Chip. 565. ‘Englijb Herbs . 
Cbattam by Rochefler , and in many other places in 
England. But the great Kind was gathered in 
Spain by Boel , and the Seed thereof fent to us, 
from whence we have had divers Plants. How- 
ever,. the Common fmall Thrift has been brought 
into our Gardens tor its exceeding ufefulnefs, be- 
ing of great Service for the Bordering of Knots, 
Beds, Banks, 0V. as we have before hinted. 
XLI. The Times. The Garden (ingle and double 
Pinks, as alfo, the Wild or field Kinds , and the 
Gramen Pofyanthemum or Sea Thrifts , do all 
Flower before any of the Gillflowers , even from 
May through the whole Summer , till the end of 
AuguJ}, and fometimes to the middle of Septem- 
ber, or later, if the Weather is warm, or milde 
and gentle. 
XLI1. The Vitalities, Specification, Preparations 
and Vertues of the Garden Pinks , are much the 
fame with thofe of the Gil/iflmer and Clavegilli- 
flower, but not thought to be fo effectual as they. 
Gerard lays. They are not uled in Phylick, but in 
making Garlands and Nofegaies. And that they 
are good to be pur into Vinegar (1 fuppofe thole 
which are the deepelf colored) to give it a delight- 
ful color, and a pleafant talfe, as Ruellirts Writes. 
Fucbfius fays, That their Roots are commended 
againlt the InfefHon of the Plague ; and that the 
Juice thereof is profitable to wafte or diffolve the 
Stone and to expel it ; as alfo to cure fuch as have 
the Falling-ficknefs. 
XLIII. As to the 'Vitalities and Virtues of the 
Wild or field Kinds, Authors have faid nothing, fo 
that we have no farther Obfervations concern- 
ing them. 
XLIV. Rea in his Flora Tib. 1. Chap. 38. fays, 
That Pinks are of many forts and little efteem, 
and ferve only to fet on the fides of Borders in 
Spacious Gardens, and the better fort of them to 
make Pofies of, mixed with Buds of Damask 
Rofes. Molt of them are fingle , but there are 
fome which bear double Flowers (as are before 
defcribed) and of thofe, they which are called the 
Feathered Pinks are the belt both for form, color, 
and fragrancy of Smell, having broad Leaves, 
deeply cut in and jagged on the edges, of which 
Kind there is white, light red, bright purple, 
light and deep fpeckled, and fome with a deeper 
or paler purple fpot in the middle : and of thefe 
the belt are the Feathered Pinks of Aufiria, 
and that with the large deep purple Spot in the 
bottom. 
XLV. Pinks Flower with Rofes in June, and 
every ordinary Gardner knows how to Plant and 
diipofe them, as alfo that vulgar Plant called Thrift 
the greater Kind o'f which bears many Flowers 
on a Head, like the fmaller or common Sort 
but by reafon of its Flowering by degrees, it is 
of no very great beauty, befides it is a ’tender 
Plant, affefts the Vicinity of the Sea, and abides 
not long in our Gardens. 
8 7 
PIPE-TREE, fee it in Tib. 2. Chap. 
P1SS-A-BED, fee Dandelion, Chap. 200 
PITCH-TREE, fee it in Tib. 2. Chap. 
PLAISTER-CLAVER /ccMelilot, Chap 481 
PLANE-TREE, fee it in Ttb. 2. dap. 
CHAP. DLXV. 
Of PLANTAIN Common. 
0 R, 
WAY-BREED. 
I. 'T 1 H E Names. It is called in Arabick, Tt 
X fen , and Tofan alhamel : in Greek , ’Agnl. 
ywrn, xJ'Af (It forma , viz. Agnina 
Lingua : It is alfo called p multinervia) 
and p Ect- 7 ^a£i (feptinervia) from the feven 
Nerves or Ribs, which are in every Leaf : in La- 
tine it is called, VI ant ago (a Plant a Vocabulo: ) 
in Englijh, Plantain, and Plant ane , alfo Way- 
breed. 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral Generick 
Species of this Plant, as, i. Plant ago communis 
latifolia , The broad Leav’d Plantain; of which 
in this Chapter. 2. VI ant ago an guff oli a , vel 
quinquenervia , Long Leav’d Plantain, or Rib- 
wort ^ of which In Chap. 7 66 . 3. Vlantago Cervi- 
n, G Cornu Cervinum , Bucks-horn Plantain; of 
which in Chap. 567. 4. Vlantago Aquatica, 
Water Plantain; of which in Chap. 768. 7. 
Vlantago Marina , Holofleum , Sea Plantain; of 
which in Chap. 569, following ; of all which in their 
order. 
°f the broad Leav'd Plantain . 
1. Vlantago latijolia vulgaris , Vlantago major . 
Vlantago rubra Brunfelftj V Tragi fbecaufe the 
Seed thereof is redder than the Seed of any of the 
other Kinds) Our common broad Leav’d Plantain. 
2. Vlantago latifolia maxima , Vlantago maxima tota 
glabra Bauhini _ , The largeft or greateft broad 
t, aV 1 Plantain. 3. Vlantago major incana Lo- 
behj u Clufj , Cf Vlantago Salmaticcnfis ; Vlan- 
tago media Dodonai , Vuchfij & Gefneri ; but 
Taber nxmont anus and Turner call it Vlantago 
minor, Gieat hoary Plantain. 4. Vlantago lati - 
folia 7 of ea multiformis , Vlantago latifolia exotica 
Llufii, Vlantago latifolia incana f pic is variis Bau- 
tl' f hint ago fpiralis , Vlantago Vanicula fparfa 
Lobelij, Role Plantain , Plantain broad Leav’d 
varioufly formed. $. Vlantago finuofa exotica. 
Vaikinfoni , Vlantago XJmbilicat a latifolia Lobelij , 
Ef convoluta unijolia , Crumpled Plantian, or Exo- 
tick Plantain. 
The Defcriptions. 
IV. The firft , or Our Common broad Leav’d 
Plantain. Its Root is made of many white Strings 
growing fomewhat deep , and taking fo fa ft hold 
in the Ground , that it is not eafie to pull it 
up. It fpnngs up with many fair , broad and 
almojt round pointed Leaves , with feven Nerves 
or Ribs in every one of them for the moll 
part running all the length of the Leaf . 
°J a J ad £ reen c ? l °r on the upper fide , and of 
a yellowifh green underneath. Among 
tbeje Leaves rife up feveral fmall fender 
Stalks, about a Root more or lefs high , not 
eafie to break, naked or bare of Leaves unto 
t heir tops , where each Stalk bears a fmall long 
round blackijh green Spike or fcaly Head, whofe 
Blomings or Flowers are final l whitijh Heads , 
with 
