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V . The fecond, or our common red S jge. This 
f its form, as to its Roots , Stalks , Branches , 
Leaves , flowers and Seed little differs from the 
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Common and Red . 
former , [wing that in this the Leaves are of a red 
or puiflijh color , of the fame length but narrower ; 
and it fecnis to be the more generous and fragrant 
Plant of the two. Parkinfon thinks , that both the 
former and this arc but one and the fame Plant or 
Jpecies ; or that they both rife from the fame Plant 
being flip! off and fet. 
VI. The Third, or great white Sage. This dif- 
fers not much from the firjf or our common white or 
green Sage before deferibed in the manner of the 
Growing , or the color of the Leaves , or fweetnefs 
of the whole Plant. The chief difference confifts 
!. in the Leaves, which are much larger and a lit- 
tle dented about the edges -, and fame time* much 
more , making them [eem curled , divers of the Leaves 
being fur Inches long , and three Inches broad, i. 
in the Flowers, fame Plants bearing purplijh Plow - 
ers , like the common fort , and others Milk white 
plowers , which is the more rare. 
VII. The Fourth or Sage of Virtue. This in 
its Root, Stalks , and Branches , grows like unto our 
frfi or common green Sage , but that the "Branches 
are longer and Jlcndcrer , the Leaves alfo mhitijh , 
and never red , and much f mailer and narrower , ha- 
ving for the mofi pan at the bottom of each Leaf 
on each fide , a fmall piece of a Leaf which make] 
n J eem like Finns or Ears. The plowers are alfo 
oj a blevtfh purple color but /offer. There is ano- 
ther of this kind which bears white Flowers , diffe- 
ring in nothing^ dfe from the other. 
VIII. The Fifth or moll odoriferous fmall Sage, 
or Spanifh Sage. This fmall Sage is in mofi 
things, /ike unto the former Sage of Virtue with 
Ears-, fo like , that unlefs it be well heeded or con- 
ftlered , it may be thought all one with the other : 
but herein conftjis the Difference, i. It feldom 
grows fo great or large as that. 2. Its Leaves arc 
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feftewhat fmaller and greener, or not fo while. 3. 
» is more tender to keep, and does fooner perijh 
in the Winter, unlefs it be better defended than the 
other. 4. Its f me ll is more Mild, Sweet , andPIca- 
fant, yet a little quicker voithall than the for- 
mer, which is eaftht difeerned by any that can judge 
of f m ells. . Lajtly , fame kinds hereof bear white 
Flowers , and others blew. 
IX. The Sixth, or Wormwood Sage, or Roman 
Sage. This differs little in the form of growing, or of 
large nefs. 
