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long, and thick, refembling the Roots of Lilium 
non bulbarum, or Day Lilly -, It perifhes after Seed 
tune, but Is eaten, as divers other Roots are, for 
Sallets , both in England and many other Countries 
befides. The Leaves are broad below, and pointed 
at the end, fnipt about the Edges, and of a dark 
green color. The Stalks are round and hard, two 
beet high, or higher, divided into many Branches , 
Jet with the like Leaves, but fmalier, the Tops of 
the Branches are befet with many purplifh blowers, 
like unto Dames Violets or Stock Gilifiowers, but 
larger, having no great Smell. After the blow- 
ers are pajl, there come in their places, round, flat, 
thin Cods, of a dark color on the outfide, but ha- 
ving a thin middle Skin, which is white and clear. 
Shining like unto pure white Sattine it felf, where- 
on lye flat and round brownifh Seed, fomewhat thick 
and great. 
IV. Gerard thus defcribes it. Its Root is com- 
p3ff of many Tuberous parts, like Key Clogs, or 
like the great Alphodel. It has hard and round 
Stalks, dividing themfehes into many other fmall 
Branches, befet with Leaves like to thofe of Dames 
Violets, or Queens Giliflowers , fomewhat broad and 
fnipt about the Edges , and in fafhion almoji like 
Sawce alone or Jack by the Hedg , but that they are 
longer, and fharper pointed. The Stalks are 
charged or loaden with many blowers, like the com- 
mon Stock Gilhflowerofapurple color : which being 
fallen, the Seed comes forth, contained in a flat 
thin Cod, with a jharp point or prickle at one end, 
in fafhion of the Moon, but fomewhat blackifh. 
T his Cod is compofed oj three films or Skins, of 
which the two out mo ft, are of an over wornAJh co- 
lor, and the innertnofb in the middle , on which the 
Seed does hang or cleave , is thin, and clear, fhi- 
ning like a piece of white Sattin. The whole Riant 
dies the fame Tear that it has born Seed, and mufl 
be f own yearly. 
V. The fecond, or long living, or long Codded 
Sattin Flower. Its Root is compofed of many long 
firings, which die not as the former, but abide all 
Winter, and f hoot out new Stalks every Spring . 
This has broader and longer Leaves than the for- 
mer, the Stalks alfo arc greener and higher. Branch- 
ing out into blowers , of a pale purpfp color, al- 
moji white , confifling of four Leaves in like man- 
ner, and f melling pretty fweet, bearing fuel: like 
Rods, but longer and flendcrer than they 
VI. Gerard thus defcribes this fecond Species. 
Its Root is Thick, whereunto are faflned an infi- 
nite number of long thready firings , which Root 
dies not every Tear as the other does, but multi- 
ply s it felf as well by falling of the Seed, as by 
new fhoots of the Root. It has many great and 
broad Leaves , almofi like thofe of the Great Bur- 
Dock. brom among which rifes up a very tall Stem 
cr Stalk about four Cubits high, ft iff, and of a whi- 
tifh green color, fet with like Leaves but fmalier. 
The blowers grow upon the fender Branches of a 
purple color , compact of four fmall Leaves, like 
thofe of the Stock Gilliflower. After which come 
thin long Cods of the fame fubfiance and color with 
the former. 
VII. The third, or Red Sattin Flower, which 
fome follifhly call the Red or French Hony’Suckle. 
Its "Root perifhes the fame Tear it bears Seed, for 
often times it blowers not the firft Tear it is Sown. 
This Red Sattin blower ( which fome call a Red 
b lower'd bitch ling) has many Stalks of Winged fair 
green Leaves, many of them fet on both /ides of a 
middle Rib, whereof that at the End is the largefi 
of them all. brom the joints where the Leaves 
fiand, come forth pretty long fmall Stalks, bearing 
on them very many blowers, up to the Top, one a- 
bove another, of an excellent fhining red or Crirn 
fon Color, very like to Sattin of that Color, ,nl 
fometimes of a white or whitifh Color, which are 
fomewhat large , and almofi clofed together, almofi 
fiat, and not open, not much unlike the Medicals. 
After the blowers are pafi, nought flat , round 
husks come forth, fome thing like unto the old fafin- 
oned Bucklers, without Pikes, three or four fiand- 
ing upon one another, in which are contained fmall 
brownifh Seed. 
VIII. The Places. The firft is frequent in Our 
Gardens, and is found Wild in fome places of 
England as Gerard fays, viz. in the Woods about 
Pinner and Harrow on the Hill, and in Efjex like- 
wife about Horn Church. The fecond is not fo 
common in Gardens, but grows about Watford 
fifteen Miles from London. The third is generally 
Sown in Gardens for an Ornament to the lame. 
IX. The Times. The two firft flower in April 
or May and fometimes more Early : Gerard fays 
they flower in April the next Year after they are 
Sown. The third flowers in June and July, and 
its Seed is ripe foon after. 
X. The Qualities. The Seeds of the firft and 
fecond are hot and dry in the end of of the fecond, 
or beginning of the third degree, of a fharp and 
biting Tafte, as are alfo the Roots : and are faid to 
have the Qualities and Nature of Treacle Muft- 
ard, being eaten in Sallets, as other like things 
are. 
XI. The Specification. White Sattin Flower is 
faid to Cure the Falling Sicknefs and heal green 
Wounds. 
XII. The Preparations. You have 1. A Sallcf 
of the Root. 2. A Pouder of the Seed. 3. An 
Ointment of the Leaves. 
The Virtues. 
XIII. The" Sal let of the Roots. It is made of 
the young Roots before they run up to Flower, 
and is eaten as Rampions with Oil and Vinegar. 
XIV. The Pouder of the Seed. It is given to a 
Dram or more at a time, mixed with Honey, or 
fome other convenient Vehicle, Morning and Even- 
ing, for the Cure of the Epilepfy or Falling Sick- 
nefs. 
XV. The Ointment of the Leaves. It is made 
of the Leaves of our common white Sattin Flower, 
and Leaves of Sanicle, of each a like quantity 
ftamped together, which is boiled in Oil Olive to 
Crifpnefs, then (trained out and repeated 3 times ^ 
and afterwards a fufficient quantity of Wax is to 
be added to bring it to the confiftency of an 
Ointment. It is a Angular thing for the Curing of 
Green Wounds. 
CHAP DCXIX. 
Of S A T Y R I O N. 
L nTHE Names. It is called in Greek 2*7^, 
X ^.djveioy reim*™ •* i n Latin,' Satyr ium - and in 
Englilh, Satyrion, it having yet obtained no other 
Name. 
II. The Kinds . Gefner firft, and after him Co- 
rner anus, Clufius, Lobell, Par kin fon, Gerard, and 
many others refer this Plant the Satyrion Diofco - 
ridis, to the Tulip a or Tulip, (of which we (hall 
hers- 
