Chap, 562, Englijb 'Herbs . 
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Barbarous Names. Some call it Corcbor us, or Cor- 
cor its , fuppofing it to be the Corchorus'fi heophraffi. 
Lib. 2. Chap. 7. which he accounts Inter Olera , 
among the P<tf Herbs: and for its bitternefs became 
a Proverb, I9 hayfyoiu Corchorus inter Olera , 
when we fpeak of vile or ill Men, who would be 
accounted of, as among the Good, or deferving of 
Mankind. But this is not the Corchorus Plinij , in 
Lib . 1 j. Chap. 32. which is the Me lochia , or 01 its 
Judiacum , the jt’zy.r Mallow. 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral Species of 
this Plant, as, 1 . Anagallis Alas, Anagallis Flori- 
bits Pbceniceis, vel Flore Phceniceo, the Male Pim- 
pernel, or Pimpernel led Flowered. 2. Anagallis 
Fcemina, Anagallis Flore Car nice, v.el Floribus Cce- 
ruleis, the Female Pimpernel, or Pimpernel blew 
Flowered. 3. Anagallis Flore purpureo obfolete 
Cliff ) , the dull red, or purple colored Pimpernel. 
4. Anagallis Flore cameo Parktnfoni , Pimpernel 
with blufh colored Flowers. 5. Anagallis Flore 
luteo , Anagallis lute a Numalaria Sylvatica Cf 
Alas Gefneri , Alfine lute a Lugdunenfis, Pimper- 
nel yellow Flower’d. 6. Anagallis tenuifolia 
Gerardi , Anagallis tenuijoli a Flore Cjzruleo ■, Ana- 
gallis tenuifolia Monelli Clufio , Pimpernel narrow 
Leav’d of Monellus. 
Ihe Defcriptionr. 
III. The firft , or Male Pimpernel, or Pimper- 
nel red Flowered. Its Root is f mall and Fibrous , 
perifhing every Tear. This Common Pimpernel 
Springs up with feveral weak fquare Stalks , lying 
on the Ground, befet all along with two f mall and 
almoft round Leaves at every Joint , one againft 
another very like unto Chick weed, but without foot 
Stalks, for they do as it were encompafs the Stalk , 
in which particular it differs from it. The Flowers 
/land ffngly , each by the mfe Ives , at the Joints, 
between them and the Stalks -, conftfting of five 
fmall round pointed Leaves, of a Jine pale red color , 
Vimpernd Male , or red Flower'd. 
tending to on Orange color , with fo many Threads 
in the middle : in whoje places after they are gone , 
fmooth round Heads fucceed , like thofe of Chick- 
weed , m which is contained a fmall fort of 
Seed. 
IV. Gerard thus ieferibes it. The Male, or red 
Flowered Pimpernel , ( which is like unto Chick- 
weed,) has a Root which confifis of fender firings. 
The Stalks are four fquare. trailing here and there 
upon the Ground, on which do grow broad Leaves 
and fharp pointed, fet together by Couples: front 
the Bofoms whereof do come forth fender tendre/s , 
on which grow fmall purple flowers tending to 
rednefs , which being paft , there comes in their 
places fine round Bullets , like unto Coriander 
Seed, in which is contained fmall dufty Seed. 
V. The fecond, w- Female, or blew Flowered 
Pimpernel. This differs not in any particular 
from the firft or Male Kind, but is in all things 
like unto it, faving only in the color of the flowers, 
Fimpernel Female , or him 
Flower'd. 
the former or Male being of a red color , but thefe 
or Female, being of a fair blew color , in which 
only the difference confiffs. 
VI. The third, or Dull red, 0/- purple colored 
Pimpernel. This does like wife in all things refera- 
ble the former, faving that the Flowers of this are 
of a dull or dark red color, having an Eye or glimpfe 
of purple therein. 
VH, The fourth , or Pimpernel with blufh 
colored Flowers. This in its Roots , Stalks, Leaves, 
Flowers , Seed , and manner of growing, is altoge- 
ther like to thofe before defer ibed, and only differs 
from them, in the color of the Flower, which is of a 
fair blufh or incarnate color. 
VIII. The fifth , or Pimpernel yellow Flower’d. 
It has a Root which is fmall and Fibrous , and perifhes 
not every Tear as the others do*, for with the Plant 
when in Flower , there has been gathered dry Stalks 
with 
