Chap, 5 66. Englijh Herbs \ 
Vlantain long Leav'd, 
or Rilwort. 
IV. The fecond, or Lefier Ribwort, or Rib- 
wort Plantain. Tbii In its Roots , Leaves , Stalks, 
Heads, f lowers and Seed , and in every of its 
farts , as alfo in its form of growing , is like 
unto the firft before dcfcribcd , ini differs only in 
its magnitude , tits grouting always much fmaller 
than that. 
V. Tie’ third, or Rofe Ribwort, or Rofe Rib- 
wort Plantain. It has a pretty thick long Root 
with many fibres adjoining to it. Its Leaves are 
like the two former Kinds , fo that by its finglc 
Leaves it is Scarcely to be known from them, before 
she Stalks with the Heads begin to appear, which 
when they are full ripe, Jhew themfe/ves in a varia- 
ble manner ; font: having targe or long narrow 
Leaves fet together , fomewhat fparfedly imitating 
a loofe or difperfed Rofe : others having jhort er 
green Leaves , more compaS and clo/ed, making a 
more comely form of a Rofe, Sometimes Sully laid 
open, and fomtimes more clofe, and as it were half 
clofcd ; and Sometimes out of the middle of /feRole 
will arife two or three or more Jhort Stalks, bear- 
ing each a fmall green Rofe, and therefore called 
Prolifera made of many fmall Leaves fet toge- 
ther in the fame manner , and fomelimes many 
Jhort fpikcs fet clofe together in one Head , or 
feparate each by its fclf. This Kind has fcarcely 
ever been feen to bear Seed, but is encreafed by 
flipping or parting the Root, and planting or Jet- 
ting it again. 
VI. Johnfon in Gerard fays. That this Rofe 
Ribwort has many broad and long Leaves ftiarp 
pointed and of a dark green color , Ribbed with 
five Nerves or Sinews tike the Common Ribwort 
among which rife up naked Stalks, furrowed, cham- 
fered, or crefled, with certain /harp edges. At the 
lops whereof grows a great and large Tuft of fuch 
like Leaves, as grow next the Ground, making one 
entire Tuft or Umbel, in fhape refembling a Role' 
(tohercof I thought good to give it the Surname j 
which ts from its Flower. 
VII. The fourth, or Ribwort, or Ribwort 
Plantain with dented Leaves. Its Root is fmall 
long and fibrous like the fir ft Kind. In its Leave's 
and manner of growing, it is very much like the 
Second or Lelfer Ribwort, but fmaller, narrower 
and harder in handling, being dented about+bl 
edges, and fo Jharp withal/, that they mayfeem 
to be Prickles , which has caufed Jome to call 
it. Peregrins Spinofa , tho ’ I think improperly, 
the Jptkei Heads grow upon J. lender Stalks , 
about half a Foot high , being fomewhat open, or 
afperfed. r ’ 
VIII. The Places. The firft grows almofl: every 
whertby Hbdge fides, Path way fides. Borders of 
helds and bertil Medows. The Second grows 
Iikewife in divers Medows and Fields, and by 
Path-ways and is alfo found growing in Gardens 
as a Weed, The third is found Wild in feveral 
places °f this Kingdom , in fome places in the 
North ol England, and formerly in a Field near 
London by Hogsdon , and in many other parts of the 
Kingdom, from whence for the rarity thereof 
it has been Tranfplanted by fome Lovers of 
Plants, and nounfhed up in Gardens. The fourth 
grows with us only in Gardens, being brought 
hither in Seed from Span,.- bur I hive fomc- 
fw/° Und “ Sr ° wing Wild in r ° m e parts of 
IX. The Times. They all Flower and Seed 
at the fame times ( vts. in May, June, and 
July) with the former Broad Leav'd Plan- 
tain. 
,$\r V K specification. Preparations, 
Gm f T' c ' bmrt SU ’ na,n are exaQly the 
fame with the former Broad. Leav’d Plantain ■ 
faving that fome Authors are of Opinion that the’ 
Ribwort exceeds in Virtue and Efficacy ro all 
the Intentions for which the Broad Leav’d is 
applyed. 
chap. DLXVII. 
Of PLANTAIN Bucks-horn. 
I- 'T U f ff ernes. It is called in Greek 
-L (d Lory, no pede quern effigiant folia, as 
Pena jays.) w Latwe, Coronopus alfo ; but they 
likewife call it Cornu Ceftvi and Cornu Cervinum 
Het ha Stella, Harenarta , ifi Sangumaria, or San- 
gutnalts, (the one from the place of its growing 
the other from its Qualities, Properties or Effefls . H 
1 think it might be more properly called, Plantago 
Cervtna, Plantagd Corn, gera , Plan, ago Cornuata 
vel Corn, eulata, a Horned Plantain: in W 
Bucks-horn Plant a, n, and by fome, Crowfoot Plan- 
II. The Kinds. We fcarcely know any mote 
than two Species of this Plant, vis. t. cLnoZ 
vulgaris. Cornu Cervinum vulgare, Coronopus fati- 
VKCerdf, Gefnen , G Camerarij , (becaufe in 
Italy, France Spain, and other places it was Nurlt 
up in Gardens for a Sallet Herb:) Cornu Cervi 
& Herbs Stella Dodonsi O' Lobelij j It is a ifo 
5 T 2 called, 
