Chap. 7 ^6, 'Englijb Herbs. 12 5 5 
Whitlow - Grafs Jagged. 
they dye away, and are no more to be feen al 
the Year after. 
IX. The Qualities. They are all of them hot 
and dry in the third or fourth degree. Attractive 
and Suppurative. 
X. The P reparations . You may make, I. A 
half am or Ointment of the whole Herb. 2. A Ca- 
taplafm thereof. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Balfam , Ointment or Cataplafm, are 
applyed to thofe Apoltems at the fingers ends, 
called felons, and by the Roots of the Nails cal- 
led Whitlows, which it is faid they effectually cute. 
CHAP. DCCXXXVI. 
Of WHORTLE-BERRIES.- 
O R, 
molt naked Stalks, each fpreai out into feveral 
Branches, all of which, have at every Joint, one 
ftngle but fmaller Leaf, much like the former ; 
which Stalks towards the tops, bend a Little down- 
wards, with fome white Flowers at the tops, greater 
than the former, and Husks which hold the Seed, 
which is greater alfo. 
V. The third, or Greater Whitlow-Grafs. This 
from a fmall f ibrous Root, has very many Leaves 
fpringtng forth, and lying on the Ground in a 
round Compafs, one by another, about 3 Inches 
long , and an Inch broad apiece ; rough , hairy, oj 
a dark green color , and a little denied about the 
edges, growing on Jhort Footjia/ks ; from the mid- 
dle of which, rife up one or two , rarely three , 
fmall round naked Stalks, with few, or rather 
■no Leaves thereon, fo weak as fcarce/y to ftand 
upright, out bending downwards-, at their tops 
come forth feveral fmall white Flowers, after 
which, come fmall long Pods, containing fmall 
reddtjh Seed, but nothing fo hot or Jharp as 
the Seed of the firft. 
VI. The fourth, or LelTer Whitlow-Grafs. It 
has a Root which is [mall, hard and woody -, the 
Plant is fmaller than the former, having divers 
Leaves lying on the Ground, lejfer than the Greater 
aforegoing, like unto the leffer Moufe-Ear, called 
Cats Foot, but not fo hoary, yet a little hairy, 
of a yellowijh green color -, from among which , 
grow up feveral fmall, ftrait, and crefled Stalks, 
6 Inches or more high, branching forth at the tops, 
where come forth feveral white flowers, after 
which follow very Jlender long Pods, like thofe 
of Flixweed, full of fmall reddijh Seed, at Jharp 
and hot in Tafte at Creffes. 
VII. The Places. The two firft are often found 
to grow upon Brick and Stone V* alls, and upon 
old Tiled Houfes which are come to have much 
Mofs upon them ; and fometimes they are found 
growing upon lhadowy and dry Mud Walls. 
The two laft are found growing upon Open Hills, 
and other like dry Grounds. . 
VIII. The Times. They Flower very early in 
the Spring, fometimes in January and February, 
if the Weather be mild ; for about the end ot 
April, when the Weather begins to grow warm, 
BILLBERRIES Heath and Marjh. 
I. T -1 H E Names. It is called in Greek 
X Td'jir : in Latine Vitis Ida ; i. e. expartc 
Idequam vacant Phalacras \ Vitis Idea Theophrajli : 
in Latine Vaccinia , Vaccinium Fritter -, and in 
Englilh IVhorts , Whortle-Berries , and Bilberries. 
11 . The Kinds. Authors make 9 or to Species 
of them, or more ; we (hall deferibe thofe only 
which are molt known and common to us, which 
are the four following, viz. 1 . Myrtillus exiguus 
Lugdunenfis, Mattbioli, If Tragi-, (but certainly 
it is no Myrtle, nor Species of a Myrtle.) Vitis 
Idea vulgaris baccis nigris, Camcrarij, Cluftj , If 
Gefneri ; (but it is not the Vitis Idtea which bears 
Currans, for that Noble Vine grows not on fo 
high, or Snowy Mountains, but in the Plains and 
Open Hills, being a Cultivated Vine.) Vaccinia 
nigra, Dodonei If Lobe/ij ; Bago/e primum genus 
Cefalpini-, Our Common Black Whorts or Bil- 
berries. 2 Vitis Idea rubra (by all Writers there- 
of) Vitis Idea folijs buxeis Cluftj , Radix Idea 
frutlu rubro Anguilare, (as he called the other 
Radix Idea fruttu nigro : ) Radix Idea Diofcori- 
dis Lugdunenft -, and Vaccinia rubra by almolt all 
Authors ; Our Red Whorts, or Bilberries with 
Box - Leaves. 3. Vitis Idea tertia Cluftj ; Myrto- 
malts, Petromclis, Pyrus Cervina, Pyrafter Idea 
Gefneri, Sweet Whorts or Bilberries. 4. Vaccinia 
paluftria Dodonei If Lobelij ; Acinnaria palufiris 
Gefneri in hortis ; Oxycoccum Cordi Vitis Idea 
paluflris Bauhini -, Vitis Idea tertia Clufj -, Vacci- 
nium pa/ulire-, Marfh Whorts, or Bilberries. 
The Defcriptiotis. 
HI. The fiilt, or Our Common Black Whorts, 
or Bilberries. Its Root grows aflope underGround, 
Jhooting forth in feveral places as it runs. It is 
a fmall Bulb, which creeps as it were upon the 
Ground , fcarcc riftng a Foot and half high, with 
feveral fmall dark green Leaves, fet on the green 
Branches, which it fpreais abroad on both ftdes. 
