Tribe i. The Theater of Plantes. Chap. 27. 
3. (jratiola arnica, five latifolia major. The greater broade leafed or blew fiowred hedge Hyffope. 
1 his hearbe alfo is referred unto gratiola, tor fome rcfemblance it hath, both for place.and manner of growing, 
and efpecially for the bitterneffe thereof, fo like it, which by Label and Tena their judgements was thought at 
the firft likelieft to be a kinde of Lyfimachia, and fo entituled it oalericulata for diftindlion fake.but others of jood 
judgement fince, have otherwife thtught as you (hall heare anon: I have placed it, with the Gratiola, partly 
led by the authority ofothers.and partly by the common vote of thefe times, who as frequently call it Gratiola 
latifolia, zaLyfimachia galcricuDtai take the defeription thereof, therefore in this manner. It is a fmooth low 
plant not riling ab ove a foote high, with many fquare llalkes diverfly branched from the bottometo thetoppe, 
fet with diverle joynts and two fmall leaves at everyone, which Hand upon fhortfooteftalkes, being broad at 
the bottomc and fmaller to the end, a little dented about the edges, (which is not remembred in Lobe! and Pena 
their defeription) and full of veines, of a fadder greene colour than the former, longer alfo and broader: the 
flowers are gaping, fomewhatlike unto thole of Dead Netcles.of a faireblewifh purple colour,with fome white 
fpots the ein, every oncllanding.itthejoynts with the leaves up to the toppes: afterwhich come forth fmall 
f'eede veffels, formed fomewhat like unto thetoppe of the thigh bone of a man or bead, wherein the fmall nut 
or hucklebone is fet ; the upper part whereof doth firft open, when the (cede is ripe, and falleth away when it 
is touched, (hewing, within itfmall yellow f’eede: theroote fpreadeth much, and with many branches under 
grouud, qnickely thereby polTefling a large circuite or compafle. 
There is a Idler fort hereof found in the like places as the former, differing onely in the Imallneffeof the 
plant. 
4. Cjratioh latifolia jive nojlras minor. The leffer broad leafed hedge By (Tope. 
There is alfo another fmall hcerbe growing in our Land onely, for ought lean either heare orleame which 
Gerard firft found and called Gratiola latifolia, as referring irthercunto, audio doe \ alfo, yet more forthere- 
femblance of the flower unto the latt (which was not knowne to him, or at leaft not mentioned by liim) and bit¬ 
terneffe, than any thing clfe : Out of the wet boggie ground from among the grade &c. that groweth about it, 
lpringethup one or more fmall llaikes, fcarfehalfea footc high, round butcrefted as it were all the length, 
which fpread forth other fmaller branches; whereon doe grow many fmall leaves,lc-r by couples one againlt ano¬ 
ther, being fomewhat broade, but very fhort withal!, feeming almoft round, and ending in a point, a lirtle den¬ 
ted about the edges : at the joynts with the leaves come forth the flowers, every one by itlelfe, on a fmall foote 
ftalke, being in forme fomewhat like the lad, a gaping flower but fliorter, ofa pale reddilh colour, fpotted in the 
middleof the lower leafe, with many Imall white fpots: after the flowers are fallen coinein their places fmall 
l’cede veffels, in fhape fomewhatlike unto the nut ofa croffebow; wherein is conteincd fmall yellowifh. feeder 
the rootc is fmall long and white, fpreading it felfe under ground diverfe wayes; which perifheth not in the 
winter, neither runneth like the laft, but fpreadeth new branches every yea re : the tafle hereof is as extreamc 
hitter as the laft. 
The Place. 
They doe all naturally grow in moyft and marrifh 
grounds, wherein they will joy beft,if you will have them 
to livc.I he iirft naturally groweth in many places in Italy 
and withoutSaint fuJHnes gate at Padda plentifully,and 
is onely cherifhed in gardens with us. The fecond hath 
beene found naturally growing in fome places of our 
owne Land; but the third in many and fundry placesof 
this Country, in wet low grounds and by waters (ides: 
and the laff upon Hampficede heath in the wet boggie pla¬ 
ces, and in fundry other pa, res of the heath. 
The 7 ime. 
They all flower in Iune and July, the firft feldomegiveth 
good ieede in our land; all the other doe ripen their icede 
qnickely after their flowers arc paft. 
The Names. 
None of thefe hearbesare mentioned by any of the an¬ 
cient Cflreekeor I.atine writers, nor olFlinye, The (iritis 
generally now adayes, as it was formerly called Gratiola 
by Matthiolus, Gifner, Dodonans, Lobel, Lugdunerifis, and 
others: it is alfo called by fome gratia Dei, after the high 
Dutch name lotts gnad, which fignifieth fo much; yet 
foinc c^Ilit Gratia T)ei altera, becaufe there is another 
herbe among the Gerania fo called : Angui&arti thought 
it might be the Papnvcr fpumeum of'Diofcorides: the feede 
hereof is called ashee faith Gilbenech. Cordus calleth it 
Limneftum five Centauroides y becaufe diverfe for the bit— 
ternelfe fake thereof, did thinke it a fpecies of Cent annum 
minus : he alfo calleth it Eupatorium ATefues, for fo it was 
generally thought to be, in all the upper and lower Ger~ 
manie for along time, and among fome of our Apotheca¬ 
ries alfoin times pafttwhich opinion I thinke is worne out, 
time bringing the truth to light. Gefner calleth it Gratioht 
five CentauriMm aquaticum, and thinketh it may be the 
P alemonium pain fire amaritm of Hippocrates (the horfe- 
3: Crjtio'a c&ulta five latifoliamajor. 
The greater broade leafed or blew Sowed hcdgeByflbpc, 
V i leech; 
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