■ i e. n Of the Fliftory of Plants,' 
Barbarca. ^ The Place. 
\Vinter Creffes. * It groweth in gardens among pot herbes and 
very common in the fields, neere to parlies' and 
high wayes,almoft euery where. 
^ 1 be Time. 
This herbe is green all winter long, it floureth 
in May, and feedeth in Iune. 
The Thames. 
Winter Creffe is called of the Latines, Car. 
damiim , or Naflurtium Uibernum , of fome, Bar- 
harea, and Pfendobumum the Germanes call it 
£>.23atbemt leant : in lowe Dutch, winter 
licctTf, 
It feemeth to be Diofcorides his that is 
to lay , falfe or baftard Bunium .- in Englilfi, 
winter CteiIes,or herbe Saint Barbara. 
5T The Nature. 
This herbe is hot and drie in the fecond de- 
gree. 
•1 TheVertues. 
The feed of winter Crelfc caufeth one to 
make water, and driueth forth grauell, and hel- 
peth the ftrangurie. 
Theiuyce thereof mundifieth corrupt and fil- B 
thy vlcers, being made in forme of an vnguent 
with waxe,oyle,and turpentine. 
In winter when falad herbes bee fcarce, this Q 
herbe is thought to be equall with Creffes of 
c he garden, or Rocket. 
This herbe helpeth the feuruie, being boiled D 
among feuruie gra(fe,called in Latine Cochleana , " 
caufing it to worke the more effedlually. 
Chap. p. Of Mujlard. 
IT TheDefcription . 
i y He tamp ^garden Mu (lard, hath great rough leaues like to thofe of the Turnep but 
rougher and IcfTer. The ftalke is round,rough, and hairie, of three cubits high diuided 
into many branches ; whereon doe grow fmaO yellow floures, and after them long cfds (lender 
£rSdli r m f r° ntained ieed bi gg er then Ra P e feed > of colour yellow, of rafte 
iharpe, and biting the tongue as doth our common field muftard. ’ 
T 2 Our ordinary Muftard hath leaues like Turneps, but not fo rough the ftalkes am 
dre°leaues vnon'th ^ > T 1 ^ tlm . es t0 th re e,foure,or fiuecubits P high, they hauemfny branches, and 
wSS?ftSk f « bl fanche > cf P e « all y th e j Vppermoft, are long and narrow, and hang dwne- 
What fquare; the (bed is reddilTi or yellow! branCheS) Md f ? me “ 
they arem^re\^[H^ e Ji^ U ^ ard Tj S ? dl£ formerin leaues, and branched ftalkes, but lelTer, and 
album of tMim fn gmeyoubere being the S inapt fitivum alterum. of Label ; and the Sitlapi 
Routes, and leaues/fre mnc^nj^he^^defoibaE^ ^ ro °k ed c °ds,and whitifh feeds ; the ftalks 5 
indlntStTthSk?^^ f° f r ° f fRe P h ^ ard ? P urfe M larger, and more deeply 
made of fount leaues - the Sbe foo . c ’ bc f nn 8 at the W P yellow Homes 
fmaller than anyof the otha:s*but noTfo foarpe or biting^ 1 * 1 15 ^ ^ ™ Ch 
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