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Ooneus and Label, called it Vacciniamgta, Angmlara, radix Idea frublu mgro, Camerarim, gefncr and Clujius, 
Til is 1dm vulgaris baccjs nigris.Cefalpinu, Tagole primnm gcr.us. The fecond is called by TragusMjrtiUm grandu, 
and is the #><H Idea major of Thalius, the Vttis IdeaJecunda five alum of Clufim, and the Vitis folijs (ubrotund H 
exalbidis,although hehath tranfpofed (orac ofthefe titles to his fecond, which is my third whereof onely Clufius 
maketh mention and calleth ithis firft.and Gerardyaccmia Harmonica, and B autumn calleth Vitii Ideafolijs oblcngh 
albicantibut. The fourth is called Vacciniarnbra, and Vitii ldxa rubra, by all writers thereof : Camerarim wA 
Thalius fay that foroe tooke it to be Rhus minor Flint] ; and Clufius Vitis Idea buxeisfolks , and Anguilara Radix 
ldeafrultu rubra,as he did theblacke before, Radix Idea fruSlu nigro, and Lugduncrfis doth thinke that this is 
molt properly the Radix Idea of Diofiorides. The fifth is mentioned onely by Camerarim in horto, who called) 
it Vitis Idea rubra Bavarica. Thefixth is referred by Clufim tochea'j-rasap/x&of Galen in his feventh Booke dc 
compofit. med.fiecmdum locos. cap. 4- and thereupon he ca lied it Vva urfi GalenifiBauhinus refereth ic to the Vitit 
Idea, making it his fixth and calleth it Idea radix‘Diofcoridi, alfo. The leventh is called by Clujius Vttis Idea ter - 
not thinking his former to be fo worthy ofthat name, Lobel faith the French call it Amelanchicr, and doubc- 
ethiftt be not that fhrub which they call Alifeer, "BAltmius faith, that their CMelancbier is called in Candy Agrio. 
mclea andCodomalo, but I thinke he is deceived, thac having blacke, and this red fruite : Gefiner in his Epiltles, as 
Clufius faith (ifhe meant this plant) givech ic divers names,as Myrtomalis,Petrome!it, Pyrm Cervma , and tjreu 
ter fidea, Dalechampius taking ic to be Cotonafler Gejneri, calleth ic Fpimclis altera, blit givech it red berries, 
which therefore I fuppofe may be rather one of the two laffc.Thetwo laft are mentioned by Al^inws^va his Booke 
of Exoticke plants,by the name of Cerafus, and Chamecerafus IdeaCretica, thinking the former moft ncercly to 
be the Cerafus Idea Theophrafii. The /MWdidufecocallthe fckCWirtillo, but now Vite Idea, according to 
the Lattne.the French Aircllc and Aurelle, the Germane, Heidclbeer, the Dutch Crake befien, and we Whores or 
Whortle berryes,and Bill berries with us about London; The Vcrtttes, 
lhe Bill berries doecoole in the fecond degree,and doe a little binde and dry withall: they are therefore good 
mhot agues,and1 to coole the heat of the llomackeand liver,and doefomewhat birtde the belly, and flay callings, 
and loathings but tfthac they be eaten by thofc that have a weake or a cold flomacke, they will much offend and 
trouble tt faith earner anus, and therefore the juyee of the berries being made into a Syrupe, orthepulpe of them 
made into a conferee with Sugar,will be mote familiar to fuch.and helps thofe paincs, the'cold fruite procured, 
and is good for all the purpoles aforefatd, as alfo for thofc that are troubled with an old cough or with an ulcer in 
the Lungs or other dtfeafe thereof: with the Joyce of the berries Painters to colour paper or cards, doe make a 
kmde of purple blew colour, putting thereto feme Allomeand Galles, whereby they can make it lighter or fad- 
deras they pleafe. Andlome poore folkes as Tragus fheweth, doe take a pocfull ofthe iuyee (brained, where- 
unto an ounce of Allome, foure Ipoonefuls of good Wine vinegar, and a quarter of an ounce of the waffe of the 
copper Forgings, being put together, and boyled all together, 'into this liquor while ft is rcafonable, but not too 
hoc, they put their cloth,wooll,thred or yarne therein, letting it lye for a good while, w hich being taken out and 
hung up to dry,and afterwards wafhed with cold water will have the like Turkic blew colour, andif they would 
have it ladder, they will put thereto in the boyling an ounce of broken Gaules: Gerard faith, that hee hath made 
of the juyee of the red berries an excelleut crimlon colour, by putting a little Allome thereto : the red Whores 
are taken to be more binding the belly, womens courfes, (pitting of blood, and any other Htixe ofblood or hu- 
mours 3 to be uled as well outwardly, as inwardly. 
_______ /ovh b.irba frxtc x, Tlie Silver Bufli. 
Chap. XLVII. 
Iovii b«rbafrutex. The filver Bufli. 
His beautifull fine bulb groweth to the height of a 
man, with a number of {lender branches, thicke 
bufliing out on all fide^, whereon grow lon£» win¬ 
ged leaves made of many fmall ones like Lentjll 
leaves, but narrower, each fetagainft other, with 
-1 , want ivi atjajlHi uuiwl , W1U1 
an odde one at the end, of a fairegreene colour on theupper- 
fide, and of a filver white firming colour underneath, the 
young leaves being alfo of the fame colour: at the ends of the .a, ' 
branch flandech large umbels of yellow flowers, made after 
the fafhion of broome flowers, fet in grayiflr huskes, like the 
heads ofthe three leafed grade,after which come fmall narrow 
fhort pods, foft and grayiflr likewife, with two or three fmall 
round,and fomewhat long blackifli gray feede in them: the 
roote is hard and wooddy: this is very tender, not induring 
our Winters, although hou(ed,nor any where in out Country, 
but in a warme (love,where the fire may prcletve it from the 
cold,which it will not abide early or late-'that is,it mufl be hou- 
fed betimes,and not fet abroad too carely. 
The Place and Time. 
It groweth on the hill Setius, called Cap dc fette of the 
French, not farre from Agatfca, by tTHompelier, as alfo upon 
AFons niger,notlattc from Idgorne in Tufcany. And flowreth 
in tJItay in the natural! places,the feede being ripe in luly. 
The Names. 
I finde none ofour moderne writers,to have made mention 
hereof, before Anguilar a (who found it on the blacke hill 
