j ribe z. c The c TheaterofTlantes. Chap. 7. 
1. Scammonefi SMonfptlia:* “Jfinis, CT 
2. Sccamooe Aigyptiica. 
Baft 3rd Scammonye ol Spaine and ^Eeypt, 
calleth it Volnbilh mar'inA. Bauhinus in 
his ?infix calleth it ScammonU LMonfpel affi¬ 
xes foliis acutioribsts . The other Alpinns 
faith the Egyptians call Sechamone, taking it 
as I fayd before for a kindc of Seammmye, 
as by their name may appeare : "Bauhiims 
fcemethto referre this to the other fort of 
thefecond kind of Apocynum of CIhJIus, but 
in my judgement he is millaken, the leaves 
of this being much longer, than in that, and 
the flowers differing, which in this is white, 
in the other reddifhand greene, like to the 
narrow leafed Dogs bane for he laith they 
are alike, and indeede makcth it his third 
Apecymm. 
7 he Vert ties. 
Thefe doe purge a little, but to little nurd 
pofe, none of them comming any thing 
neere the vertue or force of the true Scam- 
monye; yet they of Egypt doe fometimes 
ufe the joyce of their owne kinde, in the 
dead of the true ficammonye, and to that 
purpofe doe gather and harden the juyce 
thereof, and keepe it to ufe when they want 
better, allowing double quantity for a 
dofe. 
Chap. VII- 
SoldanellaJive Volnbilis marina. Soldanella or Sea Bindweede. 
it Lthouoh this plant growethby thefea fide, and plentifully enough on our owne coafts, in many 
' places, and might therefore be remembred among other Sea plants, when we cometothem ytr 
I becaufeithathaftrong purging quality therein, I rhinkeitnot unfit to joyne it unto the other of 
his nature: I will alfo ad joyne hereunto that kind that groweth upon bills, called Alpena or 
Montana , becaufe the leaves are round, lomewhat like unto theie. 
This Sea Bindeweede hath many weak^Ocnde^brownifli greene branches, trayling or lying upon the ground, 
rather than railing it felfe up, or diming upon other things, whereon ate let divers leaves; not alwayes two to¬ 
gether at a joynt, nor yet alwayes (ingle, one at a joynt, which ate almofl round liketinto the leavesi of 
ca. but a little unevenly dented about the edges, and thicker, every on (landing on along foote ftalkey and of 
a gray ifh greene colour; among which come forth the flowers towards the ends, every one by it felfe, ram¬ 
ming forth at the joynts, in fafhion like unto the (mail low common Bindeweede that groweth upon the 
ground by the way fides, every where almoft, but a little larger and of a reddifh purple colour: after 
w: ich come round heads, wherein is enclofed two or three round blacke feedes .- the roote is (mail and long, 
fpreading a little in the ground, and (hooting up diverfe heads in feverall places: if any part thereof be broken, 
there ifl'ueth forth a whitilh water, which as well as the leaves are bitter, fait and unplealanc. 
2 Soldanella maruima major. The greater Sea Bindweede. 
This other kinde hath likewife divers long (lender branches: whereon are fet larger leaves, many of them 
having a divifion, on both fides the leafe, next the bottome, and many of them but on onelide, and many alfo 
that are fmaller having none at all; yet all of them for the mod part a little (inuated on the edges, toward the 
ends, which are rounS or with a dent in the middle, making the point feeme double forked, with many vemes 
running therein •• the flowers are of a reddilh purple colour, and are not bell or cup fafhion, like the former, 
but confifts of five fomewhat large and long leaves: the heades and feedes are like the other, and the roote cree¬ 
ping a little in the ground. . ., . 
2. Soldanella Alpinamajor, The greater Monntame Soldanella. 
Fromthelikeneffeof the leaves, this Mountaine Soldanella tooke the name, which hath many hard round 
leaves, fet upon long foote (lalkes, a little unevenly cut about the edges, greeneontheupper fide,andot agray- 
ilh greene underneath, and fomewhat reddifh like the leaves of Sowbread, refembling the Sea Soldanella . t le 
flalkes are (lender, fmall, round, and reddilh, about a fpanne high, bearing foureorfive flowers at the toppes, 
every one hanging downc their heads, like unto a bell flower; confifling but of one leafe plaited into me o^ 
