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Salmon j Herbal . Lib. I 
Carduus vulgatiffimui Viarum , The Common High- 
way Thiftle. 2. in- - 1 Poly.icanlbos (quafi. 
Spine mullA ) Pqlycephalos (quad plu- 
ra capita) fo called from the many Prickles and 
many Heads: AculcofaGazf : The molt Prickly 
Thiltl'e, or Thiitle upon Thiftle. 3. 'cwUJ©-, 
0 nopyx us, (quafi A fmius Buxus ) and fo Gaza ren- 
ders it out or Tbeophrafius, ( quafi fit A Jims Cibus 
gratijfimus,) Carduus Sylvefris Dodonai, Carduus 
A fmius Gcfnen : The Common Affes, orWay- 
ahiltle. a. Onopyxus alter angufiifolius , Another 
narrow LcavM YVay-Thiltle. 5. Onopyxus parvus 
acuieotus, The Gentle Way-Thiftle. 6 . 'Orm;Jis, 
On pbrdon . (quad Ji camcderinr Afini crepitus 
reddere dicahtur) Carduus Afinius The Affes 
Farting Thiitle, for that it is faid when Affes feed 
thereon, it caufes them to break Wind backwards 
more than at other times. 7. a .gvm, D/ypis, 
dithtm patent a Lancinando , ) Drypis quorunaam 
1 ugdunenfi , The Lancing Thiftle, from its Prickles 
Wounding almoft like a Lancet, 8. Carduus pra- 
tenfis Tragi, Gefneri if Lobelij ; Acanthus Syl- 
veflrit Lugduncnfs , The Broad Leav’d Field 
Thiftle. 9. Carduus pratenfis Acanthifolijs lacini- 
atis Bauhini-, Erifitbales Plinij, (Lib. 26. Cap.13.} 
Lugduncnfs. The Yellow jagg’d Meadow-Thiftle. 
10. Carduus Bulbofus ; Leucacanlha Anguillare ; 
Carduus pratenfis AJpbodeli radice latifolius Bau- 
hini ; The Bullied Field Thiftle. n. Carduus 
pratenfis Afphodeli radicibus, f'olijs profunde f 
tenuiter Lacinialis Bauhini-, Acanthus Sylvcftris 
alter Dalechampij Lugdunenji ; Jacca aculeate five 
Tuberofi Taiernamontani ; Jacca Tuberofa Ge- 
rardi -, Meadow Thiftle with Afphodil Roots. 
12. Carduus pratenfis polycephalos Bauhini , The 
many Headed Meadow Thiftle. 13. Carduus pa- 
htftris Bauhini, The Marfh, or moift Meadow- 
Thiftle. 14. Carduus AvenariusThalij Carduus 
Arvenfis Tabermcmontam ; Carduus in Avena 
prerveritens Bauhini-, Drypis Ltmiceri Lugdunenji -, 
Carduus Mufchatus Gerardi , The Oat-Land, or 
Musk-Tlliftle. 1 5. Carduus Lanccatus latifolius 
major. The Greater Broad Leav’d Spear Thiitle. 
HI. The remaining Species are, 1. Carduus Be- 
ncdiltus. The Bleffed Thiftle, of which in Chap. 
688. 2. Carduus Tomentofus, The Cotton or 
Woolly Thiftle, of which in Chap. 689. 3, Car- 
duus Car/ina did us, the Carline Thiftle, of which 
in Chap. 690. 4. Carduus Crifium DiUus , The 
Melancholy Thiitle, of which in Chap. 691. 
5. Carduus Laileus, vel Marie, The Milky or 
Ladies Thiftle, of which in Chap. 692. 6. Car- 
duus Stellatus vel Stellaris , The Star-Thiftle, of 
which in Chap, 693. 7. Carduus Sco/ymus , The 
Thiftle Scolymus, which fee in Chap. 694. fol- 
lowing. 
Tire Defcriptions. 
IV. The full, or our Common High-way 
Thiftle. Its Roots are veiy fmall and whit ijh, run- 
ning both deep and far about under Ground, like 
unto Ouich-Grafs, but not knotted in the Joints 
like it, but Jhoots tip heads of Leaves from the 
Branches of the Root,fo that it mil be as bad or 
worfe rhwtQuich-grals, to root out of any Ground 
or place, where it is once got in. The Leaves are of 
a pale green Color, Jomewbat like unto the rough or 
prickly Sow-Thiftle ; a little cut in, and as it were 
crumpled on the edges, armed with very fmall and 
fharp hard prickles. The Stalk grows to be about a 
Tar d high, ft raked and prickly , with fame fuel] like 
Leaves thereon as the lower be, but fmaller towards 
the Tops, where it is fared with cruel (harp , hard 
prickly Heads , repleat with Purple Flowers made of 
Thrums in the middle , which afterwards pafs into 
Down, in which is wrapped the Seed. 
V. The fecond, or molt Prickly Thiftle or 
Thiftle upon Thiftle. Its Root is tong, fender. 
blanched fotth, having fever al litres adjoining 
to it, not running very deep into the Earth. Iris 
Thiftle upon Thiftle. 
" thc n °fi Prickly Thiftle of the whole kind, and of 
it were compofed wholly of Trickles. Thc Suits 
thereof are very long, and Jicm to be corner'd, 
t>y reajon 0) certain thin Skins growing to than 
proceeding from the Leaves, which are, (as alfo 
the Branches) plentifully for ed with fharp Trickles 
up to then- tops , that nothing elfe is to be feen 
lhe Leaves are Jhort and narrow, cut in on every 
fide with many deep Gajbes, fo thick fet on boil, 
fides with fmall fharp Trickles up to their very 
C 4 i'u a, a ,hey Uke u ? aU lhe °f Loaves. 
1 be Heads are very many, and very thick Jet in 
every place with fiijf (harp Trickles, cloathed with 
a multitude of Scales, out of which come Purple 
Flowers like Thrums, with Down and Seed therein 
contained, as in other Tkifl/cs. 
VI; Th r e third, or rhe Common Affes, or Way- 
Thutle. Its Root is blackijh, hard and woody, which 
penjhes every Tear after Seed time. From whence 
rtfes Several long Leaves, lying Cempafs-wife on 
the Ground, very hairy all over, efpectally whim 
they are loung, of a deep or fad green Color, long 
and Jomewbat narrow , rent or torn in on theed-cs 
and fet with very many fharp Prickles. From 
among which, rife up very Prickly Stalks, armed 
with fharp prickly Fibres, branching forth in f 
veral places, and fet with the like Leaves up to 
the tops, where grow fcveial Heads , very much 
flored with fharp Pricks on all fides ; out of who Je 
midd e come forth the Flowers, confifing of a 'great 
numbet of Purplijh Threads, of an excellent brisk 
lively Color, which being pad away, the Seed comes 
lying in Doan as in other Tb (files. 
VII. The 
