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CHAP. DCXVI. 
Of SAMPIRE, 
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SEA-FENNEL. 
1. r T'HE Karnes. It is called in Greek Kattur, i 
I 6 s Galeni : in La tine, Critb- 
mum , Fceniculum marinum : in Englifh, Sampire. 
Some will not have this to be Critbmum Diofco- 
ridis , for that he faith that his has Whiter and 
Broader Leaves than Purflane , whereas this has 
fmall, long, and narrow Leaves *, and that the 
Cntbmum of Diofcorides is rather Portulaca ma- 
rina -, and that this our Sampire ought rather 
to be called Fceniculum Marinum , for as much 
as not only the form of the Leaf-, but the Um- 
bles and Heads of Flowers, and the whole face 
thereof does affimilate a Fennel-like form. Pe- 
trus Crefentius calls it Cretbmum Cf Rincum 
Marinum. 
II. The Kinds. There are five kinds of Sam- 
pire, viz. Critbmum marinum vulgatius , Grith- 
mum five Fceniculum marinum minus Bauhini -, 
Baticulce alter urn genus ex Sicilia Cefalpini -, and 
is thought to be that which Pliny calls Bat is, 
as Gejner in hortis does , who alfo calls it 
Critbmum marinum . The Italians call it Herba 
de San Petro , and fome from thence Sampetro. , 
whence comes our Englifh word Sampire. This 
firft kind is doubtlefs Our Common Rock Sampire. 
2. Critbmum marinum majus , Critbmum five 
Fceniculum marinum majus Bauhini , The greater 
Rock Sampire. 3. Critbmum marinum, Critbmum 
tertium Mattbioli , Marfh or Sea Sampire of 
Matthiolus. 4. Critbmum maritimum fpinofum, 
Dodontei , Paftinaca Marina Lobelij , Lug dune nfis, 
aliorumque -, Anguilara took it to be Seracul, 
and Camerarius calls it Cacbry marinum and 
Baubinus thinks it is the T ribulus maximus quo* 
rundam of Dalechampius -, Thorny Sampire, or 
Sea Parfnip. 5. Critbmum Chryfantbemum Dodo- 
ncei -, Cryfanthemum littoreum Lobelij -, Anthyllis 
prima Dio/cor idis Cxfalpino -, Anthylln major Cordi , 
Critbmum maritimum flore Aft e ns Attici Bauhini, 
After at tic us maximus of fome others, Golden 
flowered Sampire. 
The Descriptions. 
III. The Firft, Or our common Rock Sampire, 
has a Root which is Great , White, and Long, 
of a hot fpicy tafte, enduring long, and continuing 
trig man y years. It grows up with a Tender green 
Stalk, about half a yard, or two feet high at mo ft-, 
branching forth almoft from the bottom, and ftored 
with feveral T\)ick, fomewhat long, and almoft 
round Leaves, of a deep green color-, fometimes 
two and fometimes three together, and fometimes 
four or five or more on a Stalk, which are fiefby 
or fappy, and of a pie a f ant hot or fpicy tafte. 
At the tops of the Stalk and Branches come 
forth Umbles of White Flowers, and after them 
come large Seeds bigger than Fennel, and fome- 
what like to that Seed. 
IV. The Second , Or Greater Rock Sampire. 
This plant in its Root, Stalk, Branching forth , 
Sampire Rock Commom.. 
Leaves, Flowers, Seed, and form and manne r of 
Growing, differs little from the former, and indeed 
in nothing but its Largenefs, and that it is not of 
fo good a Re l lifh, or of fo fpicy a Tafte as the fit'll 
is, but fmelling fomewhat ftrongly, almoft like 
Smallage, and having a more biltcnft) Tafte. 
V. The third, or Marfh or Sea Sampire ofMat- 
thiolus. Its Root is long, round, fmooth , with 
feveral Strings adjoining to it. The Plant is of a 
Sampire Marjb. 
Shrubby 
