f ]T rise i. The Theater of Tlantes. C kap. 7,6. 97 
ciajius doth a<*ree, faying that it cannot be that of Diofcorides, which hath as hec faith, divided leaves like unto 
Sea Wormewood, and yet fetteth downe both it and the reft of that kinde, under the name of Abrotanum famina, 
which I thinke he would not doe, if he thought they had not fomc neare refemblarice; but CMatthiolus doth fhew 
aaainft Fucbjius, that the plant which he fetteth forth for Abrotanumfamina, is farre unlike it (being the Abjinthi- 
um Pontictsm of ‘Dodonaus and others, whereof I fnall fpcake in the next Chapter) and that although Fuchjius doth 
let forth the true Abrotanum famina oCDiofcoridcs, yet it is tinder the name of Cbamacyparipss, not knowing it to 
be the right: ‘Dodonaus alio (whom Gerard followethin tranilating his words, and h:s,G-jrrcclor ietteth them 
pafle as currant) contefteth that this Lavender cotton cannot bee D tofeortdet Abrctan&mffmihd -, but tyotild make 
his greateft and his (mailed Sothernwoods to be it: which as all may well obferve, differ very little 'either in leaves 
or flowers, from the ordinary mas ■ and therefore X the more mervaile that hee fhould refule this, for the flowers 
fake onely, feeing his mas and famines arc fo like in flowers : but Diofcorides in delcribing his Abrotanumfamina 
faith'J !oribus referta efi, comtmtibus in fnmmo fulgore 40 »,whichdoth moll lively exprefle the flowers hereof, and 
cannot be referred to cither of his Sothernwoods, and therefore he fetteth forth this plant, and the divers'kindes 
thereof, under the name of Santolina, which he would refertc to Elmdnypm, and StacbaldCiirrna, but how-tritely 
let others judge The firft is the Abrotanumfamina vulgare by M.itthiolm and divers others, and Santolina by An- 
guillara,^ they call it in feme places of Italy, and Crejfolina by Cafafpimss, as they call it in other places of Italy. 
Some of the later Writers would make it to be the Chan-.acypariffm beihaof Pliny , which may well be doubted of, 
feeing he is fo briefe therein, giving onely the bare name, and a few properties: the lecond is called by Camerari- 
ns Abrotanumfamina fdijs mages viridibus ; whereunto-feemethtoagfce, making it his lecond Abrotanum 
famina. Fabius Columna maketh it to be an other fort of Folium, butnot lo hoary as our ordinary Lavender cotton, 
in Englifh great Lavender cotton. The third is called by fordus Santonicummajus, by Tabermontams Abfmthium 
marinum primum : by Pena and Label it is takSn to bee the true Seripbium of Diofcorides , yet lay it hath the face of 
Abrotanumfamina. Dodonaus called) it his firft Santolina ; icis C/k/ks his third Abrotanumfamina, which he cal- 
leth Narbonenfe : Columna\f\s Folsj ahrra fpeeies major, and ‘Bauhinus his Abrotnm famina fore majors; in Englilh 
French Lavender cotton. The fourth is Dodonaus his third Santolina and Bauhinus his Abrotanumfamina folips erica , 
and called by fomc / ‘nyuentaria Lutetianorum, ‘Bauhinus judged: it to be Chamacypariffus Dalccbampif, as it is fet 
downe ill Luqdur.enfs, but by the companion of the defeription thereof, I finae that that (Jhamacypariptts doth bet¬ 
ter agree with the lecond Spanifh Abrotanumfamina of Clufins ,called Salmanticenjisfccunda, in his Spanilh obfer. 
vations. The fife is (flufms his fourth kinde of Lavender cotton, and the firft of his Spanilh kindes, and called by 
Bauhinus Abrotanumfaminafohjs Kofmarini majus : the fixth is the fecond Spanilh Abrotanumfamina of Clufius , 
which Bauhimss calleth Abrotanum famina Eofmarinifoli/s minus : the feventh is the third Abrotanumfamina Salma - 
ticenfis of Clttfim, called by Bauhimss Abrotanumfamina viridis. The eighth is Dodonaus his fifth Santolina, which 
Bauhinus calleth Abrotanttmfamina ripens canefcens, in Englilh Creeping Lavender cotton. The Lift Per,a and Label 
in their Adverfaria fay, they received both the plant and feed from Botonia, under the name of Sabina tAbgyptia, and 
referring it hereunto, call it Abrotamsmperegrinum CupreJftfolijs, which Bdubious thinketh to bee Dodonatfr his 
fourth Santolina : but there is fome doubt thereof,as I faid before in the defeription,for Dodonaus giveth flowers to 
his fourth Santolina, with the leaves of Ciprefle: but Bauhinus maketh two lorts of this plant of Label, the one he 
calleth Abrotanumfamina folips Cuprejft ,and the other Abrotanum Sabina folio, and qnoteth Label for both, when a3 
Label doth acknowledge but one plant, although it be fet downe in two feveralf places of the .Adverfaria, but not 
in hisobfervations,as Bauhinus faith: Gerardhis figure of Chamacypariffus, which he calleth Lavender cotton, is 
utterly falfe, being the figure of c Jplufcus tcrrcUris clavatusymd his whole Chapter a meere tranfeript of ‘Dodonaus 
in moft things thereof. The Italians call it in lome places Santolina, and Crejpolina in others, as is before faid-, the 
Spaniards Terva lombrignera : the French Petit Cyprez,, and Cyprez.de jardin, and Guarde robbe : theGermanes Gar- 
ten Ciprez.: the Dutch Cipres, and we in Englilh Lavender cotton. 
The Vertues. 
Diofcorides, and lb all other Writers doe generally fay, that the vertues hereof and of the former Sothernewood 
are alike,working the fame cfFefts, and applyed to all the difeafes it is appropriate unto : but particularly it is ob- 
ierved by iMatthiolus , that halfe a dramme of the pouder of the dryed leaves of Lavender Cotton, taken in a lit¬ 
tle of the diftilled water of Fetherfew, every morning falling, for ten dayes together at the leaft, and afterwards 
every other day, is a very profitable medicine for women troubled with the whites to flay them. Flirty faith that 
his Chamacypariffus (which as I faid before, is taken by fome to be this Lavender cotton) is good againft the poifon 
of all venemous Serpents and Scorpions being taken ir^wine. The lied is generally in all our Country given to kill 
the wormes, either in children or elder perlons, and accounted to be of as great force as Wormefeed: the leaves 
alfo are good when feed cannot be had, but are not of fo great vertue. Clufius faith, that in Spaine they ufe the de- 
coftion of the Spanifli kindes, to take away the itch and fcabbes, in whomfoever have them, but he advifeth,there 
Ihould be caution itfcd in giving it. 
Chaf. XXXVI. 
eAbfnthbmt. Wormewood. 
B Lthongh Diofcorides (and Galen alfo) make mention but of three forts of Wormewood, rhe one a com¬ 
mon fort, well knovvne as he faith, the bell growing in Ptmtus and Cappadocia. The other Sea Worme- 
wood or Seriphistm, and the third Santonicum of the Country beyond the Alpes in France, yet there 
___ hath fince beene found out many hearbes, accounted to be kindes or forts of them, for fome likeneffe of 
face, or vertues, or both, as fhall be declared hereafter. 
r. eAbfnthiumvulgare. Common Wormewood. 
Common Wormewoodiswellknownetohave many large whidlh greene leaves, foinewhat more hoary un¬ 
derneath, much divided or cut into many parts, from among which rife up divers hard and wooddy hoary ftalkes, 
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