127 6 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. 1. 
times the Snow upon the heads of the Leaves • 
which , like unto the Anemones , do every Leaf rife 
from the Root , fever al jhort foot Stalks , /zo/ 
above 4 Lingers high , having Flowers in the 
middle of them , f which mojl commonly come up firfi ) 
and fome none : which Leaves (land as it were 
round , /&<? rifing up under the middle of the 
Leaf deeply cut in , and gafht almofi to the middle 
Stalk , 0/ a w/y fair deep green color : in the mid- 
dle whereof, clofe unto the Leaf fiands a J 'mall 
yellow Flower , con fifing of % or 6 Leaves , wry //,(’c 
<2 Crowfoot , with yellow Threads in the middle. 
After the Flower is fallen , //;<?/£ r//^ divers 
J mall Horns or Cods Jet together , /’zz which are con- 
tained whitifh round yellow Seed. 
IV. The Second , or Pale Flower’d Winter 
Woolfs-bane. This in its Root , Stalks , Leaves , 
Flowers and Seed , manner and form of growing , 
« d// refpetfs like the former ■, faving. only , that 
the Flowers of this are of a pale yellow color , 
and in fame Plants almofi white. 
V. The Third, or earlier wh’tifh Woolfs-bane. 
Its Root confifis of a number of dark brown Strings , 
which fpread and j alien them] 'elves firongly in the 
Ground. It fprings not out of the Earth till the 
Spring is well begun , tf/zi then ;’/ fends forth great 
broad green Leaves , deeply cut in about the Edges , 
and not much unlike the Leaves of the great Wild 
Woolfs-bane whitifh early. 
Crowfoot , but much greater : From among which 1 
Leaves , a firong Jiiff Stalk 3 F<?cf high, 
having here and there Leaves fet upon it, like un- 
to them which are lower , but fmaller. The Top of 
the Stalk is divided into 3 z?r 4 Branches , on which 
grow fever al pale yellow F lowers, which turn at 
la (l to be almofi white j in fajhion almofi like the 
Helmet Flower , but much fmaller , <zzzz/ tfflf gaping 
fo wide open : which being paft, divers fhort Pods 
come up in their place , zzz which is contained black 
Seed. 
VI. The Fourth, or late Flowering Woolfs-bane. 
Its Root differs not from the former : it has at large 
Leaves as the other laji deferibed , and as much di- 
vided \ cut alfo on the Edges fomewhat deeply , but 
of a Jrefher green color , and not rifing or fpring - 
/'/?£ 0/// cf the Ground , almofi a Month after 
the former is come up. The Stalk with Leaves 
thereon rifes to be 4 or $ Feet high , and with a 
long Branched head , 0/ yellow color'd Flowers , 
almofi whit iff but Flowers later almofi by a Month 
than the third aforegoing. The Cods and Seeds arc 
like the former. 
VII. The Fifth, or greater Woolfs-bane, with 
Larks heel Flowers. Its Root is fomething thick, 
long , and b/ackiff with feveral Fibres and long 
Strings adjoining to it , by which it takes firong 
hold in the Ground : From which Jhoot forth feveral 
green Leaves , of a very fad or dark green color. 
Handing upon pretty long foot Stalks , cut in on the 
Edges into 5 deep divifions or parts , even to the 
Stalk , and fomewhat rough or hairy ^ each part 
whereof is alfo dented about the Edges : From a- 
mong which rifes up a reafonable great and firong 
round hairy Staff about 2 Feet high , having fome 
fuch Leaves thereon as grow below at the Top 
whereof is growing many Flowers Spike fajhion , one 
above another , which are fafhioned fomething like 
thofe of Larks heels , but larger and thicker , with 
a fhort thick crooked heel behind them , of a very 
dead or fad blewifh purple color , feeming as if they 
were rugged or crumpled withal , which adds a 
greater ill favor* dnefs to them on the out fide but 
of a little frefher or more lively blew color , and 
fmooth on the in fide. After which come feveral 
ftnall rough Cods fianding together , like as other 
Aconites and Columbines alfo do, in which is con- 
tained a rugged black Seed. 
Woolfs-bane Larks heel’d, 
Greater and Le[fer. 
VIII. The Sixth, or leffer Woolfs-bane, with 
Latks heels. Its Root differs from the left, this 
having 1 or 4 thick Jhort blackijh Roots ending in 
fmall long points , fajined together at the bead. It 
