57° Of the Hiftory of Plants. Lib. 2. 
The Temperature and Vcrtue. 
A Rupture woort doth notably drie,and throughly clofeth vp together and fafteneth. It is repor- 
ted that being drunke it is Angular good for Ruptures, and that very many that haue been burden 
were reftored to health by the vfc of this hcrbe ; alfo the ponder hereof taken with wine, doth make 
a man to pifle that hath his water ftopt: italfowaftethaway the Rones in the kidnies’ andexpel- 
leththem. 5 1 
C h a P. 175. Of wild e Time . 
rsfThe T>eflcription. 
1 T) Oth Diofcondcs and Pliny make two 
I) kindes of SerpiHum, that is, of cree- 
ping or vvilde Timejwhereofthefirft 
is our common creeping Time,vvhich is fowell 
knowne,that it needeth nodeferiprion ; yet this 
yefhali vnderftand,that it beareth floures of a 
purple colour,as euery bodyknoweth.Ofwhich 
kinde I found another forr,with floures as white 
as fnow, and haue planted it in my garden^yhere 
it becommeth an herbe of great beauty: 
2 This wilde T ime that bringeth forth white 
floures differeth not from the other, but only in 
the colour of the floures , whence it may be cal- 
led SerpiHum vulgare flore aibo. W hite floured 
Wilde Time. 
There is another kinde of SerpiHum , which 
groweth in gardens, in fmell and fauour refem- 
bling Marjerome. It hath leaues like Organy,or 
wilde Marjeromejbut fomewhat whiter, putting 
forth many fmall ftalkes, fet full of leaues like 
Rue, but longer, narrower, and harder.The floures 
are of a biting tafte, and pleafant fmell. The 
whole plant groweth vpright, whereas' the other 
creepeth along vpon the earth, catching hold 
where it growes, & fpreading it lelfefar abroad. 
3 This great wilde Time creepeth not as the 
others doe, but ftandeth vpright, and bringeth 
forth little Render branches full of leaues like 
thole of Rue ; yet narrower, longer, and harder. 
The flours be of a purple colour, and of a twing- 
ging biting tafte : it groweth vpon rocks, and is 
hotter than any of the others. 
4 This other great one with white floures 
differeth not from the precedent, hauing many 
knaps or heads, of a milke white colour, which 
fetteth forth the dirference^and it may be called 
S erpillum, mains flore albo. Great white floured 
wilde Time. 
5: This wilde Time creepeth vpon the ground, 
let with many leaues by couples like thofe of 
Marjerom,but lefler, of the fame fmel.'the flours 
areofareddifh color. The root is very threddy. 
6 W 7 ilde Time of Candy is like vnto the 
other wild Times, failing that his leaues ate nar- 
rower and longer and more in number at each 
joint.* The fmell is morearomaticall than any of 
theothers,wherein is the difference. 
7 There is a kinde of vvilde Time growing 
vpon the mountaines of Italy, called SerpiHum 
Citratum , 
I SerpiHum •vulgrc. 
Wilde Time. 
3 SerpiHum majtrs flore purpura. 
Great purple wilde Time. 
