Tribe 5, 
The Theater of 'Plants, 
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Sanicu.a guttata. 
Spotted Sanicle. 
4. Sanicula Atp.n a five Corfu fa Mattbioli. 
B ea cs eare Sanicle. 
and asfftrancia nigra Diofcoridit , to be thefccmna , but yCt I thinke fit alfo to ad^iyne hereunto, r thc Pinguicula 
or Butterwort, called of fome Canicula Ehoracenfis and an American Cortufa, fo®hc properties and ufe fake, al¬ 
though differing in forme one from another. The defeription of the ordinary Sanicle is thus. It fendeth forth 
many great round leaves, Banding upon long brownifh Balkes, every one fomewhat deepely cut or divided into 
five or fixe parts, and fome of thofe cut in alfo, fomewhat like the leafeofa Crowfoote or Doves foote, and 
finely dented about the edges, fmooth and of a darkc greene fhining colour, and fometimes reddifh about 
thebrimmes; from among which rifeth up fmall round greene Balkes, without any Joynt or leafe thereon, fia- 
vmg at the toppe, where it brancheth cut into flowers, having a leafe divided into three or foure parts, at that 
joynt with the flowers, which are fmall and white, Bartingout of fmall rofind greenifh yellow heads, many 
Banding together in a tuft; in which afterwards arc the ,feedes contained, which arc fmall round rough hurres, 
fomewhat like unto the feeds of Clevcrs y and Bicke in the fame manner, upon any thing that they touch: the 
roote is com pofed of many blacke Brings or fibres fet together, at a little long head, which abideth with the 
greene leaves all the winter and perifli not. 
2. Pinguiculafive Sanicula Ehoracenfis, Butterwort. 
Butter wort hath divers fat and long leaves lying upon the ground about the roote, broad at the bottome and 
pointed at the end, of a pale greene colour on the upperfide, and white underneath, folded together at their 
firfi riling which then are more white, from among which arife two or three Bender naked Balkes, about an 
handbreadth high, bearing onely one flower at the toppe of every one, fet in a fmall greene huske, made fome¬ 
what like a Violet flower or thofe of the Larkes heeles or fpurres, having a fmall tayle’or fpurre behinde, in 
fome of a purple, in others of a more blew colour, and in fome white : after the flowers arc pafl, come in their 
places fmall pointed round heads, wherein is contained fmall long blacke feede : the roote is compofed of di¬ 
vers fmall white fibres or Brings which dye not but abide with the greene leaves upon them all the Winter. 
• 3. Sanicula guttata. Spotted Sanicle. 
Ha ving given you the defeription hereof and the varieties in my former Bookc, Ifliallhere rather point at it, 
then fully declare that it hath roundifh leaves, greene above and grayifb underneath, and reddifh withall, the 
toppe of the branched flalkc is Bored with many fmall five leafed white flowers, fo finely fpotced with red fpots, 
that they feeme to be pricked thereon. 
4. Sanicula Alpina five Coy tufa CMatthioli. Beares-eare Sanicle* 
This alfo being there deferibed at large needeth the Ieffcr relation, that it hath larger and more crumpled hairy 
round leaves then the IaA: the Balkes alfo lower,and bearing fundry fmall pendulous purple flowers. 
5. Sanicula five Cortufa Americana frnticofa. The Shrubbe Sanicle of America. 
The fhrubhy Sanicle of America y hath fundry almofl round leaves lying on the ground each upon a little long 
footeflalke divided at the edges into two parts, dented fikewife about the brimmes,from among which rife hard 
Wooddy Balkes neere two foote high, having fuch like leaves thereon as grow below and branching forth with 
Zz 3 ' “ fundry 
