Chap. 725. 'Englifh ‘Herbs . 1235 
Violet Wild Common. 
which have the Smell of the Garden Kind, but much 
weaker and. fome of them have almojl no Smell 
at all. Of this Wild kind , there is the Purple 
fort , and the yellowifh white. I am apt to believe , 
that the Garden kind is only this Wild kind Tranf- 
planted into Gardens , where having a better Soil to 
grow in , it becomes more perfett in its Color and 
Smell . 
VI. The fourth, or Upright Wild Violet. 
, its Root conjifts of Strings , which abide not ajter 
r Seei time , but preferves its Species by Sewing it 
fe If every Pear. It grows to be about a boot high or 
more , with hard upright Stalks , which yet bend 
down again their tops , having two Leaves fome- 
what round , fet at each Joints but longer , and 
snore dented about the edges than thofe of the Gar- 
den kinds ■, at which Joints , with the Leaves on 
both fides of the Stalks , comes forth a larger flow- 
er, and more fpread open than it, being more like 
a Hearts-eafe, or Panfey, but of a pale purplifh co- 
lor, which as Matthiolus fays, is almojl as fweet 
as the Garden Violet * but as Lobel fays, is with- 
out any Smell at all. Ajter the flowers are paft, 
follow the Seed Vejfels , ( which are longer than thofe 
either of Violets or Hearts-eafe) in which is con- 
tained as fmall Seed as that of Hearts-eafe, but 
whitifh. 
VII. The fifth, or Wild Jagged Violet, or Ca- 
rolinian Violet. It has a fpreading fibrous Root, 
and rifes up with Stalks about a foot or more high , 
but fo weak as that they can fcarcely keep them- 
felves upright, but bend towards the Ground , un- 
lefs they have fome Shrubs, Bujhes , or other matter 
to lean againjt. There firft Spring from the Root 
feveral Leaves, upon a pretty long footfialk, which 
are long, and cut in on the edges on both fides , in- 
to feveral Divifions , which fome will have to re- 
femble the longer fort ofC rowfoot Leaves, other * 
an Anemone Leaf but thofe which I Jaw a/id ga- 
thered with my own Hands , roe re jagged, and fha- 
ped more like a Vervain-Leaf, fating nfide the co- 
lor. Between the fe Leaves rife up feveral fmall 
St alks, with like Leaves, but lejfer upon them, which 
grow lejfer and lejfer up to their tops, which have 
flowers upon them , of a pale Purple color , very 
like in form to our common Garden kinds, but not 
fo deep (haded, but fome of them of a Vale Purple , 
and fome of a whit iff) yellow, and fwie of thefe 
left with a little reddifhnefs towards the bottom of 
their Leaves • fome of thefe flowers had a very 
faint or Languid Smell of our common Garden Vi- 
olets, and others had no Smell at all : The Stalks 
bore alfo round Heads or Seed Vefjels, ( which con- 
tained the Seed ) like to the Seed Vejfels ofV iolets. 
^ VIII. The Places. The firft and fecond grow in 
Gardens • rhe third Wild in Fields and Woods, un- 
der Hedge Sides-, the fourth grows wild in warm 
Climates, as Spain, Italy , Greece, Afia, Sic. but 
with us in Gardens ; the fifth grows Wild in fe- 
veral parts of America. I found it growing plen- 
tifully in South Carolina , in the Woods not far 
from Charles Town. 
IX. T/tf Times. They all Flower in March, 
and if the Seafon is mild, fometimes earlier. The 
Double Violets Flower later than the Single , and 
hold their Flowers longer ^ and fome of them 
haY<? been obferved to Flower again in Autumn, 
if the Weather be temperate and mild. 
X. Obfcrvat. The Culture of the Single Gar- 
den Violet, is what every body knows, which de- 
lights itfelf in fhady places, and fuch as are lealt 
expofed to the Sun. The Double Violet grows in 
any fort of Ground, upon the edges of Borders in 
Gardens, which when it blows, its Flower is very 
agreeable to both Eye and Smell: To make it 
thrive, it ought to be Re-planted every three 
Years, and fo kept clear from Weeds, which is all 
the trouble it requires. 
XI. The Qualities. Garden Violets while frefh 
and green, are cold and moift in the firft degree, 
Aperitive, and gently Abfterfive, or opening the 
Bowels by Purging. 
XII. The Specification. Violets cool the heat 
of Fevers, allay Inflamations in the Throat and 
Lungs, are profitable in the beginning of a Quinfie 
and Pleurifie, and are faid to help the Falling- 
Sicknefs in Children. 
XIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1 . A Juice both of the Leaves and flowers. 
2. An Infufion of the Flowers. 3. A Syrup of the 
flowers. 4. APouder of the Leaves. 5;. APou- 
der of the flowers. 6 . A Pouder of the Seed. 
7. A Cataplafm of the Leaves, as alfo of the flowers 
of the White Violet. 8. A Julep. 9. Oil of 
Violets. 
The Virtues . 
XIV. The Juices. 1. Of the. Leaves. It cools 
any heat or diftemperature of the Body, whether 
inward or outward -, abates Inflamations in the 
Eyes, alfo in the Womb, and in the Fundament, 
by being ufed as a Topick. And being drank to 
2, 3, or 4 Ounces, it gently opens and purges the 
Bowels, and is good againft Quinfies and Pleuri- 
fies. 2. Juice of the flowers. It has the fame 
Virtues, and is good againft the Pleurifie and 
Obftruttions of the Lungs, hot and (harp Rheums, 
hoarfnefs and wheezing. 
7 S 2 XV. The 
