
bri vulgaris Nat x, Clufius/^x, That having in fome 
Tears Seed from the common double Red Peony, 
(which is not very \ ufual ) he Sowed them , and 
within 3 Tears he had Plants which bore Flowers , 
fome fingle , and fome double . Of the fingle Sorts , 
one bore Flowers , for color mof like unto the Mother * 
but was fingle , confifling only of fix Leaves, as th e 
Ordinary or Common Female does. Another bor e 
a larger Flower, of eight Leaves , whefe color was 
of a deeper red , drawing fomewhat to blacknefs. 
A third bore a double Flower , eft great as the Mo- 
ther Plant, or greater , and of the fame color. A 
fourth was like the Mother Plant in Leaves , and 
its Flower was double , but leffer , and not fo thick 
Leaves , the color of which was of a deep red, be- 
ing near the largcnefs of the double Blufh, having 
fome black Veins in thofe Leaves which grew in the 
middle. 
X. The Places. All thefe feveral forts of Peo- 
nies are originally Natives of Foreign Countries, 
and have been brought home to us by Travellers, 
and made Denizons in our Gardens ^ where thev 
have grown and ffourifhed fo long, that they are 
now become Natives of our Land alfo: and we 
nourifh them , as well for the Beauty and Orna- 
ment of their Flowers, as for their molt excellent 
and famed Medical Virtues. 
XL Ibe Times. They all Flower in May-, 
lome of which Flowers abide but fome few Days, 
whilft others abide many Weeks. 
XII. The Vitalities. Peony is temperate in re- 
lpe<T to heat or cold, and dry in the firft Degree, 
gently Styptick, or Aftringent, Abfterfive, Anodyn 
and Strengthening; Cephalick, Neurotick, Hyfter- 
ick and Emmenagogick. 
XIII. The Specification. The Male Peony has 
been oftentimes (even for many Ages) found a 
certain Cure for the Epilepfie or Falling-Sicknefs : 
it alfo provokes the Terms in Women, and is pro- 
fitable againft the Ephialtes or Night-Mare. 
XIV. The Preparations. You may have, 1, 
The frefh or Male green Root. 2. A Juice or 
Ejfence of the fame. 3. A Pouder of the fame 
Male Root. 4. An lnfufion of the faid green Male 
Root. 7. A Pouder of the black Grains or Seeds. 
6 . A Syrup of the Flowers. 7. A Diftillcd Water 
from- t he Flowers or frefh and green Root. Where 
Note, That all thefe Preparations are fpoken of 
the Male Kind, that being the only and truly 
effe&ual Plant for all the purpofes intended * 
which yet is much more fcarce or rare than the 
Plants of the Female Kind: But for want of the 
Male Species, Phyficians and Apothecaries often 
ufe the Female ; which tho’ probably it may be 
good for the lame purpofes, yet doubtlefs is much 
weaker in its effe&s, and therefore cannot be at= 
tended with equal Succefs. 
'the Virtues. 
XV. The frefh or green Root of the Male Kind. 
It is affirmed by Galen and others , that a good or 
large piece of it hung or worn about the Neck of 
a Child troubled with the Falling-Sicknefs, wil! 
cure it* That a Child was freed from that Difeafe, 
that for eight whole Months had worn it about its 
Neck; and then being taken away for tryalof the 
Matter, the Child fell into the Difeafe again; 
but having a frefh Root hung about its Neck 
again, he became afterwards perfefUy cured. 
_ XVI. The Juice, or Ejfence of the Male Root* 
Either of thefe are much more available for 
the cure of the -Epilepfie than the Amulet hung 
about the Neck : it may be given to Children from 
one Spoonful to two ; and to elder Perfons from 
two to four Spoonfuls, in a Glafs of Red Barcelo- 
na, or Red Port Wine, Morning and Evening, fome 
few days before and after the Full Moon ; and if it 
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