154. Ch a f. 3. Theatrum Botanicum. Tribe. 2. 
(fomcyeares for it doth not every years with us) fpringeth forth a ftrong round ftalke, divided into fundry bran¬ 
ches, whereon ftand divers fomewhat large white flowers hanging downewards, confifting of fixe leaves with di¬ 
vers veines, of a weake reddifh or blufh colour l'pread on the backe ofthe three outer leaves,from the middle tojhc 
bottome, not reaching to the edge ofanyleafe, which abide not long, but quickly fall away without bearing any 
feed in our Country, as farre as could be obferved by any hath growne in this land,or in France 
The Place and. Time. 
This groweth in divers places of the Weft-Indies,and in our Englifh plantations alfo,of Virginia ,& New-England 
as it hath beene confidently affirmed to me. It flowreth not until!the middle or latter end of Iuly, the flowers fal¬ 
ling away within a while afeer they have beene blowne open. 
The Names. 
That it cannot be the true Yucca of OviedusfThevct and others, whereof the bread called Cafavi is made, both 
they and Monardes (hew plainely: for the true Tucca beareth leaves divided into feven or nine parts, Handing on 
long foot-ftalkes. Yet not knowing what other or fitter name may be given it, let it hold ftill that name o (imea 
or Tucca, or Hyjucca if you will, untill a fitter may be knowne- Bank intis calleth it Tucca foijs Aloes. 
The Venues, 
There hath not beene knowne any property conduciblc to any difeafe as yet found out, or related of it. Some 
Merchants Eadors have affirmed, but how probable I know not, that it groweth in fome parts of Turkie naturally, 
and that they make a kinde ofcourfe cloth from the threads in the leaves, which are ftrong and hard: but the Rela* 
tors were furely deceived herein, for if it doe grow there, it hath beene onely brought to them,as unto us and plan¬ 
ted : the natives formerly in Virginians I heare,did and doe make bread of the rootes hereof, as they of Hifpanioia 
doe of the true Iucca, and much after the fame manner, and it is laid likewife, that the raw; uyee is dangerous, ifnot 
deadly : Aldinus relateth that the wound made by the ftiarpe point end,' of one of thefe leaves in his owne hand, 
wrought fuch intolerable paines, that he was almoft befide himfelfe, untill by applying fome of his owne Balfamum 
thereto, it miraculoufly eafed him of the anguifli.and all other trouble thereof. 
Chap. III. 
' ■*Lapatbumfativum & Rha. Garden Dock and Rubarbe, 
|rjjEcaufeboth the true and the baflard Rha or Rubarbe are forts of Dockes, as ffiall be fhewed ; I have 
'' 1 therefore placed them together with the Patience or garden Docke in one Chapter, and unto them 
for the names fake, rather than for any knowne properties correfpondent, I have adjoyned two o- 
ther plants called alfo Rha, although they have no refemblance unto the Dockes,as the other forts of 
Rha have. 
1. Lapathttm fativum five Patientia. Garden Patience,or Monkes Rubarbe.’ 
Garden Patience is a Docke bearing the name of Rubarbe, for fome fmall purging quality therein, and groweth 
up with large tall (hikes fet with fomewhat broad and long faire greene leaves, not dented at all, the toppes of the 
ftalkes being divided into fmall branches, beare reddifh or purplifh flowers, and three-fquare feed like unto other 
Dockes: the roote is long, great and yellow, like unto the wild Dockes, but a little redder, and if it be a little dry- 
cd, fheweth leffe ftore of difcoloured veines then the next doth when it is dry. 
2. Hippolapathnm rotundifolium vulgare. Common Great round leafed Docke, or baflard Rubarbe. 
This Baflard Rubarbe hath divers large round thinne yeliowifh greene leaves,rifing from the roote, a little wa¬ 
ved about the edges, every one handing on a reafonable thicke and long brownifh foote-ftalke, from among which 
rifeth up a pretty bigge (hike, about two footehigh, with fome fuch leaves thereon as-grow below, but fmaller ; 
at the toppe whereof ftand in a long fpike many fmall brownifh flowers, which turne into hard theee-fquare fin¬ 
ning browne feed, like unto the garden Docke or Patience : the roote growethgreater than that of Patience, with 
many branches or great fibres thereat, yellow on the out-fide, and fomewhat pale yellow within, with fome dif¬ 
coloured veines therein, like to the Rubarbe next to be dsferibed, but much lefle than it, efpecially when it is dry, 
which then hath quite loft that frefli colour, which the other Rubarbe holdeth perfpicuoufly. 
3. Hippolapathnm maximum rotundifolium exoticumfve Rbaponticnm Tbracinm fedverius Rubarbarana verum. 
True Rubarbe, or Rubarbe of Pont us, or Englifh Rubarbe. 
Becaufeinmy former Booke, I made onely a fihort relation of this Rubarbe, and the efteds thereof; I tliinke 
good here to give you a more ample declaration thereof, for it deferveth to be worthily accounted of. At the firft: 
appearing thereof out ofthe ground, when the Winter is paft, it hath a great round brownifh head, rifing from 
the middle orfides of the roote, which openeth it felfc rntolundry leaves, one after another, very much crum¬ 
pled or folded together at the fii ft, and brownifh, but afterward fpreadeth it felfe, and becommcth lmooth; very 
large, and almoft rennd, every one (landing on a brownifh ftalke, of the thicknefle of any mans thumbe,when they 
are growne to their fulneflCi and moll ofthem two foot and more in length,efpecially in any moift or good ground: 
and the ftalke ofthe Ieafe alfo from the bottome thereof, next unto the roote, unto the lcafe it felfe; being as long, 
that is to fav, two foote more, the breadth thereof alfo in the broadeft place, from edge to edge being equall, or as 
much,of a lad or darke greene colour, and thicker in fubftance than the laft,of a fine tart or fovvrifh tafte.much more 
pleafant than the garden or Wood Sorrell: from among thefe rifeth up fonae, but not every yeare, a ftrong thicke 
ftalke, not growing fo high as the Patience or garden Docke, with fuch round leaves as grow below, but fmaller 
at every joynt up to the toppe, and among the flowers,which are white, contrary to the laft recited Baflard Rubarb, 
or any other ofthe Dockes, fpreading forth into many branches, and confiding of five or fixe fmall white leaves a 
peece, hardly to be difcerr.ed from the white threads that are in the middle, and feeming to bee all threads *. after 
which come brownifh three fquare feed, like unto other Dockes, but larger, whereby it may bee plainely knowne 
to be a Docke : the roote groweth in time to be very great, with diuers and fundry great fpreading branches from 
it, of a darke brownifh or reddifh colour on the outfide, and with a pale yellow thin skin under it, which cover.cth 
the inner fubftance or roore; which rinde and skin being pared away, the roote appeared) ot fo freffi and lively a 
colour, 
