ili, OT 
Tribe 7. 
The Theater of Tlants. 
Chap. 21. 85^ 
Chap* XXI.' 
Lepdiumfine piperitU. Pepperwort or Dittander; 
1 Aving (hewed you in the lad Chapter that 
there” is another Lepedmm differing from 
JherU, I thinke it meete to (hew you which 
it is,and place it next thereunto, and toge¬ 
ther with it expreffe Come others, that for 
their likenelfe and properties have obtained 
the fame name. 
1 . Tiperitis five'Lepidium vn/gare, 
Dittander or Pepperworte. 
Our common PepperWorte called Dittander, fendeth 
forth fomewhat long and broad leaves, of a light blcwifh 
ptcene colour finely dented about the edges and pointed at 
the ends, (landing upon round hard (hikes three or foure 
footehigh, fpreading many branches on all (ides, and ha- 
vine many fmall white flowers at the toppes of them> af- 
ter which follow fmall feede in (mall heads: the rooters 
(lender running much under ground, & (hooting up againe 
in many’places, and both leaves and roote are very hot 
and (harpe in taftc like unto Pepper, for which caufc it 
tooke the name. 
2. Lepidiu*n AdonFfeliacum ‘Dentelhtriei diclum, 
French Dittander or Scarre-worte. 
This herbe which is ufually called DcnteHaria RoncUleti] 
five Nnrhcnenjim, (endeth forth a number of long and 
limber (hikes, reddifh at the bottome, and lying downe 
upon the ground,and not (landing upright by reafon of the 
length, which in my Garden became five or fixe foote 
long (et with leaves onall Tides of them, being (omewhat 
narrow, long, and fmooth, of a fadde greene colour fmal- 
ler at the lower end, and compafiing the (hikes about, blit 
v lepidim Moitjftliacum 7Jetlle r Jaria diCtanh 
French Dittander or Scarre-wo.'tc. 
1 . Pipperitir five Lepidittm vu'&firei 
Pepper wort or Dittander. 
