1260 Salmon ' s Herbal. Lib. 1 . 
CHAP. DCCXXXVIII. 
Of WIND-FLOWERS: 
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ANEMONES. 
I. r ~T'HE Karnes. This Plant is called in Greek 
JL ’A vt/uuvn, d-fl ra dnfAH, quafi Herb a V entl : 
in Latin Anemone-, alfo Hcrba Venti, and Flos 
Venti • and in Englifh we call them Anemones and 
Wind-Flowers. 
We have already in Chap. n. and 14. of this 
Work aforegoing, briefly dilcourfed of the Garden 
and Wild Kinds of this Plant, not then intending 
to make this our Herbal a Florilrgium -, but after- 
wards upon fecond Thoughts, confidering how ac- 
ceptable it might he to blonlrgifls , to Perfons of 
Vitality, Gentlemen and Ladies , whofe Curioficy 
might lead them that way, and were very inclina- 
ble and Indultrious in improving themlelves in the 
Knowledge and Culture of Flowers , we then rel'ol- 
ved to make it as ufeful to them as we could j 
and therefore in all the following Difcourles, where 
we have treated ol Flowers, we have been very care- 
ful to give the Curious and Indultrious that way, 
if not a plenary Satisfaction •, yet fuch an Intro- 
duff ion to the Knowledge and Culture of them , as 
we hope may gratifie all the Lovers of thofe ad- 
mirable Curiofities. And fo in order to the fame 
Refolutions, feeing we had been fo brief in the faid 
Chap. 13. and 14. under the Title of Anemones , 
we fhall now plentifully fupply here, what we 
were defective in there. 
II. The Kinds. There are 1. The Wild Kinds , 
of whic s we have already treated in Chap. 14. and 
Chrp. 543. aforegoing, of which we fliall fay no 
more. 2. The Garden or Manured Kinds , of 
which we fhall treat more fully in this Chapter, 
and they are, \. Anemone lot t folia florc fimplici , 
Broad Leav’d Anemone Single Flower d. 2. Ane- 
mone latifolia flore mulliplici , five flore pleno , 
Broad Leav’d Anemone double Flower’d. 3. Ane- 
mone tenuifolia flore fimplici , Narrow Leav’d Ane- 
mone Single Flower’d. 4. Anemone tenuifolia 
flore duphei , vel florc pleno , Narrow Leav’d Ane- 
mone double Flower’d •, of all which in order. 
Of each of thefe principal kinds, there are a great 
number of Varieties, too many to be fpecified in 
this Setfion -, and therefore avoiding that trouble 
here, we will give you their feverai and various, 
or particular Appellations in Courfe, as they fhall 
be Defer ibed. 
The "Defcriptions . 
I. Of Broad Leav’d Single 
ANEMONES. 
III. 1. Anemone latifolia flore fimplici -, Broad 
Leav’d Anemones with Single Flowers. Its Root 
is tuberous, with fome Fibres adjoining to it. Its 
Flowers are all Single, with one row of Leaves, and 
a hairy Head in the middle, of a color differing 
from that of the Leaves. It is of divers forts and 
colors, fome bigger, others lelier, fome taller, o- 
theis lower*, anti the Flowers are of divers Reds, 
Purples, Scarlets, deeper or paler, even to Pink, 
or Peach color, white, Silver, or Aflicolox -, fome 
Wind-Flower Garden Single. 
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of the heft forts of which, are kept by l/orifls for 
their Seed fake, from whence many diverfities are 
raifed, and fome Double Flowersas well as Single ; 
and of differing colors, as well plain as ltriped. 
In all thefe Single Flowers, and fome of thofe lefs 
Double, than the Double kinds, the Head in the 
middle, after the Flowers are fallen, grows bigger 
and full of Down, in which the Seed is endoled, 
which mull be carefully gathered as foon as it is 
ripe, elfe it will be all blown away with the 
Wind. Thefe Single kinds are to be Sown and or- 
dered after the fame manner as thofe with the nar- 
row Leaves. 
IV. 2. Anemone latifolia flore luteo fimplici 
Hortenfis : The Garden broad Leav’d Single yel- 
low Anemone, or Wind-Flower. Its Root grows 
downward into the Ground, diverfly fpread with 
Branches here and there, of a brownifh yellow on 
the outfide, and whitilh within, fo brittle that it 
can hardly be touch’d without breaking. It has 
divers broad round Leaves, fomewhat divided, and 
indented withal on the edges, brownilh at the firft 
rifing out of the Ground, and almolt folded toge- 
ther ; and after, of a fad green on the upperfide, 
and reddilh underneath. Among which, rife up 
fmall Render Stalks, befet at their middle with 
two or three Leaves, more cut and divided than 
thofe below, with fmall yellow Flowets at their 
tops, confiding of ten or twelve Leaves apiece, 
having a few yellow Threads in the middle, ltand- 
ing round a lmall green Head, which in time grow- 
ing ripe, contains fmall flat Seed, enclofed in a 
folt Wood or Down, which is eafiiv blown away 
with the Wind. 
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