Chap. 719. Englijh ‘Herbs . 
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VI. The fecond, or Idler Garden Valerian. The 
Roots of this , are long and final f and very full tf 
Tib res or white Threds , fmelling like to the fmall 
Wild Valerian. It is in its Growth and Leaves 
very like unto the laft , but much J, mailer , having 
its Leaves divided much in the fame manner -, the 
lowernroft at bottom of the Stalk being without any 
divifton at all in them. The Stalks are not above 
half the height of the other , bearing fmall Tufts of 
vtnitifh purplifh blowers. 
V. The third, or red Valerian. Its Root is great, 
thick , and white, continuing long, and J, hooting out 
new Branches every Tear. It has feveral hard, 
mbit ifh , brittle green Stalks, full of Tuberous or 
Swelling Joints, at which ft and two Leaves one on 
each fide, and now and then fome fmall Leaves 
from between them, which are fomewhat long and 
narrow , broadeR in the middle, fmall at the lower 
end, and J harp pointed, of a pale green color , and 
without any Divifton or Dent on the edges. The 
Stalks are 3 or 4 beet high , branched at their tops 
at the ends of which, come forth many blowers to- 
gether, fomething like to the blowers of the firft , 
or our great Garden Valerian, but with longer 
Necks, of a fine red color , without any of the 
Valerian Smell. After the blowers have Rood blown 
a good while, they fuddenly fall away-, and the Seed 
which is fmall and naked, with a little Tuft of 
Down at the top thereof, ( whereby it is eafily car- 
riel away with the Wind,) ripens quickly after. 
VI. The fourth, or Greek Valerian. Its Root 
conftfts of a number of fmall, long, blackifh Fibres 
or Threads, without any of the Valerian Scent. It 
Valerian Greek. 
has many Winged Leaves lying on the Ground, Jome- 
thing like to the Wild Valerian, which grows by 
Ditch ftdes, but more render and fmall -, from a- 
rnong which, rife up two or three round, hollow, 
brittle Stalks, two or three Feet high , on which are 
fet at the Joints, fuch like Leaves as grow below, 
but f mailer : The tops of the Stalks are divided in- 
to many ftnall Branches full of Flowers, each eon - 
fifting of five fmall round pointed Leaves, of a 
fair, bleak, blew color in fome Plants, anl in 
others white, with fome white Threads ti.pt with 
yellow Pendents in the middle. After the blowers 
are pa ft, there come up in their places , fmall, hard 
Heads, containing fmall blackifh Seed. 
VII. The fifrh, or fmall Rock, or Annual Va- 
lerian.. Its Root is fmall, fender and fib rous. Its 
Stalk is ft raight, not r'tfing above a Foot high, di- 
viding it felf into Branches towards the top, and 
that always by couples. The bottom Leaves are 
whole, long, and a little roundifh pointed. The 
Valerian Rock : 
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Annual Small Setts all. 
higher Leaves are deeply notched or dented on both 
edges . The blowers are fmall, of a whit iff) purple 
color, confifting of five round pointed Leaves , upon 
round rough Heads, which when the Flowers are 
fallen, become Star fafhwrid, divided into five 
parts. 
VIII. The fixth, or Tuberous Valerian of Gandy. 
The Root in its upper part is roundifh, fhort and 
Tuberous -, from whence fhoot forth round about ir 
fmall long Strings, each of which having at its end , 
a fmall longifh round Tuberous Root, fafinedtothe 
fame, not much unlike to the manner of FiNpenduIa 
Roots, whofe Smell is very much like to that of 
our firft great Garden Valerian, before defer ibed. 
The firft Leaves which Spring up from the upper- 
moft great Tuber, lye upon the Ground round about 
the fame, and are green, thick and round, like to 
the Leaves of Afarabacca, and fometimes greater. 
The next which come after them are longer, and 
much divided or cut in on the edges and tbofc 
which yet follow, are more and more divided ■, fo 
that thefe which grow upon the Stalk, are very like 
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