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Scabious Alt d die. 
X. The Eighth or White Flower’d Scabious. 
This has many long Leaves , very much Jagg’d or 
gajht in on both flies, of a mean or middle bignefs , 
being .neither fo large as many of the Field , nor 
fo [mall as any of the f. 'mall kinds. The Stalks 
rife about a toot and half high, or fomemhat more , 
at the Tops whereof grow round heads , thick fet 
with Flowers , like in all rcfpeUs to the Field Sca- 
bious. but of a Milk white color. 
XI. The Ninth, or Red Scabious of Aulfria. 
Its Root is compofcd of a Number of flcndcr Strings 
fajined to the head thereof. It has many Leaves 
lying Upon the Ground, very like unto Devils bit. 
but not fo It/rge, being fhorter and /nipt, not 
gajht about the Edges, of a light green color: 
(yet there is another of a darker green color, 
whofe Flower is of a deeper red:) the Stalks have 
divers fitch like Leaves on them, (fet by couples at 
the Joints ) as grow below ; and at the Tops fmall 
heads of Flowers each con fifing of jive Leaves ; the 
biggeft Flowers Jianding round about in the outer 
compafs. as is ufual almoft m all kinds of Scabious, 
of a fine light purple or red cp'.or. After the 
flowers are paft. comes the Seed, which is fome- 
tbing long and round, fet with certain hairs at the 
head thereof Hie unto a Star. 
XII. The tenth, or Exotick or Indian Red 
flowered Scabious. Its Root is long and round, 
compaffed with a great many fmall Strings, which 
perifbes ufually as foon as it has loft its Flowers 
and Seed : otherwife if it does not flower the firft 
year of its /owing, if it be carefully defended from 
the Extremity of the Winter, it will flower the 
fooner the next year , as has been often found 
(with us in England,) by Experience. It has 
many large fair green Leaves lying on the Ground, 
lagged or cut in on both fldej to the Middle 
ever y !“<*<! whereof is narrower than 
that at the end, which is the bro.ideft. From a- 
mong which rife up fever ol /lender and weak 
Stalks, yet Jianding upright for the rnofi part, 
Jet with J mailer or more jagged leaves ' at cer - 
tain dijtanors, two or three at every joint. Branch- 
ing forth at the top into other f mailer Branches, bear- 
ing everyone of them, a head of Flowers, like inform 
unto other Scabious's, but of an excellent deep red 
Inm/on Color, (andfomenmes more pale or diluted) 
having no Smell at all. After which come fmall 
roundifh Seed, like unto the Field Scabious. 
XIII. The Places. The ilr| five, and fevenrh 
grow in Paltures, Medows , and Corn-Fields’ 
and barren Sandy Grounds, almoft every where’ 
as Gerard .0 ys s the other four are Nurft up in 
our Gardens , where rhey flourilf! Very well 
The firft grows ufually in molt Medows in this 
Land;, Specially about London almoft every 
where. The lecond grows likewife in (ome of* 
the Dry-Fields about the City, but not fo plenti- 
fully as the former. The third grows both in 
the Grounds where Corn is ftanding, and in fucli 
Grounds as have been formerly Sown and now 
lye Fallow, as alio in the borders of fuch like 
Fields. The fourth is found in many dry Gra- 
velly and Heathy Grounds throughout almoft all 
England. The fifth likewife grows alfo in fuch 
like places. The Sixth is not known where it 
grows Wild, but with us it is Nurft up in 
Gardens. The feventh fort grows in Fields 
and Medows. The eighth, ninth, and tenth’ 
grow Wild in hotter Climates’; but with us 
they are brought up in Gardens ; yet the eighth 
has been often found growing in Medows, and 
Marlhes near the Sea fide, in levetal parts of 
England. 
XIV. The Times. They all, except the laft flourifli 
in the Summer Months, and Flower in June 
and July, and abide Flowering till it is late in’ 
Auguft, and the Seed ripens in the mean time. 
The Tenth Flowers not until September or Oflo- 
ber ; and fomerimes is not apt to Flower with 
us the firft year ; fo that many times it perifh- 
es without bearing Seed, whereby we are of- 
tentimes to feek for Seed from beyond Sea 
to fupply our felves with it again, unlefs great 
care be taken of it in the Winter time. 
XV The Qualities. Scabious is laid to be hot 
and dry in the end of the fecond Degree, and 
rs of thin and fubtil parts. It incideS, attenu- 
nates or makes thin, digefts, Is Anodyn Cof- 
mettek, Vulnerary, Cardiack, Pe-Stora!. and Alexi- 
pharmick. 1 
XVI. The -Specification. It is peculiar to cure 
all manner of Puftules, Pimples, Scurf, Scabs 
Tettais, Ringworms, and other like breakings 
Out; Ufcprevails againft ObftruSions of the 
Lungs ^wtnmas Coughs, Colds, Whcezings ; 
rleurmes, mwarcn^llcers, and Apottems, and potent- 
ly refills the InfeSion of the Plague or Peftilence 
exterminating its malignity or Poifon. 
► XVII. The Preparations. You may make there 
ntom i. A Juice. 2. An E (fence, a. H De coiti- 
on or Infufion. 4. A Syrup. APouier. 6. A 
Balfam or Ointment. 7. A Cofmetick. 8. A Ca- 
taplafm. 9. A Dijii/led Water. 10. A Spirituous 
Tintture. 11. An Acid Tmflure. 12. A Saline 
TinSure, 
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