746 Chap.ii. 
Theatrum Botanicum, 
Tribe 6 .‘. 
Chap. XI. 
Oxjfj AUelttjafive Trifolium ttcetofnm. Wood Sorrell# 
H Here are two forts of Wood Sorrell, the one familiar enough in many places of this Land, the other a 
ftrangerasfarreaslcanlearne, andonely cherilhed in the (Bardens of thofe that are curious,! have, 
as I faid brought thele two forts from their family, where they might otherwife be ranked that is 
among the Trefoiles for their propertie and name alfo in part. 
1. Trifolinm acttojumvulgort. Comm n Wood Sorrell. 
The common Wood Sorrell groweth low upon the ground without any ftalke riling from it having a number 
of leaves comining from the roote made of three leaves like a Trefaile or Three leafed graft, but broade at the 
ends, and cut in the middle, of afaintyellowifh greene colour, every one Handing on a long footedalkc which 
at their firft comming up are dole folded together to the ftalke, but opening themfelves afterwards, and' are of a 
fine loure relifh, more pleafing than many of the former Sorrells, and yeclding a juyee, which will turne red 
when it is clarified,and maketh a mod daintic cleare Syrupramong thefe leaves rife up divers (lender weake foote 
(hikes not growing above therewith every one of them a flower at the top,confiding of five fmall and pointed 
leavesdarrefafhion.ofawhitecolourin modplaces, orin * 
fome dafhr over with a fmall (hew of blulh, and in fome 
but on thebacke fideonely : of any other colour ("although 
Trifolium Jcetofum Vulgar e. 
Common Wood Sorrell. 
fome have fetdowne that it bearethdeepe coloured flow¬ 
ers) I have not feene •• after the flowers are pad, follow 
fmall round heads, with fmall yellowifh feede in them: 
the rootes are nothing but threads or fmall drings fadened 
to the end of a (mall long peece, all ol them being of a yel- 
lowifh colour not perifhing every yearc, but abiding with 
lome leaves thereon in the Winter. 
Wood Sorrell with yellow flowers. 
This Wood Sorrell fhooteth forth divers (lender weake 
reddifh dalkes trailing upon the ground, and taking roote 
at the j'oynts as they lie, (pread into many branches with 
many leaves on them, handing fingly one above another, 
and made of 3. leaves cut in at the ends like the former,but 
are much (mailer,and of a paler greene colour.'at the joynts 
with the leaves come forth three or foure (mall flowers 
together, at the end of a long foote flalke, yet each (eparate 
from other, confiding of (mail and pointed leaves like the 
other, but of a yellow colour: the feede that followeth is 
brownifh li«e the other, but contained in fmallerand lon¬ 
ger heads like cods or home:, yet notcrookedbut pointed 
fmall which quickly 
fall away being tou- a. Oxy: lutto flat. Woo 
ched when they are 
ripe, and fpring up a- 
gaine all about where 
it grew; it abideth 
the Winter withou 
perifhing, if it be not 
too violent, el(e they 
will rot and perifh.i 
mud be new fownea- 
gainf. 
7 'he P/ace , 
The fird, as f faid, 
groweth plentifully CTVJ 
in many places of our ^ f y) cl 
Land,in Woods, and Ci) fetT )F 
Wood fides where 
they may be moid cN- 1 Cv 
andfhadowed, and in J) 
other places that are - (X> 
not too much open to 
Grecke 
