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Chap. XXIII. 
Such,u. Caflidony. 
ire two kindes of Stxcha,!, one with a purple flower, the other with a yellow , of each whereof 
are divers forts ; Heliochrjfum zlCo is added unto them, by 'Sunbmus and others, that entitle many 
of CbrjfoconK with that name, but I doe not Co thinke it fitt. 
i. St etch as Va't’aris. 
The ordinary Caffidony or French Lavender. 
1. Stadias vulgaris, The ordinary Caflidony or French 
Lavender. 
'Thecommon Sticadove as we call it in Tome places, or French 
Lavender that grovveth with us,issi pore tender plant than laven¬ 
der, and more like an hearts than a bufh or fhrub,not above a foot 
and ahalfe high, having many narrow long whitifh grecne leaves 
like unto Lavender, but lofter and fipaller,fet at feverall diftances 
about the ftalkes, which fpread into fundry branches, at the tops 
whereofftand long and round,and lbmetimes foure-fquare head?, 
of a darke greenifh purple colour, compact of many kales, from 
which come forth the flowers of a*Lluifh purple colour , after 
which follow feed vefleL, which are fomewhat whitifh when 
they arc ripe, containing blackifh browne feed within them: the 
roote is fomewhat wooddy, and will hardly abide our cold Win¬ 
ters, except in fome places, or before it have flowred: the whole 
plant is fomewhat fweet, but nothing fo much as Lavender. 
2. Stadias vulgaris (lore albo, White flowred Caflidony. 
This Caflidony differeth not from our ordinary garden Cafli- 
dony in any other thing fo much as in the flowers , for although 
the leaves grow thick together upon the branches, being a little 
greener, and not altogether fo white, and the heads fhort like- 
wife, yet the flowers ftarting from among the feales, are larger 
than in the other, and of a pure white colour, which is very rare 
to meete with. 
3 . Stadias iongioribtis ligulis. Caflidony with long leafed heads. 
This Caflidony likewife differeth very little from the ordinary 
kinde : the chicfeft differences noted betweenethem arethefe ; 
the toppes of the branches are bare, without leaves upon them, 
for an hand breadth in length or more , unto the heads: and the 
heads ofthefe are not fully fo large as in the other, but longer,and 
have divers hard, fliffe, and longer skinny purplifh leaves riling a- 
bove the heads of them, than at any time feene in the other,which 
in fome places have a fhew of fome fhort pieces like unto thinne 
skinny leaves, of a purple or blue colour, the flowers, feed, and 
rootes are alike, and fo is the fmeli. 
4. Stadiasferrata folio. Caflidony with dented leaves. 
This dented Caflidony hath fuch like fquare brittle flender hoary branches, whereon are divers Ion" narrow 
leaves let, many growing together, which are dented or notched about the edges, and as it were curled or crum¬ 
pled, greenc on the upper fide, and hoary underneath, of a hot tafle, fomewhat bitter : the toppes of the branches 
end in fomewhat long fquare ftalkes, naked, and without leaves unto the fpiky heads, which are fcaly, (tenderer 
and longer than in the other ■ the flowers are like unto the other, but of a more purple colour; at the toppes of the 
heads (land fuch like skinny leaves, of a bluifh purple colour as the former hath, the feed and rootes doe not 
differ. 
5 . Stadias viridis ( Dalechampi]. Yellow Caflidony with greenc heads. 
I doe place this Caflidony betweene both thefe forts, becaufe it doth in fome things partake with both, the de- 
feription whereof is in this manner. It hath many greene ftalkes,and wooddy like the reft, whereon grow the 
leaves at fpaces, many fet together, whereof the two outermoft are longer than the other, all of a pleafant greene 
colouf, at the toppes of the branches ftand fuch like fcaly heads as the former, but longer, from which come & forth 
yellow flowers round about the head s, at the toppes whereofftand two long greenc leaves. 
6 » Stadias Rofmarini facie Cretitk. Candy Rofmary like Caflidony. 
From the feed fent out of Candy by the name oF< 5 WWrofe this fine plant, fo like in face or forme unto the or¬ 
dinary Stadias, or Caflidony, that any at the flrft fight would furdy fay it were the fame r riling up with a ftalke, 
not much higher than Caflidony,divided from the very ground into divers branches,and they againe and againe in¬ 
to many letter. leaning downewards a little, befet at every joyrft, fometimes with two, and fometimes with three 
orfoure fmall and narrow long leaves, of a gray ifh greene colour, fuelling fomewhat fweet: at the Joynts with 
the leaves toward the toppes of the branches grow forth fmall flowers, very like unto Rofemarv both for colour, 
forme, and bignette, after which fucceed fmall round heads,or feed vettels, no bigger than Pepper-cornes, wherein 
arc conteincd fmall feed: the roote is flender and wooddy, divided into feverall fprayes: the whole plant is of an 
obfeure gray colour, andfmelleth fomewhat like Stxchas, but more weakely, tailing a little bitter, with fmall hear, 
but more aftringency. 
7. Cbrjfc-d 
