Of the Hiftoryof Plants. 
12 . 
I This ftrange three leaned Liuervvorc differeth not from theformer,fauing that this brings forth 
double blew floures tending to purplejand the others not fo. 
There is another in my garden with white floures,which in ftalks and euery other refpeft is like 
the others. 
I Hepati cum tri folium. 
Noble Liuervvort. 
l Hepatic a trifolia rubra. 
Noble red Liuerwort, 
The Place , 
Thefe pretty floures are found in 
ritoft places of Germanie in fhadowie 
woods among fhrubs,and alfo by high- 
ways Tides : in Italy likewife, and that 
not onely with the blew floures, but the 
fame with double floures alfo. by the 
report of Alphoafus P and us D r . of Phy- 
ficke in the Vniuerfityof Ferrara, a man 
excellently well feen in the knowledge 
of Simples. They do all grow likewife 
in my garden, except that with double 
floures , which as yet is a ftranger in 
England : £ it is now plentiful in many 
gardens, i 
The Time. 
They floure in M xrch and April, and 
perfefil their feed in May. 
The Names. 
Noble Liuerwort is called Hepiticx 
irifolia , H epatica aurea,Tri folium aweum: 
of Baptist Sardis Herb a Trinitatis : in 
high- D utch , C)?l HflLE IttMt : in 
low- Dutch , Oil UtUE CMlit J in 
French, Hspatiquc : in Euglifh, Go'den 
Trefoile, three leauel Liuerwort,noble 
Liuerwort, and herbe Trinitic. 
The Temperature. 
Thefe herbes are cold and dri£, with 
an aftringent or binding qualitie. 
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