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o' t h e leaves like unto Siam odor at tm Tragi • but fince that I heard 
it I limed it with Se liman Segetale, which is Cotnc Parfley, but 
it is called in fame places of the land Honewort. 
The Vertues. 
Bccaufe the feede is both in forme like Parfley, and as hot in 
tide, there is no doubt but that it is very neere of the fame proper- 
tie with Parfley, but bccaufe I have not made any trial! thereof 
my felfe, I can fay no more but what Mr .Goedjer related to mee, 
that the ufe of the juyce of a handfull of the leaves to be drunke in 
a di aught ofbeare every morning for a fortnight, did cure one that 
had a'iwelling in hertheeke yearcly there arifing fometimes, 
but whereof ic proceeded I could not be ihowen. 
Seliuum Stgetale. Coine Parfley. 
Chap. XXXII. 
Cicuta. Hemlocke. 
Here are many forts of Hemlockes to be (hewed you 
l'ome greater, pthers lefle, lome growing in the 
marfhes, and others by the hedge (ides, &c. 
i. C icut a vulgar it major, 
The common greater Hemlocke. 
The common great Hemlocke * roweth up with a hollow 
greene ftalke foure or five foote high or more, full of red fpots 
lomctime , and at the joynts very large winged leaves fer at them 
which are divided into many other winged leaves onef tagainfl 
another, dented about the edges, of a fadgreenc colour branched 
toward the toppe, where it is full of umbells of white flowers, 
and afterwards with whitifhflat feede, the rootc is long, white, 
and fometime crooked and hollow within, the whole plant, and 
every part, hatha ftrong headdy illfavoured fent, much offen¬ 
ding the fenfes. 
2. Cicuta minor five fat ua> Foolifh Hemlocke or counterfet Parfley. 
This fmall Hemlocke nfeth not a yard high, with whiter and 1 mailer ftalkes not fpetted at all: the Ieavefc are 
much lmaller comming neare unto Parfley, fo that many are miflaken in gathering or.e for another, being often 
found as a wilde weedc in gardens of a paler greene colour, and with tew branches, the flowers and feede 
are both white as the roote is, but fmall, and perifhing every yeare-* the fent hereof is much lefle or offen- 
five. 
(flent ariamaxima. The greateft Hemlocke. 
1 his Hemlocke hath much larger winged leaves than the former, thicker fet, more fpread, andofafadder 
greene colour (for the Imell wheieof, which L'bel callcth a fatidiffima, I that have had it growing in my garden 
for many yeares could never take offence by the Imell of it, if it c the fame that Lobel meancth) the Italkeis 
great, but rifeth not io high as the common lort doth, and bearcth large umbells of white flowers, where after¬ 
wards grow large and thicke white crooked feede ofno ill lent that ever I could perceive : the roote is very great 
and white both growing deepe in the ground, and fpreading many great branches therein, which fometimes di- 
eerr after it hath given feede, and yet not alwayes, but at fometimes, andinfome places will abide. Lobel\\zxh 
joyned to this another, which he callcth maxima Bra»cionii t but he himfelfe doubteth whether it be not the lame 
with this laftj and ther fore 1 tlunke good to make no further mention of it. 
4, CicittariayalaTtritalba, White wilde Hemlocke. 
The white wilde Hemlocke hatha white long thicke roote like Fennell, but divided into many parts, being of 
a fvveete lent, and r.n hot fharpe tafte, from whence rile divers ftalkes of winged leaves much cut in on the edges, 
among which rifeth a (lender branched and crumpled ftalke, a cubit high, bearing umbells of white flowers, and 
long blackc well Imelling feede, after tafting fharpe, two alwayes joyned together with a fmall thread be- 
tweene them. 
5. Cieutariapalufiris rubra. Red wilde Hemlocke. 
This other red Hemlocke hath a thicke blacke, and jointed roote with divers fibres thereat, the leaves are in 
forme like the la ft, cut larger, and not .o much cut into parts, and paler of colour, the ftalke is round and joynted 
a tootc i.i^b, bearing flat umbells, with pale red, or blulh ftovvers, and long blacke feede after them, fweetein 
Imell and fharpe in rafte. 
6 c icutariapaluftrii tenuifolia. Marfh or Water Hemlocke. 
T ic : (la or Water Hemlocke hath a great thicke hollow ftalke, two or three cubits high, full of joynts and 
caves at them,at the joynts with the leaves which arc cut into divers parts fomewhat like unto Parfley but fmal- 
i r thc u ches U P co thc top P e ’ bearin § fma11 “mbells of white flowers, the feede is fweete in fmell 
and blacke, fomewhat greater than Amfeede : the roote is long and blackifh, with fundry joy ms and fibres 
growing from them. 3 3 
7- CicHtaria bulbofa. Bulbous rooted wilde Hemlocke. 
i his bulbous H emlocke hath divers ftalkes of fine cut leaves, more jagged than the upper leaves of Pai fley, and 
camming fomewhat neare unto the Bnlbocafianum, Earth Chcfnut leaves, of a little fharpe hot tafte, the ftalke is 
a foote 
