Of the Biftorie of Plants. 
L I B. 2. 
B The herbe boiled with white wine, honie, and a little allom, doth cure hot vlcers,and cankers of 
the mouth. 
C The leaues ftamped with a little bay fait, and bound about the wrifts of the hands,taketh away 
the ihaking fits of the Ague. 1 
D t A decoction of the Homes together with the leaues, is vfed with good fuccefle tomollifie 
Schirrous tumors. 
E The oile alfo made with thefe is good to be vfed to anoint a Paralyticke, as alfo a goutie part 
to mitigate paine. 
F Alfo a ftrong decoAion of the floures drunke, moueth the Courfes , and expelleth the dead 
childe. f 
i *T'He If a Ike of the great ftocke Gillofloure is two foot high or higher, round,and parted 
x into diuers branches. Theleaues are long, white, loft, andhauing vponthemas itwere 
a downe like vnto the leaues of vvillowe, but fofter : the floures confift of foure little leaues Grow- 
ing all along the vpper part of the branches, of a white colour, exceeding fweet of fmell : in their 
places come vp long and narrow cods, in which is contained broad, flat, and round feed. The root 
is ofawooddy fubilance,as is the ftalkealfo. 
The purple ftocke Gillofloure is like the precedent in each refpetft, failing that the floures of 
this plant are of a pleafant purple colour, and the others white, which fetteth forth the difference: 
ofwhich kinde wchaue fomethat beare double floures, which are of diuers colours, greatly eftee- 
med for the beautie of their floures, and pleafant fweet fmell . 
C h a r. 12 o. Of Stocky (jilloflourcs. 
x Leucoium albumjiue futtpur earn, flue -JioUceum. £ 2 Leucoi 
White, purple, or Violet coloured Stocke Gillofloure. Double 
$ 2 Leucoittmjlore multiplier. 
Double Stocke Gillofloure,’’ 
The Description, 
This 
