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Dodonaus and Lobel Abrotanum odoratum humile & denfe fmticofum : by Tragus Abrotanum tertium , and by Ban- 
hinus Abrotamm m.ts angujhfolium minus : in Englifh Small fweet Sothernwood, The fixth is cal’led by Matt bio lu s 
in his later Edition Ambrofta altera • whom Lacuna, Loniccrus , CaftorTurantes, Lugdunenfis and Camerarius doe 
follow, and Label Ambrofiat emu folia, Gefner calleth it Amhrojta Leptophyllos, and Clujilts Artbemifia tenia tenut- 
folia, it is Tragus his Abrotamm fy foe (Ire cjuartum : and Tab ermont anus, Gerard, and Bauhinus Ahrotanum c t tmpej}rc, 
in Erwlifh Field Sothernwood. The lad is called by 'Bauhinus Abrotanum campeflrc incamim Carlin* odor* i in En- 
glilh Hoary field Sothernwood. The Arabians call it Cathjum Kef urn , or Gaijfum: the Italians and Spaniards Abro- 
tano: the French Auronne & boisde S.lean: the Cermanes Stabwurtz: the Dutch Averome: and wee Sothern¬ 
wood. 
The Virtues, 
Diofcorides faith, that the feed brnifed, heated in warme water and drunke, helpeth thofe that are burden, or are 
troubled with crampes, orconvulfionsof finewes, witlithe Sciatica,and with the difficulty in making water,and to 
bring downe womens courfes *. the lame taken in wine, is an antidote or counterpoifon againft all deadly poifon, 
and driveth away Serpents, and other venemous creatures,efpecia!ly againft Scorpions and poifonfull Spiders • as 
alfo by the fmell oi the hearbe being burnt, or laid in places where they come : the oyle thereof being annoynted on 
places convenient, efpecially the backe bone, before the fits of agues takeththem away : it is profitably laid to the 
eyes to take away the inflammation of them, if it be put with feme part of'aroafted Qmfice, andboyled with a few 
crummes of bread : boyled withbarly mealc, it taketh away pimples, putties, or wheales, that rife in the face, or 
other parts of the body. Thefeedas well as the dryed hearbe, is often given to kill the wormes in children: the 
hearbe bruifed and laid to, helpeth to draw forth fplinters, and thornes out of the flelh : The afbes thereof dryeth 
up and healeth old ulcers, that are without inflammation, although by the (harpneffe thereof it biteth fore, 
and putteth them to fome paines, as alfo the lores that happen in the privie parts, of men or women. The afhes 
like wife mingled with old Sallet-oyle (for we have neither the oyle of the feed of the Maffick tree, which is much 
commended, nor the oyle of Cherua, or the great Spurge, called Palma Cbrifti , nor fome other that are ufed in o- 
ther Countries ) helpeth thofe that have their haire fallen, or their heads bald, to caufe the haires to grow againe, 
either upon the head or beard : Some fay the juyee thereof with oyle doth the fame. T) nr antes faith that the oyle 
made of Sothernwood, and put among other oyntments, that are uled againft the French difeafe, is very effeftuall, 
andlikewifekillethvermineinthehead. The diftilled water of the hearbe is faid tohelpe them much, that are 
troubled with the ftone, as alfo for the difeafes of the fpleene and mother. It is generally held by all both old and 
new Writers, that it is more offenfive to the ftomacke than Wormewood, becaufeit hath not that attrition in it. 
The Germanes commend it for a Angular wound hearbe, as their name of Stabrvurt given unto it doth teftific. 
Chap. XXXV. 
Abrotanumfamina. Lavender Cotton. 
Here are divers forts of Lavender Cotton, to be here remembred. 
i. Abrotanum famina vulgare. Ordinary Lavenicr Cotton. 
I. Abrotanum famina vulgare. Ordinary 
Lavender Cotton. 
The ordinary Lavender Cotton hath fundry wooddy brit¬ 
tle hoary branches, whereon are fet many long foure-fquare 
hoary or whitifh leaves, dented about the edges: at the tops 
of the branches ftand naked ftalkes, bearing every one a large 
yedlow head or flower, like unto Tanfie or Maudeline,but 
greater, ofa gold yellow colour, abiding fo a long time upon 
the ftalkes, and being kept dry likewife : after which com- 
meth fmall darke coloured feed: the roote is wooddy, and 
fpreadeth fundry hard fibres: it is of a ftrong fweet fcent,but 
not unpleafant, 
2 abrotamm famina magnum. Great Lavender Cotton. 
This Lavender Cotton is very like the ordinary Garden 
kinde , but not bulhing fo thicke with ftalkes, growing to 
have a great high and thicke (femme or ftalke, not fet with 
fo many branches thereon, but fomewhat bigger than the o- 
ther, whereon grow foure-fquare dented leaves like there¬ 
unto, but fomewhat larger, thicker and greener : the flowers 
(land in the fame manner every one upon his long ftalke, be¬ 
ing as yellow and large as they, which give the like feed : 
the roote fpreadeth in the ground with hard wooddy bran¬ 
ches, like the other, and endureth the extremities of Winter 
as w ell as the other: the fmell of the whole plant,and every 
part thereof is ftrong, but not fo pleafantto a great many, as 
the other: this will be propagated by flipping, as well as the 
other. 
3. Abrotanum famina Narbonenfe magno jlore. French 
Lavender Cotton. 
The French Lavender Cotton groweth not to bee fohigh 
as the ordinary garden kinde, but hath many wooddy ftiort 
little branches, not above halfe a yard high,’ diverfly fpread 
into many other fmall ones, whereon are leaves like the o- 
