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Head-, which when it is ripe , is Jome thing J hort , 
round , and roughs with Jome Crejis thereon, and a 
little round Head or Cover , but not a Crown or Star , 
at its top , ///te r/;c other Poppies $ ;/? which is con- 
tained fuch like jmall blackijh Seed as in the 
Corn Poppy heads , but larger. 
V. The fecond of the Baftard Kinds , Long 
Headed Baftard Poppy. This is in its Root , 
Leaves , Stalks , Branches , F lowers. Seed , and man- 
ner of growing , and indeed in all things, like the 
Voppy Wild long Codded. 
M Baftard Kind , faving that the Heads of this 
are longer than thofe of the laji , f mailer below , 
than above , having a little round Head or Cover 
at the top , but no Crown , « rough and hard 
like it , and in this conftfts all the difference. 
VI. T/;<? third of the Bafiard Kinds , £ 
jrfo Yellow Wild Baftard Poppy of Wales. Its 
Root is long and brownifh on the out fide , fpreading 
it felf out into fomc Branches , with wrZ/Ty fmall 
fibres adjoyning to them , which perijh not every 
Tear tvs the other forts do. This Yellow Poppy 
winged large fpread Leaves lying upon the 
Ground -, ?;w/7y Leaves fet together on 
each fide of a middle Rib , each divided Leaf being 
fomewhat deeply cut in , in fome places of the edges , 
more than others , and of a deep , but fair green 
color, from among thefe Leaves , rife up fever al 
branched Stalks , about 2 Feet high , having fome 
fuch Leaves thereon , but f mailer, and fet at f eve - 
ral diffances. At the tops of the Stalks and 
Branches grow fair , yellow , and pretty large 
flowers , confuting each of four round Leaves a 
piece , many yellow Threads in the middle , 
/ landing about a long green Head, which when the 
flower is fallen , and the Head ripe , is then larger 
than the former long headed Baftard Kind, and in 
like manner f mailer at the bottom , and larger at the 
top, with a fmall Head, or Tupping thereon, con ' 
taming within , wW; fmall black Seed, lying with 
in feyeral Cells , in the fame manner as in other 
roppies. 
VII. The Places. The Corn Poppy is plentifully 
enough to be found in almoftall Corn-fields through- 
out all England , as alfo on Banks and Ditch-fides, 
and under Hedges thro’ molt ’parts of the King- 
dom. The fir ft and fecond of the Baftard Kinds 
are often found, as well in Corn fields, as by the 
VVay-lides, in Somerfet-jlnre and Kent, and other 
Counties of this Land, and in the Corners and 
Borders of Fields , and by the Hedges and High- 
way fides, going from London to Bath. Gerard 
lays, that he and Lobe l , found them growing in 
the next Field to South-fleet in Kent : and fohnfon 
in Get ard Frys, that he found them both growing 
in Ujclfey fields, as alio in thofe belonging to Ham- 
merfmth, in all which places 1 my felf have alfo 
often found them. The fhort or round Headed one 
has a Flower of a more Elegant color, but is not 
k>und fo plentifully as the other long Headed one. 
The third grows in many Places in Wales, in Val- 
lies and Fields, at the Feet of Hills, and by Water 
lides, about a Mile from a fmall Village called 
Abbar-, and in the midway from Denbigh to Gui- 
'Jety as alfo nere a Wooden Bridge, which gives 
pallage over the River Dee, to a fmall Village 
called Balam, which is in North-Wales -, and in go- 
ing up the Hill which leads to Bangor, as alfo near 
Anglefey in the way leading to the Houfe formerly 
bir John Owin' s. 
yiu Tfe Times. The firft Flowers from May 
all the Summer Months, and the three laft about 
the end of June and in July, and the Seed is ripe 
in Auguji or not long after Flowering; in fome 
places earlier, and in fome Places later. 
IX. The Qualities. They are all of them of 
the Nature of the Garden Poppy, to which I refer 
you. 
X. The Specification. The Corn Poppy Fas the 
fime Speciiick Virtues with the Garden Poppies. 
I he Bafiard Kinds cool, are profitable againft Infla- 
te “c?*, the Bloody Flux, obltruffions 
01 the Spleen, and the bitings or lfingings of Ve- 
nomous .Creatines. They . heal Green Wounds, 
alfo old Sores , Cankers and Running Fiftula’s 
help againft the Quinfie, give eafe ii? Gout and 
Kheumatifms , confume Warts , and take away 
black and blew Spots, or difcolorings of the Skin 
They are profitable againft Sore Eyes, and are pood 
to take away Clouds, Mills, Films, or Skins 
which grow over them, and hinder the Sight. 
XI. The Preparations. From th£ Corn Fop. 
py. You may make i. A Juice, and Effence. 
2. A Decotlion. 2. An Oil or Ointment. 4 a 
C ataplafm. ;. A Bifiil/cd Water from the whole 
Plont. 6 . A Dijh/led Water from the l lowers 
7. Spirtus Pap averts erratic Spirit of Corn 
Poppies. 8. SpiritusRhaadm Crapularius TheSur 
feit Spirit of Poppies. 9. TinSure of Corn Poppy 
flowers. 10. Another Tinl/ure of the fame li 
Syrup of Lorn Poppy F lowers, 1 2. Another Syrup 
of the Janie. y r 
The Virtue/. 
FF- r, ’ e J“! ce °r Effence. They are Anodyns- 
and being bathed warm upon any parr of the Body 
give preient eafe ■, bathed on the Head Fore-head Y 
and Temples, they eafe the Megrim and Head-ach 
and caufe Reft and Sleep. They allay Mama* 
ons, and prevail againft Anthonies Fire, ard 
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