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at the lower joynts come forth long fpiked heads, of blulh coloured flowers upon long footeflalkes like unto 
thole of Biftort,or Arlmartjwhcfeon after they are pad (land chaffie huskes, containing within them blackifh 
hard teede: the rootc creepeth to and fro in the mudde, with divers j'oynts and tufts of .fibres at them, whereby 
they arc fattened to the ground. There is another of this fort that is leffer.not much differing in any thing cife. M'mr, 
2. Fontalit major latifolia. The greater long leafed Pond weedc. , 3 
This other greater fort differeth little from the former, but in the leaves which are longer and narrower and 
the ribbes running acroffe in them, and not at length as the former doth, thefpiked beads of flowers hereof are 
in foroe more whitifh, and in others as faire a blufh colour as the former,and come as well from the upper j’oynts 
as the toppes of the ftalkes and branches. There is another fort hereof alfo, with leaves not altogether fo lon<> or m, 
narrow. 3 s.mtc. 
5. Fontallsferrato longfolio. Dented Pondeweede. 
The roote of this is joynted and creepeth like the former, bringing very long and narrow leaves at the joynts 
ol the ftalkes, and dented about the edges without any order on both (ides, and beareth at the toppes fuch life 
lpiked tufts of flowers and lpede after them as the others doe. 
4. potamogeton gramincum ramofum. Graffclike Pondweede. 
The flalke hereof is a foote high or more, being very (lender round and whitifh, pmedinto fundry branches 
with many final! grafliy round darke greene leaves not fet togethc r.but by fpaces a good way in funder, which’ 
end in other leaves, that are almott as fmall as haires, yet notwithftanding from the wing of the firft leak com- 
meth forth a (hike with the like leaves at the end, and thereat a fmall footeftalke three inches long, fuftaininp 
certaine fmall flowers,difperfed]y fet in a (pike and not in a clutter,and fmall rough graines fuccceding them. E 
5. PotamogetonminimumcapiUaceofolio , Small fine Pond weedc. 
This fine leafed Pondweede hath a very fine (lender ttalke,with fmalllong pale greene and haire-like leaves 1 
fet thereon without order,at the toppe whereof fpring forth oneot two fmall footeflalkes, which fuftaineth a 
very fmill and pointed head,like unto the preudem,{ollowed by very fmall pale coloured (lowers, whereof one is 
laid open,and another is inclofcd in a skinny huske,ending in a point. 
6 . Potamogeton capillaceum capitu/i; ad alas trifidls. Triple headed Pondweede. 
This Pondweede hath a flalke an handbredch long.no thicker then an haire, yet joynted and branched and two 
fmalllong leaves at every joynt which are fmaller then any haire,and thereat likewifeftand very fmall pale colo¬ 
red flowers,which growing clofe.do forme a knot or head, which being ripe appeareth as made of three fcmicir- 
cularreddifli parts ending in a fliarpe point.yet from the bofome of the former leaves,rifeth a fmall footeftaik di¬ 
vided into three or more fmall leaves,the like knot or head being fit in the middle, for at the top there is no head 
stall. The Place 2nd Time. 
The two firft fort; are to be feene in many places ofthe Land.no Country almott being without the one or the 
other, the third is more rare,and feene but in very few places with' u's,the three laft arc ftrangers and doe all fhew 
their flowers in the end olAugufi.or fcldomc fooner. 
The Names, 
It is called in Greeke Tnmpoydmv^uafi fluminibus vicina, and fpicata Fontesli,. The two firfl are veil 
nerally called by all Writers Potamogcton,2nd by Libel Font alii &~jpicata, who it is very likely intended this hrft 
fort,and not a different kinde from it.although his figure have more pointed leaves, for the veinesgoelongwife 
as in the former, which doe not in any other fort, although it doth exprefTc many fmall round heads ona lone 
ttalke, and faith the flowers are white,and the feede like Aphaca,2nd that his firft fort is another Jpecies ofthe lon- 
gi folia,it nm the fame, for we have feene fome variety hereof in the Ponds and Waters of our owne Land. The 
third is called Oxylapatbum aquaticum by Lugdunenjis , and by Cjefner inhortis, Lapathigenus fylvefirc. The three 
laft are mentioned onely by Bauhinut, by the fame titles thtfy here hold.The Italians call it Potamogeto. The French 
FJfi dean. The Germane: Sam brant. The Dutch Feunttmcruit.And we in Englijh Pondwecd, Water Spike and 
of fome River wort. t ’ 
The Vertues. 
Pondweed is cooling and drying as Galen faith, like unto Knorgraffe, but of a thicker efience: the decoflion of 
the leaves in wine.ftayeth the Laske, and griping paines of the belly, andbeingbatbed, is good to helpe itches*! 
old ulcers,and corroding cankersand fores,the leavesapplyedalTwageth inflammations, and Saint Anthonies fire 
the freckles and heate in the face: if the leaves be boiled with oyle and vinegar, and applyed to the place pained 
with the hot Gout,it doth give prefent eafe : it is profitably alfo applyed with honey and vinegar to helpe thole 
that have foulc fores in their leggcs.thc roote helpeth to diffolve knots and kernels. 
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Chap. XXX I. 
MiUfolium aquaticum, W atcr Y arrow. 
|Here be fundry forts of herbes that for their fine T ennell like leaves, andgrowing inthewaters fo 
" neerelyrcfembling Yarrow or Fennell,are called Millefolium, 2ndFanienlnmaquatH„„, yetdi’ftc- 
1 ringeach from other in fome notable part.all which I meane to comprehend in one Chapter. 
1. Millefolium aquaticum vulgatiuo. Ordinary water Yarrow. 
This Water Yarrow which groweth molt plentifully with us about London, rifeth up with a round 
flraight ttalke,having divers long winged leaves at the bottome of it, cut and divided into many fine fmall leaves 
fet on both Gdesofthe middle nbbe, likeuntothe land Yarrow, butmuch tendererandwithasfineleavcsal- 
moft as Fennell it felfe, at the ftalkes likewife grow fuch fine leaves Hp to the toppe, where (land on branches 
large tufts of fmall white flowers fet clofe together, the roote is fomewhat long white and Gender with divers 
fibresatit. 
2. Millefolium Coriandrifolium. Broad leafed water Yarrow; 
The lower leaves of this Y arrow are fomewhat like in tho forme and divifions of them unto the lower leaves 
of 
