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Salmon / Herbal . Lib. 1. 
L ootftalk , not much unlike to thofe oj the Pear-Tree, 
indented about the edges, but differ and fmaller, 
which are of nt Jharp and hot a Tali? as the former 
from whence come alfo two clafping Ten dr els on 
each fide, by which it catches hold of any thing 
which ( lands in its way, or near to it. hrom the 
Joints likewife, where the Leaves (land, come forth 
the blowers with long Tufts or Heads , in the fame 
or like manner as the former , with the like Tufted 
Plumes of Leathers of a hoary white color , with 
Seed like the other below them, but fmaller. 
V. The Places. The firll grows in many parts 
of England , in Hedges of Fields, and by the High- 
way lide in Bedfordfhire , Buckinghamfhire , and 
Effcx, but chieliy in Kent where from beyond 
Woolwich to Grave fend, and from thence along to 
Canter bitty, you may fee it in many places * as 
alfo in molt of the Southern parts about London. 
The fecond is a Native of Spam, found by Cl u ft its, 
between Medina Sidonia and Cdlpe , and in other 
parts thereof: It is alfo laid to be a Native of 
our own Land, for Gerard fays, that he had found 
it in the Ifle of Wight, and in a Wood by Waltham ■ 
Ably. 
\ I. The Times,. They both Flower in July 5 
and their Plumes’appear in November and Decem- 
ber, and in fome places all the Winter. 
VI I . As to their Vitalities, Specification , Prepa- 
rations and Virtues , Authors have faid nothing at 
all ^ and therefore are not at all ufed in Phylick 
that I know of, tho’ they are both very hot and 
Hiarp in Talfe. T' hey are elteemed for the Plea- 
lure which they give by their goodly Shade, which 
is caufed by their bufhing out and climbing •, as 
alfo for the Beauty of their Flowers and Plumes, 
accompanied with a fweet and fragant Smell. 
VIII. Not a. Thefe (as well as the other Cli- 
mers) may ferve very well to make Arbors in Gar- 
dens, Orchards, or other places for Pleaiure * for 
which purpofe they are much more fit, than for 
many other things which are ufed on that account. 
TREFOIL Spiked, j ec Hares-Foot, Chap. 337. 
CHAP. DCCIV. 
^TREFOIL Sweet: 
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Garden C L A V E R. 
I 'T' HE Names. Trefoil is called in Greek, 
A TeiVAAw: in Lati neTr folium, (becaufeof 
its having three Leaves upon one Footftalk) and in 
Engltlh, Three- Leav'J Grefs, Clover, Clover, and 
1 ref oil. 
II. The Kinds. There are a great many Species 
ot this Name, but we fhall only take notice of 
thole which are to be found with us, which are 
T - Tri folium Odor a! urn. Sweet or Garden Trefoil’ 
of whtch in this Chapter. 2 . Trifolium pratenfe. 
Meadow Trefoil, of which in Chap. 70;. 3 Tri 
folium Siltyuofum, Codded Trefoil, of which in 
Chap. 706. 4. Tri folium Taluiofum, Marifi Tre- 
fo.l, of whtch in Chap. 707. Trifolium vel 
Lotus S.tquofus, Peale Trefoil, of which in Chat,. 
70S. following. 6. Trifolium fragijerum & St el- 
latum. Strawberry and Scarry Trefoil, of which in 
Chap. 709. 7 - f rifolium Arboreum, Cytifus, Tree 
Trefoil, of which m Chap. 7,0. 8. Tnfolium 
Ace, of urn. Sower Trefoil, or Wood-Sorrel, which 
Ice in l nap. 641. atoregoing. 
ill. The Garden Kinds. There are bur three 
forts of this Sweet Trefoil, which grow with us 
in our Gardens, viz. t. AsoC lias. re-, Diofeoridis : 
Tri folium Odor at urn, Lotus Vrbana Locum ; Lo- 
tus Saliva Camerarij , Cordi , Dodonti, Vuchftj, 
Gefneri Tnfolium Diofeoridis Trago-, Trifolium 
Odoratum alterum Dodonri, (becaufehe called Me- 
lilot Trifolium Odoratum -,J Lotus HorlorumOdora 
Lobelij - Lotus Hortenjis Odora Bauhini : (but Tu- 
berntmontanus calls it Melilotus vera, which it is 
not.) Now molt call it Trifoliim Odoratum, which 
is our Sweet or Garden Trefoil, or Claver. i. Tn- 
fohun Afphaltites, vel Afphalltum , Trifoliim Bi- 
tumirtofum ; Oxylriphy/lum Gefneri in Jiorlis, The 
ftrongerfeented Garden Trefoil or Claver. 3. Tri- 
folium Americanum, American Trefoil. 
The Descriptions. 
IV. The fir ft, or our fweet Garden Trefoil, or 
Claver. Its Root is fmall, white and thready , pe- 
rt firing every Tear, and riftng again every tear by 
the Seed that it Sows it Jelf, or being Sown in the 
Trefoil Sw^et : 
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Garden Claver. 
Spring. It riffes up with one frong, round , whitij 
Stalk, 3 or 4 beet high, fpreading out many Branch t 
on all ftdes, about which are Jet many Leaves ui 
on long boot folks, three always Jet together, of 
whitifh green color , very feft, and a little dentc 
about the edges, fine l ling not much unlike to F^ni 
gretk. At the tops of the Branches grow blower 
dof ely Jet together, each of them like to thofe , 
Melilor, but larger, and cf a bleak or pale watch, 
blew color * after which, come round white head 
containing dark yellow colored Seed. 
V. Gera 
