70S Chap. 108. Theatrun. Bctanicum. Tribe ^ p 
then the Doves foote, which gives very Imall feede, but of the falhion of the reft; yet Camerarius addethto' 
Thalim defeription that the feede is yellow like Chamalme EnglifhWormefcede, but without any tafte,wherein i 
finely he is much miftaken, for how could it be Geranium then, as both hee and Thalim call it; and moreover > 
Coltemna indeferibing it Iheweth what manner of bills or beake heads it beareth : therooteis fmall and yellow- dl 
ilh, yet abideth and perilheth not.but encreafeth plentifully enough of the feede in my Garden. 
7 he plate. 
The firff groweth as Camerariui faith out of mud walls in divers places of germanj, the fecond commonly in i 
paflure grounds,and by the path Tides every where, and will be in many gardens alfo : the third is found inlomj 0 
paflures alfo, but not frequent: the fourth in the fields about Rhosomagum or Roan in Narbone s the fift in woods s' 
about sMompelierzthe fixe on Mount Baldw .about Oifompe her alfo, & in other places : the feventh in S/«i»c,froni i 
whence I had feedes brought me : the lad in (tony grounds in Harcyniafjlva, as Camerarim and Thahtu an( j 
about Naples as Columna faith, but found ailo in our owne countrey by M r , Iohn Cerdier, a great lover and cu- . 
rious fcarcher of plants; who befides this hath found in our countrey many other plants,not imagined to grow in 
our Land. I with there were many more of Ffis minde, that not hindering their affaires at fpare times, would be 
indulirious to learch cut and know what the ground bringeth forth,where their occafions are to be. 
TheTime. 
They all flower in the Summer moneths of lunejalj and Augufl ,fome more early then other,and their feede is 
ripe quickly after. 
The Names, 
The firfl i called by Camerar'ius Geranium tuberofum minimum : the next two forts are called generally Pes C*. 
lumbinsu , and Geranium Columbmum, and iome Reftrum Gruis and (jruinum, and Kojin urn Cicoma, Scorfces bill 
yet fome as famerarias and others note it,call it Geranium GAlal'mceum, and Baljimmum, and Momordica from 
thence as Camerarius faith, efpecially the greater fort as Matthiolm faith.from thcTal/amine o> healing proper¬ 
ties as it is likely above the other forts, although LoUf/taxeth him for la laying, where himfelfe is more wor¬ 
thy of reproofe, in miflaking the iccond fort for the firfl here exprefTed. ThecommSh Doves foote is generally 
held to be the fecond Geranium of‘ Diofcorides , alchough Brafavolas as Lftlatihio/w noreth it was mjflaken there¬ 
in : the Italians call it Rofirode ciccngna , and Geranio ; the Spaniards Pico aiciguenha ;the french Bee degrue, and 
bee de cieogne : the Cjermans Storkenjchnabcl and Sorter kraut ; the Dutch Tfujvenvoet , sn d wee in £no!i[h Doves 
foote. Cranes bill,and Storkcs bill : the fouth and fife are of Basthimu addition by the lame title they“beare here: 
the fixtis called Geranium Malacoides of Label. and Althaodes of Camerarim, wherein as I (aid before he was mi¬ 
fhken in taxing Matthwhts- of Tabermantanm Geranium UHonJpeliacxm, and of Banhinus Geranium folijs Althaa 
and faith that it may mod fitly agree with the fecond Geranium of Pliny (who followeth c Diofiorides ) which hath 
as he faith more white or woolly leaves then a Mallow, the feventh and eighth arc of mine owne nurfingup from 
the Spanifh (cede, and being of neare affinitie receive alfo their name scorreipondent; the laft is called by Camera- 
rim Gcrainum Saxati/e. and nor knowneashe faith before his time. Thalim mentionethit in Harcynia [ylva by 
the name of Geraniumrjre-irri: and Columna Geranium altcrummontanum faxatile rolundifclmm. and Bauhiuus 
Geranium lucidumfixatile. 
The Venues. 
The ordinary Doves foote is found by good experience, and Lobel and others note it alfo to bee fingular good 
for the Winde Collicke and paines thereof in the lower belly, as alfo to cxpell the (lone and gravell in the Kid- 
neies, the decoftion thereof to be drunke, or tofitasina bath therein, or to be fomented therewith : the de- 
coftion thereof in wine is an exceeding good wound drinke for any to take that have either inward wounds hurts 
or bruifes.both to flay the bleeding, to diffolve and cxpell the congealed blood, and to healc the parts, as alfo out- 
ward fores ulcers or hftulaes pcrfeffly to clenfe and heale them, and for greene wounds, many doe but bruife the 
herbe and apply it to the place wherefoever it bee, and it will quickly heale them : the fame decottion in wine 
fomented to any place pained with-the Goute giveth much eafe : it doth the fame alfo to all joynt aches or paines 
of the finewes. Gerard his experience to be fingular in ruptures or burftings (but pot as of his owne invention) 
is knowne to be mod certaine, whether you take the powder or the decoftion of the herbe, for fometimes toge¬ 
ther, and helpeth as well young as old folkes, if they continue it the longer. 
C m a P. CVIII. 
Gerania laciniata. Cranes bills with jagged leaves. 
Hethird and lad kind ofCranes bills,is aslordered it at the firfl, of fuch forts that have their leaves 
more jagged then the former, as fit all be (hewed. 
i. Geranium mofehatum. Muske Cranes bill. 
The Muske or fwcet duelling Cranes bill hath divers long,winged darke greene leaves lying npon 
the ground, yet lomewhat whirilh by the haires that are thereon cut into many parts or leaves, and each of them 
cut in on the edges, among which rife up wcake tender (hikes, fcarfe able to Hand upright, ufirallynot a foote 
high, With fome (uch like leaves upon them as grow below, but fmaller and finer cut in at the toppes.and among 
the upper leaves fometimes alfo grow divers very fmall red orcrimfon flowers, after which come very fmall 
and long beakes or bills with leede at the bottome, as all the reft of the Cranes bills have, which twineth it felfe 
as moftofthem doe: therooteis fomewhat long with divers fibres thereat; the whole plant and every part 
thereof above the ground,hath a plcafant fine wcake lent, which lome relcmble to Muske, whereof came the 
name,but the fentoftrue and good Muske is much differing from it. 
a. geranium mefehatum inodorum. Vnfavory Muske Cranes bill. 
There is little difference to be difeerned betweene this and the former Cranes bili,eyther in growth or bignes,or 
fUn a'bt, ^ ormc l eavcs or flowers, but chiefly differing in this that it hath no lent at all wherein refteth the chiefeft.if 
not the onely difference : Of this fort alfo one hath bcene found to beare white flowers,differing in nothing elfe. 
3. Geranium 
