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5. Lonchiiu ^Jpera Mar ant b*, 
JBaftard rough Splene wore. 
the middle of thofe outer leaves, rile up other bigger and 
blacker ftalkes of narrower leaves, like unto them, but 
fully feparated, and fo finely dented about the edges that 
they feerrie curled with brownifh fpots, or {calcs on the 
backes of them as in other Femes.* the roote hath athicke 
head covered with feales, lying one upon another, with di¬ 
vers fibres at them. There is another of this fort leffer than 
this, found about Colcheper in Effcx, and in other places, 
growing in the wet borders of fields, and by-the hedge 
iides. 
3. Lonchitis aftera CMaranthe. Baftard 
rough Spleneworte. 
This baflard Splcne wort hath browne rough ftalkes a 
fpan long, with winged leaves on theta, fomewhat like un- 
ro the female Feme, but thicker and greater, by much 
greene on the upperfide, andfpotted with browne rough 
feales on the other, like Milt-waft, the rootc is finall, com¬ 
puted of many long fibres. 
4. Lonchitis aftera Ilvenfis. Ifland rough 
Splene "worte, 
Thisfmall Splene wort hath browne ftalkes, little above 
halfeafoote long with leaves fet oppofitc one to another, 
and each cut in on the edges, but not fo deepely as the laft, 
greene on the upperfide, and rough with browne feales or 
duft on the under: the roote is a fmall bufh of blackifh 
fibres. 
The Place and Time, 
The firft greweth in the moift Moores of Italy, the fecond 
and third, in moyft groves both there and in Germany , and 
injfomc places with us, if my memory fifile me not: the 
laft in the Ifland of Ilua which is in the Thirohene fea, and 
flowrifheth when others doe. 
The Names. 
The Greek name from Biefcorid.es is Koyyfm in??, » rpayjZa. 
and fo in Latin e Lonchitii altera five after a, for his firft 
Lonchitis is fcarfe knowne: The firft is the Lonchitis after a 
major of CMattkiolut and others, ox Lonchitis aftera minor 
of Matthiolu*, by Tragus Aftlenum fylveflre , Cordui and 
Thaliru.Strrtthiopteris, as if you would lay the Eflridges 
Feme for the fine wings of the middle leaves, by C Inf us Lonchitis altera Neotericorum^ this is called Foxe 
Feme in many places of this Land : the third is the Lonchitis Maranth£,ox altera Maranthaby C lufins and others, 
ar.d Matthiolw Pfeudolonchitis OWarantb<e : the laft: is remembred by Lugduncnfs, but Bauhinw as I fayd before 
in the chapter of Pobipodyc, firft confoundeth the Polypodium Ilvenfe of Lugdunenfis, with his Lonchitis aspera 
Jlvenjis , making them to be both one plant, and againe maketh the Lonchitis Marantlre to be one with the Long 
cbitis a ftera Ilvenfis and differing but in greatneffe which 1 am verily perfwaded, diftereth from it, although it 
kerne fomewhat torefemble it. 
The Vcrtucs . 
^ The dryed leaves of this taken in Vinegar, is held to be good to diflolve the hardneffc of the Spleene, and the 
greene leaves to be finguiar good for wounds, and to keepe them from inflammations. 
ylierc mi¬ 
nor. 
Chap. VII. 
Filix Sax at ills. Smali or Stone Feme. 
He fmall or Stone Feme alfo have fomc diverfities as here {hall be {hewed. 
1. Filix pumilafaxatilis prima Cltifij. The firft fmall Stoue Feme of Clufins'. 
This firft fmall Fernehath along blacke andflender roote, creeping- arjd Ipreading ailope, under 
4 ^ 435 * 50 : ground, with a few ftender hard fibres thereat, from whence fpring divers ftalkes a foote high, bran¬ 
ched into fundry divided Ieave?,likc unto Female Feme, but much lefie, more finely divided, and farre tenderer 
or delicate than they, and ftpotted on the backe of them like other Femes. 
1. Filix pumilafaxatilis altera Clnfij. The fecond Stone Feme of Clufins. 
This other fmall Fernehath divers ftraight round ftalkes, greene at the firft, but blackifh being full growne, a- 
bout an band breadth high, (hooting forth leaves from the middle upwards, with diviftons on both tides, like un¬ 
to the Male Feme, but much leffe and finer, fpotted on the backe of them as the former s the roote from a head 
fuch as the Male Feme hath, fendeth forth many blacke heads, threads, or fibres. 
3. Filix faxatilis foliisnon ferratis. Small Stone Feme with whole leaves. 
This is fmall and groweeh fomewhat like the Male Feme, but the leaves are not dented,but whole like ento 
the water Feme. 
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