8 66 Salmon s Herbal* Lib. L 
The Defcriptions * 
HI. T he fir f, or Water Pimpernel, which is Lo- 
be/s third Water Pimpernel. Ihe Root of this Riant 
funs or fpreads not it J elf abroad , but is a fmall Bufh 
of white Fibres , from whence J firing many fmootb , 
pale green Leaves , fmall at the bottoms and broad 
Pimpernel Water ef Lobel. 
and round at the ends. The Stalk is round, about 
a Foot more or lefs high , with Jeveral J mailer 
Leaves thereon , fet one by one up to the top , where 
h fpreads it felf forth into many branched Spikes 
of zohite Flowers. 
IV. The fec'ond, or Long Chickweed Leav’d Wa- 
ter Pimpernel, which is Label's fourth Water Pim- 
pernel. This is a Fibrous Root con fifing of a bunch 
of white Strings much like the former. It is a 
Jmall Riant , and rifes up not above half a Foot 
high, with Jeveral Branches fpreading from a weak 
fquare Stalk , having two fmall Leaves at a Joint , 
fomething like unto the Greater Chickweed, but 
fo me what longer. The Flowers are white , confin- 
ing of four Leaves apiece , funding on long foot 
Stalks , after which follow round Heads with fmall 
Seed in them. 
V. The third , or Narrow Leav’d Water Pimper- 
nel. Rs Root is reddijh , Fibrous and Creeping. 
The Stalks are fmootb, freaked. Jointed , and about a 
Foot and half high , having two very narrow and long 
Leaves at every Joint, pointed at the ends, with- 
out any foot Stalk to them. At every Joint alrnofl, 
with the Leaves, come forth fmall upright Branches, 
winding themfelves one within another, as if they 
had Clafpers , from whence fpring f mailer foot 
Stalks , on both fides, which fufi am fmall whitifh 
purple Flowers , like unto thofe of Chickweed, 
con fifing of three Leaves apiece. After which 
come fmall fiat double Rods mud) like to a Shield 
( whence the La tine Name Scut ell at a) being two Jet 
together with a Thread between them ■, on both fides 
whereof the Seed lyes. 
VI. The fourth, or fmall round Leav’d Water 
Pimpernel. Its Root is white , fibrous and creeping 
in the Ground , much like to Brooklime. The 
Leaves are Jmall and round, like almofi unto 
Pennyroyal, two always at a Joint upon the Stalks , 
which are four fquare, and bear blew Flowers, like 
to thofe of the Land Pimpernel. 
VII. The fifth, or Sea Pimpernel. Its Root is 
Jomewbat long, fender, jointed, and deep tbruf 
into the Ground , like to Soldanella. it has many 
fmall branches full of Joints, not above an Hand- 
full high , creeping Jeveral ways, befet with fmall 
thick Leaves, of a pale color refe mb ling Lenticula* 
Pimpernel Sea . 
or rather Alfine minor, the Leder Chickweed. 
T he Flowers graze at ihe top of the Stalk , Star 
fajhion , of an herby color like Box, or Sedum 
minus. It inclofes its Seed, which is fmall , in a 
three cornered Husk. All the whole Plant is 
Saltijh , bitter in Tafie , and fomeiohat heating. 
The Epithite Cruciata is here added to the A ame b 
becaufe the Leaves which grata thick together by 
couples , crofs each other , as it happens in mojt 
Plants which have fquare Stalks, with two Leaves 
at each Joint. And it is Englifhed, Sea Pimper- 
nel rather than Sea Chickweed, becaufe the Leaves 
in Shape , are lifter thofe of Pimpernel, than of 
any other Plant. And alfo for that the Author 
Lobel , has Called another Herb by the Name of 
Sea Chickweed. 
VIII. The Places. The four firit grow by River 
fides, lmall running Brooks, and watery Ditches. 
The’firft has been found growing in the Marflies 
of Hartford in Kent , alfo between Sandwich and 
Sandown-Caft/e , and in the Ditches on this fide 
Sandwich. The fecond grows in many Handing 
Waters, and watery Ditches, in feveral parts ot 
the Kingdom. The third and fourth grow in like 
places tho’ they are not fo common ; but are 
Natives of Germany. The fifth grows in the 
South ljland belonging to England, efpecially in 
Portland, and in the Gravel and Sandy Fords, which 
lye low and again!! the Sea: It has alfo been 
found in the Ifle ef Shippy near the Water fide, and 
in Weftgatc-Bay by Margate in the lfle of Tenet. 
IX. The Times. They all Flower in June and 
July and fometimes in Augujl , and give their 
ripe Seed the Month after the time of their 
Flowering as the Brooklimes do. 
