Tribe 4. 
The Theater of 'Plants 
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HAP. 15, 445 
paines of the body, either in the ftomacke or belly or other parts that anie from the heare, Iharpeneffe and corrup- 
}ion of bloud and choller: the diftilled water hereof taken by it felfe, or with the powder of the herbe or feeder's 
very eft'eAua!! to all the purpofes aforefaid: the faid water or the juyce of the herbe, is accounted as one of the 
1 moll foveraine remedies to coole all manner of inflammations, even Saint Antbtnies fire, or any other bicakin" 
forth of heate,all hot fuellings and empoflumations, all gangrenous, that is eating and fretting or burnin" lores 
i and fiftulous cancers, or foule filthy ulcers being applied or puc into them, but efpecially for all forts of ulcers and 
1 fores happening in the privy parts of men or women, reftraining the humours from falling to them, and cooling 
I and drying up the hot and moift inflammations, that are apt to follow fuch fores in inch places ; it no lelfe 
: lielpeth all trefli and greene wounds, by reftraining the bLud, and quickly confolidatingthelippes of them ; the 
juyce dropped into the eaves helpeth them wonderfully, although they are foule, and have running matter in 
them : the feakindes of Knotgraffe, are not thought to be fo cooling and operative for the griefes aforefaid, in 
regard they have gotten more heate by their lalt habitation 5 yet effeftuall in many of the other properties the 
li fait qualitie caufing fomewhat the more penetration. 
!. Polygonum wontanun vivenra. 
White Mountaine KnotgcalTe. 
G H A P. XV. 
Tolygona minora. Divers forts of fmall Knotgraffe. 
thefefmaller kinder, there are many more than ofthe former, differing the one frofn the other as 
fliall be declared hereafter: and firft I will ftiew you thofe that come mated in outward face and 
forme nnto the other, next going before, and the fmalleft afterward. 
1. Polyqonummontannmmveum. White Mountaine Knotgraffe. 
This Mountaine Knotgraffe is fo fine a white filverlike plant, efpeciafiy in the hotter countries, and 
when it is growne old, that it giveth much delight to the beholders of it: for it fpreadeth many weake traylmg 
brandies upon the ground, in l'ome places not paft an hands breadth, in others afootelong, as full or fulftrjf 
joynts than any of the former, and thicke let alfo with fmaller branches; whereon are placed very fmall long 
leaves, lying alinoft like feales upon the wbitilh hard ftalkes, thefe leaves are greene at the firft and tender, but 
when they are growne old, they will be of a (tuning filver colour, and hard likeskinnes or parchment, the to*ppes 
of the ftalkes and branches being thicke fee, with fmall white filver-like leaves: and at the joints alfo come 
forth very fmall white flowers fcarfe to be difcerncd, where alfo afterward there is the like feedt, but fmaller • 
the roote is fmall long and white, not pcrifhing nei¬ 
ther the branches nor the leaves in the Winter in his 
natural! place, but will not endure our cold blaftes and 
nights, and therefore perifheth unleffe it have more 
cfpeciall care and provlfiontopreferve it. 
2. Polygonum montanxmVermiculatxfoliji. 
Mountaine Knotgraffe with Stonecrop leaves. 
This fmall herbe (or Knotgraffe for unro this family 
Sauhirms doth referre it) groweth not much more 
than an hand breadth high,fending forth many (lender 
ivhitifh round ftalkes lull of joynts which doe a little 
bend tbemfelves downe againe to the ground ; at the 
joynts are fer fmall long round fat leaves like unto 
thofe of Stonecrop pointed but not pricking at the 
ends, and with the leaves; at the faid joynts towards 
the toppes rife Angle flowers, that is one at a joynt 
fomewhat large that it doth feemc many, ofa greenilli 
colour, laid open like a Star, with divers whitifh fmall 
threds in the middle fcarfe to be difeerned,after which 
commeth a fmall round feed vefl'ell and fmall leede 
therein: the roote is fmall white and threddy ; this 
hath neither tafte nor fent much to be perceived there¬ 
in, onely it is a little harfh and drying andlomewhat 
bitter withall: it feemeth to partake in face with the 
Stonecroppes, and in tafte, with Knotgrafle, and the 
tide rifetli from both. 
3. Polygonum Valcntinum five AntkyllU Va¬ 
lentina Clttjij. Spewifh Knotgraffe. 
This fmall plant which Clufitu found in Spaine, and 
thought might be referred to the Anthyllides, is by 
divers the belt Herbarifts fincc, accounted a kinds of 
Knotgrafle, or more neerely refembling them, fo r 
it fhooteth forth many fmall weake reddifti bran, 
dies, lying upon the ground, and not able to Hand 
upright, about a footc long, parted into many other fmaller branches, whereon grow at feverall joynts and fpa- 
ces many fmall leaves together, like unto thofe of Time fpurge; whereon, as well as on the ftalke there grow- 
eth a ftiew of mealinefle, as many fea plants have; with the leaves come forth fmall purplifh white flowers, 
Eonfifting of fourc leaves apecc?; the feede hath no.t beene obferved; the roote is fmall long and blackifli or. the 
outftde. 
Q q 4. Polygonum 
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