Tribe 8. 
The Theater ofTlants, 
Chap. 15. 905 
Sefeli pretenfe MenfpeUcrfum. Medow Hsrc-wort of Afompelier. 
Theroote of this Hart- wort is blacke without and white within,parted into many firings with fibres at th'errf 
encreafing well, from whence rifeth l (talke two or three foote high, with divers large fpread (hikes of winged 
leaves very finely cut into many parts, each being like unto Fennell, but larger, harder, and of a datke greens 
colour', fet at the joynts, and branching forth towards thetoppes, bearing umtells of white flowers, andaftec 
they are paft, fmall, long, and l'ome what flat feede, larger and blacker than F ennell, and neare unto Meum Spig~ 
„ett, of little fent, and a fmall fliarpe tafte. 
4- Sefeli pratenfe mfiras, Our Etsglifi greene Saxifrage. 
Thelikeneffeofthisour Engl'fb greene Saxifrage "unto the laft Sc(e/» deferibed, hath made me joyne it next 
thereunto, although I might have put into the Ctalfis of the Saxifrages,but that being an umbelliferous, I would 
place it among the fame bribe or Family, which hath (hikes riling nothing fo high,(omevvhat crefted.and thereon 
(hikes of winged fine cut leaves, but nothing fo largely fpread, yet fome what like them in greenenefie, harfh- 
nefle and forme, or fomewhat leffe; the umbells of flowers are fmallcr, paler, or fomewhat tending to a ycllow- 
ilh whiteneffc, and the feede after them like uuto common Fennell feede, both for forme and greatneffe, but 
of a browner colour and fmall tafte. 
f. Sefeli prasenfc tcnmfolixm. Medow Hart-wart of Germany. 
This Germs* Hart-wort hath around crefted or ftraked (hike above two cubits high, with divers joynts and 
leaves at them, very like for the forme and divifions unto the wild Carrot leaves, but lmooth, and not rough, and 
of ad eepe greene colour, branching forth into lundry parts, bearing umbells of whitilh yellow flowers, after 
Which follow Imalllong feede fomewhat like Fennell and Carraway, or betweenethem both, and lomewhar 
aromaticall: theroote is as thicke as ones finger, and very long, blacke without, and white within, of afliarpe 
and fomewhat bitter tafte. 
6 . Sefeli palssflrel*Uefcent. Milkie Marfh Hart-wort. 
This milke Hart wort rifeth up with a round ftemmeor ftalke three cubits high, with joynts "and long (hikes 
of well fptead leaves fet at them, the divifions whereof are very fmall andmuch cut in, almoftlikc to thofe of 
Carrawayes or betweene them and Fennell, at the toppe of the ftalkes it breaketh forth into branches, and they 
bcare fmall umbells of white flowers, after which follow thinne, flat, and winged feede : the roote is long and 
browne on the outfide, of an unpleafant tafte,with no fmall heate joyned therewith, which inflameth the thr at e, 
but being planted in a Garden,it loofeth much of theevill tafte of the burning qualitie becomming more mi'lde: 
the whole plant, or any part thereof being broken, there iffueth from it a certaine nulke, as many other um¬ 
belliferous plants doe. 
7. Sefeli Criticism m*jm. The greater Hart-wort of Candy. 
This greater Candiot kinde hath rough and hairy round ftalkes, about two or three foote high, fet with long 
kes of winged leaves, much refembling Parfneppe leaves, both in forme and greatneffe, yet ibmewhat longer 
and narrower, dented abouc the edges, and pointed at the ends, beingrough and hairy likewile and turning 
themfelves a little backward to the ftalke, towards the toppes of the ftalkes they branch forth and have fmaller 
leaves fet at the joynts than grow below, bearing umbells of purplilh white flowers, whereon after they are fal¬ 
len grow flat whitilh round feede,circled abouc, as it were, with a border, and cut in roundabout italfowith 
round dents, of little or no fmell or tafte : the roore is white, fomewhat long andwooddy after it hath lceded, 
and perilheth, riling from the fowing of its owne feede againe plentifully. 
8 Tofdiliumfive SefeliCreticum minus. The leffer Hart-wort of Candy. 
The leffer fandwt Hart-wort hath fuch like ftalkes of winged leaves, but fmallcr, rounder, and {hotter, fom'e- 
wliat hairy and whitifti: the ftalkes are leffer and lower, fuller of branches, bearing paler purplilh flowers in um¬ 
bells and feede after them, of the fame falhion, but fomewhat (harper and quicker, as the heibe is alio, and there¬ 
fore more accepted and ufed as a fallet herbe with the Italians and others the roote is as unprofitable and perilh¬ 
eth asthelaft. „ , ,, ., „ 
9 Sefeli Cretknmmojus lutcitm. Great C«”V Hart-wort with yellow flowers. 
This Hart-wort groweth very like the firft greater kinde, having the like leaves on the ftalkes, but fomewhat 
broader and (hotter, a tittle fharpe in tafte, and not above two or three couples together, fet on the like ftalkes, 
but fmaller of branches, and bearing umbells ofyellow flowers like Dill, without any leavcsunder themasthe 
others have : after which follow fuch like whitilh flat buckler-like feedes ringed and dented about the edges like 
them, but larger and fmoother, and divided in the middle with a browmlh ftroke or line.making the feeds feeme 
like unco a kinde of Thlajfi or Treakle-Muftard feede : this flowered and feeded at Naples in Map, as Colima* 
faith, and that onely in gardens, and not wilde, , , 
10 Sefeli esfpttlttm Creticam minimum. The fmaUelt Hart-wort of Candp. 
This firalleft kinde is very like unto the leffer C**dp fort that is eaten in fallets, but withTeaveslikt the lower 
leaves of Corianders, foft but a little hairy; the firft leaves being of an inch and a balfe long, and an inch broad, 
and dented about the edges with round dents: the fecond leafe is of two inches long; the third hath a longer 
ftalke, with two leaves fet thereon, fmaller and rounder than the other, about halfe an inch broad, and a bigger 
leafe at the end, yet fmaller and longer than the firft leafe, the next are leffer and longer, the ftalke is naked of 
leaves below, bein° fmall, hard,hairy and ftraked, and carrying thicke umbells of white flowers, with yellow 
threds in the middk, and under fee with longhairy leaves, the outer flowers being larger than the inner, thereby 
making the umbell refembell that of the wilde Carrot, after which come luch like feede as the former have but 
not halfe fo oreat, the middle part being of a darker colour, before they are ripe they looke of a purplifh greene 
colour but white when they are full ripe, of an aromaticall tafte, fomewhat bittcr.and fomewhat fweetem 
fent: the roote is fmall, white, hard,and a little heating in tafte. Column* faith, that the Gmgid.um Sykes,™ fo- 
las Baud* cjf Label is like unto this plant,iftbe figure be not imperfeft, 
I r. Sefeli momamtm C'estt* foliogUbrum. Mcmntaine Hart-wort with fmooth Hemlockc-like leaves: 
This mountaine Hart- wort hath large fpread leaves, divided into many fmaller parts, fomewhat like unto 
Hcmlockes or Sefeli Pelopomfe i the ftalke is hollow, and rifeth a cubit and a halfe high, dented into branches 
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