Chap. 662. Unglijh Herbs* 
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Piles, it eafes pains of thofe parts and provokes 
Urine. It is alio good againlt Scurfy Morphew, 
Scabs, Scald Heads, Freckles, Tannings, Sun- 
burnings, Difcolorings, and other like defceda- 
tions of the Skin. 
XIV. Net a. The Leaves and Berries of this 
Plant are violent purgers, and do heat and in- 
flame the Stomach, by whomfoever taken, and 
excite as many dangerous Symptoms as any of 
the other Spurges -, and therefore are to be 
given only by a prudent hand, and with much 
Caution, with proper and good Correctives. 
CHAP. DCLXII. 
Of S P U R R Y, 
0 R, 
SPURRWORT. 
I. ' I 'HE Names. It has no Greek Name that I 
A know of, but a Modern Author Tba/ius , 
calls it Anthoyloides : in Latine, it is 
called hy ahnofl: all Authors Spergula : and in 
Englifh, Sparry , or Spurrwort. 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral forts hereof, 
viz. 1 . Spergula major , Spergula Sagina major , and 
by Rabins Columna,A l fine tenuifolia altera, \el Alfine 
Sylveftrls altera , (yet it is no Species of the 
Chickweeds) Tricophyl/os ; Spergula Sagina Lo- 
be lij (a Saginandis pecoribus, from its good feed- 
ing or fattening of Cattel :) The Greater Sparry , 
or Spurrwort ; Frank-Spurry, or Fattening Spur- 
ry , becaufe in Brabant and other parts of 
the Low Countries , Husbandmen Sow their 
Grounds therewith for the fame purpofe, as alfo 
to caufe their Cows, and Ewes to give the greater 
Ilore of Milk. 2. Spergula minor, Spergula Sagina 
minor , Spergula marina Dalecbampij, The Idler 
Spurry , or Sea Spurry. j. Spergula minima , 
Spcrgula Sagina minima , Alfine Spergillt facie 
Bauhini , as ir is called in his Prodromus, The 
fmalleft Spurry, Red Spurry, or Chickweed 
Spurry. 4. Spergula StellarU, Afieriat, Stella- 
na, Spergula monfpelienfis , Star like Spurry 
Trench Spurry. ’ 
T/ae Defcriptiotis. 
III. Tile firft, or Greater Spurry or Spurwort. 
Its Root is [mall and Fibrous , perijhing every 
year after Seed time. It fends forth feveral 
J 'mall , round and upright Stalks, not above half 
afoot high, on which at feveral diftances or joints 
grow many [mail and narrow Leaves , Jet together 
in form of a Star, or of the Rowel of a Spur, 
from whence came the Name. The flowers are 
many, {mall, and white , ft ending at the Tops of 
the Stalks, which turn into fmall round heads, 
containing therein fmall black Seed. 
IV. Gerard defcribes it after this manner. Its 
Root is fmall and Threidy ; from whence rifes up 
a mean and low herb, very tender, having many 
jointed Stalks, on which grow Leaves in round 
Circles, like thofe of Woodroof but leffer and 
Smoother, in form like the Rowel of a Spur. At 
Spurry Greater. 
the Tops of the Stalks , grow fmall white Flowers ■ 
after which come round heads, with fmall roar ) 
Seed like that of Turnips. This herbTfowni 
Brabant Flanders and Holland for thatpecuZ 
tJmik mng 1 ,0 caufe thcm, ° 
V. The fecond or lefTer Spurry, or Sea Spurry. 
1 1 R °°r n IT ' Ti hard and rough 
with fmall Fibres adjoining to it. This j„ 
jorrn of growing does not much differ from the 
former, but that it has not fo many long and nar- 
row Leaves Jet together at the joints of the Stalks 
Thefe Stalks are many. Springing from the Root 
which rife not to above a Span high, but do Some- 
what more lean downwards to the Ground which 
together- with the Leaves are more white, and of a 
falnjh or brackijh tafte, if it grows near the Sea 
flie s otherwife nothing fo hoary, white or brae kith 
at fl Jhe ^zoet-s are fewer, of a white color, 
ana the heed black like the other . 
ru\ Th n c hird > or r Smalleft Spurry, or Red 
Chickweed Spurry. Its Root is fmall and lone 
which „ yet large co, filer, ng the fmalhefs of 
the Riant, with feme Fibres or Threds adjoining to 
it. From which rife up feveral weak fender 
stalks 3, 4, . or 5 inches long, bowing down or 
commonly lying flat upon the Ground full of 
joints, and at every one of them two fmall fhon 
white Scaly Leaves , encompaffmg the Stalk at bot- 
tom f out of whofe bofoms , between the Stalks 
and the faid Leaves, come forth other fmall 
green Jharp pointed Leaves without number. To- 
wards the Tops of the Branches come forth at the 
joints the flowers, each upon a fmall Footftalk 
which are fmall and red, and fo me times tend- 
ing to a blewifh purple , which being pafl away, 
6^2 fmall 
