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4 . Ucliotropium tiUotcum. 
The colouring or dying Turnefole. 
3. Heliotropium minus . The fmaller Turnefole. 
This fmaller Turnefole groweth very low, lying almoft with his (lender weake branches Upon the grounds 
having thereon many fmall leaves, like the other in forme, but three times leflc in fubftance, neither ftalkes nor 
leaves white nor hoary, but of a darke greenc colour : the flowers are much fmaller and yellowifh, not growing 
in long crooked or bowing heads like the former, nor at the toppes of the branches, but Handing at the j'oynts^ 
upon very fmall ftalkes, fome above the leaves and others under them, which afterwards turne into fmall round 
heads or buttons, like unto wartes, wherein is fuch like feede as the left, but fmaller and a little rounder. 
4. Heliotropiumtricoccum. The colouring or dying Turnefole. 
This dying Turnefole that beareth berries, three alwayesfet together, rifeth up with an upright ftalke bran- 
thing it felfe diverfly totheheightofhalfea yeardor 
there abouts; whereon grow broader and fofter leaves 
than any of former,like unto thole of the fleepy Night- 
fhade,&whitifh withall,fetwithout order at the joynts 
up to the toppes, yet lefler above thanb^low: at the 
end of the branches come forth fmall moffie yellowifh 
flowers, which quickly perifh and fall away without 
giving any feede.herein like unto th tRicintu or ‘Palma 
Cbrifti J called the great Spurgejfor in the fame manner 
alfo.atthe joynts with the leaves come forth the fruit 
or berries,(landing three for the moft part alwayes joy- 
ned together upon fhort foote ftalkes, which are of a 
blackifh greene colour, and rough or rugged on the 
outfide, within which is contained afhcoloured feede, 
which if the heads be lnffered to grow to be overripe, 
and be dried with the Sunne, will fall out of them- 
felves upon the ground, and fpring againe in their na¬ 
tural! places the next yeare, thereby renewing it felfe, 
for the roote is fmall, and perifhech after it hath borne 
feede : bur thefe berries when they are at their full ma- 
turitie, have within them that is betweene the outer 
skinne and the inner kerncllor feede acertaine /nice 
or moifture, which being rubbed upon paper or cloth, 
at the firft appeareth, of a frefh and lively greene co¬ 
lour, but prefently changeth into a kind of blewifh 
purple upon the cloth or paper, and rhe fame cloth af¬ 
terwards wet in water and wrung forth, will colour 
the water into a claret wine colour; and thefe are 
thoferagges of cloth, which are ufually called Turne¬ 
fole, in the Druggifts and Grocers fhoppes, and with 
all other people, and lerveth to colour jellies, or other 
things as every one pleafe. 
The ‘Place, 
Thefe doe grow in Italy, S fame and Trance in divers 
places,as Matthiolm,LolelcmA Clnfiue doe fet them 
downc ; the two firft doe well endure with use 
The Time. 
The two firft doe flower andfeede well with us eve¬ 
ry yeare,but the other two doc fcarce beare any fhcwof feede with us, in regard we want fufficient heate to ri-i 
pen them. 
The Thames. 
It IS called in Greeke {111^ Heliotropion, that is, Solifcqmum Suntumer, fo called faith Diofcor ides, rpumi. 
s called molt properly in Latine Ver rue aria, a toUendit verruca, and Herb a Cancri i the Italians call it Heliotropio. 
and thz Spaniards Tornafolbobo s but the Spaniards and French call the laft Turnafol and Turnefol. The firft is gene¬ 
ra y ca *>■", a H Authors Heliotropium, zndVerrucaria of fome, onely Gefner in hortis, calleth it Scorpioides aU 
bum, and Lomcerus HerbaCancri major: the fecond Clufm y Dodonaus an d Gefner c*\\ Hehottopium fupinum, 
ug unenfts Heliotropium humt fparfum Tlufijj and Tauhinus minus fdpinum-, the third is called Hchotropium minus 
repens otLoM^nd of Gefner Heliotropium minus folio ocimi-Lugdunenfis calleth it Verrucaria altera minor • the laft 
is called HoUotroyium tricoccum of Pliny, and all others fince his time, yet fome adde unto it mirm. Camerarius 
m Horton laitn it is called Herb a ClitU, an d thereupon the Poet hath thefe Verfes 5 
Herb a veldt Clitt£ femper petit obvia Solem t 
Sic pi a mens ('hriftttfto quo prece Jpettet habet. 
^-Tolel cMcth-.t Heliotrefmm vul^areTurnefol Ga/lorttnt, fve Plini/tricoccum, and inhisObfervations,f?r/»/r«- 
pMm parvttm ‘Diofcond,,, being foppofed by many to be deferibed by ‘Diofcorides under the minus, although hee 
aid not particularly name it. 3 
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wjcori es faith that a good handful! of the greater Turnefole boyled in water and drunkes purgeth both' 
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