Chap. 6j6. EngUJh Herbs. 
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fuel) like Leaves, but narrower, fome without any 
jagg, and fame with but one or two jaggs ; bearing 
at every one of their tops, upon Jlender bare long 
Stalks ,j a fmall ahitifh Silver like fcaly Head ; 
out of which break forth fair double blowers, con- 
piling of many Parplifh blew Leaves, dentedor cut 
in at the broad ends, with fome yellow threads in 
the middle-, after which comes fmhllSeed, like un- 
to Sefamum being compared, ( whence the Name 
Sefamoides ) but more like to a Cyanus or blew 
Bottle, or Corn flower, but browner .. Bauhinus 
makes two forts (as afore faid) of this Plant, which 
vary not much one from another, their difference 
being very probable to arife from the differing Soils 
in which they are found growing, the like of which 
has been found in many other Herbs , which yet 
have been but 'one and the fame Species. 
VII. The Places. The firft grows Wild in fe- 
veral places in Spain ; the other grows Wild alfo 
In wafte Grounds by Ditch-fidesand by Path-ways, 
in Fields and Failures in feveral parts of Italy ; 
but with us they are only Nurft up (by the Curi- 
ous) in Gardens. , ■ 
VIII. The Times. They allFlowetin the§um- 
mer Months, and yield their Seedjn a (horn ti{nc 
after -, but .are fo tender, that tljep foon perilh 
with our Winters Cold. 
IX. The Qualities, Specification , Preparations 
and Virtues of thefe, are Did to be the lame with 
thofe of our Common Succory. The (irlFo’f thele 
is of the fame property with Wild Suifory, but 
more bitter, and mote drying, and i s thereby more 
effeftual in opening Obftruftions ; and By, its dry- 
ing and allringent Qualities, it l'tops thf Loofe- 
nels 6f the Bowels, the Juice of the Root being 
taken in Wine. The Juice of the Root or Herb, 
drank is good againlt the biting of Vipers, and all 
other Venomous Serpents ; it lengthens the Sto- 
mach, and helps Digcllion. It is laid, the Juice 
of the Root dropt from the point of a Skewer, or 
fome fuch fmall thing, upon the Roots of’the 
Hair on the Eye brows, Forehead, &c. takes them 
away, and hinders their growing again ; but of 
this I know nothing by Experience. The fame 
Juice with fame Nitre diffolved in it, being Ba- 
thed upon the Skin, is faid to take away Freckles, 
Lentil Is, Tanning, Sun-burning, and other dif- 
colorings thereof ; as alfo Scurf, Morphew, Spots, 
Pimples, (Sfc. Injefted up the Womb, it alfo 
draws down the Courfes. 
X. The fecond and third are alfo of the fame 
Virtues with our Common Garden Succory, and in 
Italy they ate faid to be eaten in their Sailers, as 
we do our Succory here. We have no Authorwho 
gives any fpecial Inttance of their Virtues, but 
only they are referred to the Kindred of the 
Succories. 
CHAP. DCLXXVI. 
ournors make two or three 
forts hereof, viz. 1 . R os Solis, Jive Rorella rotun- 
th rZ\r , ° r -ur n ° r ’ L Kou ” d -Leav’d Sun-Dew, 
which they will have to be both greater and leffer. 
Sun Dew^ SyIve ^ ns lo "TT>l‘«s, Long Leav’d 
The Defcriptionr, 
III. The firft, or round Leav’d Sun-Dew. It- 
Root conflfts only of a few fmall Hairs, f ibres or 
1 breads-, which Jends up divers fmall round hol- 
low Leaves Something greenijh, but full f e . 
veral red Hairs, which make them feem to look 
lu/ZV' Lc ,“f Us own K wtfialk, 
reddjjh harry hkewfe ; the Leaves have this won- 
derful property, that they are continually moifl 
% c i. Dea th \ : ho,,c fi ia y-i y ea > boner 
the Sun (bines upon them the moiflerthey are ■ and 
even at Noon-time ike Hairs will be full of drops 
of ■Lew, more efpecial/y if the Sun Jbines ftrongh 
and clearly out s which is with a certain Slim' 
nejs which will rife, or draw out as it were into 
i.tv) ’ 1>e fmall Hairs always holding this 
Motjlure- from among thefe Leaves fpring up 
(about a Month after them) fmall fender Stalks 
about 4 Inches high, whiepare reddijh alfo, bearing 
feveral white knobs one above another, which are 
the powers, of a whitifh color, after which in the 
beads are contained certain fmall Seed. Some 
Authors make a greater and leffer of this Species, 
which is the only difference or variety. 
San -Dew round heavd, 
and long heav’d. 
Of S U N - D E W. 
0 R, 
ROS SOLIS. 
L np H E Names. It has no Greek Name that 
X we know of; but it is called in Latin, Ros 
Solis ; Rorella , and Rorida by Label 5 and by fome 
Salfirora : and in Englifh, Sun-Dew, and alfo cor- 
ruptly, Rofa Solis v 
H ■ The fecond, or Long - Leav’d . Sun-Dew 
Ibis in , ts Roots, Stalks, flowers. Seed, Hew, and 
formalities of growing, differs not from the former, 
but omy in its Leaf, which is much larger and alfo 
long with all. J 
we, pS" F,m fr Th ' y uru - al, - v grow in B °S S ^.i 
wet Places, and fometimes in moift Woods • as 
alfo m Defert Sandy and Sunny Places, bur ’yet 
watery withall ; and feldom any where elfe than 
amongft white Moorifh Mofs/ which grows on 
the Ground, as alfo on Boggs. The lecond has 
been found growing, near Dublin in Ireland -. It 
alfo 
