ETYMOLGICAL DICTIONARY, xxii'b 
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Equisetum, herba eft a cauda equinse fimilitudine 
nomen habens; fo called from its refemblance to the 
Tail of a Horfe. 
Erica, ab eriko^ frango, to break, becaufe the antients 
ufed it in curing the ftone in the human bladder. 
Erigeron, ab er, ver, tx. geron^ fenex, becaufe it is 
white in the fpring like the hair of old men. 
Eupatorium, ab Eupatore rege fic di6t. alii quod 
quafi hepati medeatur. From king Eupator, or elfe 
according to fome, becaufe it was fuppofed of fervicc 
in curing the diforders of the liver. 
Euphorbia, ab Euphorbo nomen habet Jub^ regis 
medico. From Euphorbus king Juba’s phyfician. 
Euphrasia, laetitia, joy. 
Fic ARIA, a fuke^ ficus, a fig-tree. 
Fragaria, quafi fragrantia; from its fragrance. 
Fumaria, a fumo did:, quod lacrymas alliciat ficut 
fumus, becaufe it draws the tears from the eyes as fmoke 
doth. 
Galeopsjs, a gale^ felis, a cat, et opfis^ vultus, the 
countenance or appearance. 
Gallium, zgala^ lac, milk, quod vim habeat coaguli 
in cogendo ladie. Becaufe it has the power of runnet 
in milk. 
Gentiana, a Gentio rege inventore. From king 
Gentius the firft finder of it. 
Geranium, zgeranos^ grus, acrane, quod infummi- 
tate habet fimilitudinem gruis capitis. Becaufe the 
feed-veflel has the appearance of a Crane’s Bill. 
Hedysarum, ab aron^ ungiientum, an ointment, et 
edufma^ fuavitas. Becaufe a fweet fmelling ointment 
ufed to be made of it. 
Helleborus, ab conftringo, to bind, et 
pabulum, food for cattle, i, e, a reftringent food. 
Heracleum, ab erakles Hercules. 
FIerniaria, ab hernia, the difeafe called a rupture. 
Hesperis, ab hefperis^ hefperus, the evening-, be- 
caule it gives a greater fmell by night. 
Hierasium, 
