Lib. z. Of the Hiftory of Plants. 6 j j 
growing out of euery knot or ioynt aboue an inch broad, and longer than the leaues of Pel litorie 
of che wall, whereunto they are very like in drape, but fmooth without haires or downe , and "of a 
light greene colour : the ftalkes are fomthing cleere,and as ituveretranfparent or thoro’v-fhinin°- 
and about the ioynts they be oftentimes of a very light red colour, as bethofeof Pdlitorieof the 
wall : the floures be whitifh on the topof the branches, like the Homes of Stitchwort, but yet lef- 
fer : in whofe places fucceed long knops, but not great, wherein the feed is contained. Tire root 
confifteth of fine little firings like haires. 
2 The fecond Chickweed for the moft part Iyeth vpon the ground : the ftalkes are fmall,flen- 
der, long, and round, and alfo ioynted : from which {lender branchesdo fpring leaues refembfino- 
the precedent, but much lelfer, as is likewife the whole herbe, which in no refpeift attained: to the 
greatnes of the fame : the floures are in like fort little and white : the knops or feed-heads are like 
the former : the root is alfo full oflictle firings. 
3 The third is like the fecond, but farre lefler : the ftalkes be moft tender and fine : the leaues 
are very final!, the floures very little, the root maruellous (lender. 
4 Alfo there is a fourth kinde which grovveth by the fea: this is like to the fecond, but the 
ftemmes are thicker, fhorter, and fuller of ioynts .-the leaues in like fort be thicker: the knops or 
feed-heads be not long and round, but fomewhat broad, in which are three or foure feeds con- 
tained. 
5 The vpright Chickweed hath a very fmall Angle threddy root, from which rifeth vp a {len- 
der ftemme, diuiding it felfe intodiuers branches>euen from thebottome to the top ; whereon do 
grow fmall leaues, thicke and fat in refpedt of the others, in fhape likethofe of Rue or Herbe- 
Grace. The floures grow at the top of the branches, confiding of foure fmall leaues of a blew 
colour. 
6 The ftone Chickweed is one of the common Chickvveeds, hailing very threddy branches 
couering the ground farre abroad where it grovveth : the leaues be fet together by couples: the 
floures be fmall and very white : the root is tough and very {lender. 
7 Speedwell 
