& aliorim ■, Hypecoum Lugdunenfis , The fmaller 
Medow Rue. 4. Thal'dlrum Americanum , Tba- 
Vittrum Virginianum, VirginiaMedow Rue. 5. Tha- 
lift rum Americanum , i^/’ Virginianum minus pur - 
pur gum. The letter purple Virginia Medow Rue. 
T/?e Defcrzptions. 
III. Thefirfi, or Our common Medow Rue. Has 
a Root which is yellow and ftringy. , fpreading much 
in the Ground , and Jhooting forth new Sprouts round 
about zvith many herby green Stalks , two Feet high , 
crefied or cornered thejfflnbole lengthy fet with Joint s 
Rue Medow great. 
narrow Husks like little Cods , four or Jive growing 
together. 
V. The fecond , or Great Spani.fh Medow Rue. 
Its Root is much like the former • but its Leaves are 
much larger , and more divided on the edges , 
/b ///&■ unto Columbine Leaves , that they may eafily 
deceive one not well acquainted therewith , 40/ drf 
/foy /o^br, of a J adder color , fl ending on long 
foot Stalks , among which rifes up a firong round 
Stalky three Feet high at leaf} , Branching forth into 
2 or 7 , parts , with Le/tVes at their fever a l Joints ; 
/fo /0/j.r whereof (land many fmall round ycllowifh 
Buttons , /’/7 a Tuft together cnclofed in a white Skin, 
which breaking ^ each Button Jhezcs it felf to be a 
fmall Tuft of Threads, like the former but greater > 
and of a white color , but tipt with yellow , and feme - 
thing purplifh at the bottom , of a firong Smell, and 
abiding long in Flower , if it grows not too open -, 
and then falls away like fhort Threads. The Seed is 
like the former, but greater, and the Roots are yel- 
low like it, which retain neither Stalk nor Leaf all 
Winter, but fhoot forth a new the next Spring. 
VI. The third, or Smaller Medow Rue. Its 
Roots likewife are yellow, but do not fpread or creep 
fo much as the former. This fmall kind is in a l * 
mofi all refpetts like unto the firfi , but fmaller 
Rue Medow fmall. 
here and there, and many large Leaves on them, as 
well lit below, being divided into fmaller Leaves, 
nicked or denied in the fore fart of them, of a fad 
green color on the upper fide, and a pale green un- 
derneath. Towards the tops of the Stalk, fever al 
Jhort Branches Jhoot forth , on every one of which 
Hands 2, or, 3 or 4 fmall round Heads or Buttons, 
which breaking the Skins which enclofe them, Jhew 
forth a Tuft of pale greenitb yellow Lhrcads, which 
falling away, fmall three corneredCods come in their 
places , wherein is contained f mall long and round Seed. 
The whole Plant as well Leaves as Flowers have a 
more firong unpleafanl Smell than the next following 
Kind. 
IV. Gerard deferibes "this Plant thus. Its Root 
js yellow , long, round and knotty, difperftng it felf 
jar abroad under the upper Crufl oj the Earth. It 
has large Leaves parted or divided into divers other 
fmall Leaves, fomewhat fnipt about the edges, of a 
black or dark green color. The Stalks are crefied 
or freaked of a purple color , growing to be two 
Cubits high-, at the tops whereof grow many fmall 
and hairy white Flowers, and after them come fmall 
both in its Leaves, which are of a little frejher green 
color and fomewat more Jhintng : and in its Stalks , 
which are round and not crefied: and in its Flowers 
jlfo, wbfh as- they are lejjer, are fometwat whiter 
Gerard thus delctibes it. T hh fmdycini 
is very like unto the firjl Species, but that it is alto- 
gether letter ■, its Stalks are a Span, or Foot long s 
its Leaves are thinner and tender -, its Root :s fine 
and fender-, and the lir/e Flowers grow together m 
[mall Bundles or Tufts, of a light yellow color , al- 
mofi white, and are of art unpleafant Savor. 
VIII The fourth, or V trginp Medow Rue. Thu 
in its Fate or outward appearance is fa like the 
