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?. Valeriana annua five feftiva Cius'fi 
Summer Valerian, 
foote high, with fome leaves growing theteon, two alwayes fee 
together at a j'oynt, as in the other Valcrians, but fmaller and 
more divided than the lower ; branching forth towards the top, 
on the which hand many flpwers fet together in tufts, being 
fmall and long, divided at the brimmes into five parts, making a 
(hew of flowers, confiding offive leaves a piece, fomewhat like 
unto the flowersofthe Indian Valerian next following, and are 
of a pale red or flefh colour, which afterwards bring fmall feed, 
like unto the red Valerian of Dodomm-, the root is fmall, white, 
and wooddy, but perifheth every yeare; this hath a fmall weake 
feent of Valerian. 
6 . Valeriana India Jive CMextcana. Indian Valerian. 
The Indian Valerian groweth quickly into a ftalke, from the 
firfl leaves that fpring up, which are but few next the ground, 
fomewhat long and broad, fomewhat like unto the firfl: leaves of 
the Mountaine Spiknard, ofa pale greene colour; the ftalke is 
Weake and hollow, not Handing upright, but leaning or bending 
downewards, fet with joynts, at the which ftand two long 
leaves, like unto thofe below, but a little more cut in or divided 
at the edges, and at the joynts likewife fhoot forth two branches, 
fometimes on each fide one, and fometimes but one branch on the 
one fide, which are divided, and at the toppes of them doe beare 
many flowers, fet thicke together in an umbel! or tuft, each 
whereof is fomewhat long, ana endethin five divifions; two of 
the uppermoft whereof are broader and fhorter than the reft, o- 
ther two hangdowneas labels or lips, and the fiFe is the greateft 
handing in the middle, in fome plants ofa deepe red,or purple be¬ 
ing in bud, and of a pale purple colour being open, and in others 
milke white; each of thefe ftandeth in a fmall greene huske, 
wherein after the flower is fallen,the feed groweth, which huske 
openethitfelfe,andfheddcththefeedonthe ground, when it is 
through ripe, if it be not carefully tended and gathered, which is 
