Lib, i. 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. $ j -j 
2 clttjius, a man Angular in the knowledge of plants, hath fetdowne this herbe foroneofthe 
Chickweeds, which doth very well referable the Storks bill, and might haue been there inferted 
But the matter- being of finall moment I let it palfe : fordoubtleiTeitparticipateth ofboth rhai- 
is, the head or beake ofStorkes bill, and the leaues of Chickvveed, which are long and hairy* like 
tho.e of Scorpion Moufe-eare. The floures are fmall, and of an herby colour 5 after which corie 
long horned cods or feed-veflels, like vnto thofe of the Storks bill. The root is fmall and fi n c! P 
with firings fattened thereto. f 3 
3 Iuie Chickevreedor finall Henbit,hath thin hairy leaues fomewhat broad, with two cuts or 
gafhes in the fides,after the maner of thofe of ground Iuie, whereof it tooke his name, refemblm<r 
the backeofa Bee when fhe flicth. The ftalkes are fmalh tender, hairy, and lying flat vpon’ the 
ground. The floures are llendcr, and of a blew colour. The root is'little and tbredtfy. 
4 The great Hcnbit hath feeble ftalkes leaning.toward the ground, whereupon doe orow at 
certaine diftancc-s leaues like thofe of the dead Ncttclljfrom the bofome whereofeome fouh (len- 
der blew floures tending to purple ; in fhape like thofe of the fmall dead Nettle. The root is 
tough, Angle, and a few livings hanging thereat. 
9^ . The Place, 
Thefc Chickweeds are fowne in gardens among potherbes,in darke fhadowie p!aces,and in the 
fields after the cornc is reaped. r : 
he Time. 
They flourifh and are greene when the other Chickw'eedes are. 
The Names. 
The fir If and third is called Morfus Gallm*, Hens bit, Alfilic Hederula , and Hederacea • LobelUKo 
calls the fourth Morfus G alin* folio HederuUalterVm high Dutch t in French, Morfrelin 
and Morgelinc : in low Dutch, i^oeutlcrebect Jin Englifh, Henbit the greater and the lefler. ? 
«jf The Temper at tire’ and Vertu.es . 
Thefeare thought alfti tabecoiiId'andmoift,and like to the other Chickweeds in vextne and 
operation. 
Chap. ip^. 
I Anagallis mas . 
MalePimpernell. 
(vW i S . * lA-* . 
Of Tiinpernell. 
2 Anagallis fasmina. 
.. Female Pimpernell. 
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