The Theater of Tlants. 
Chap^S. 
4- Cbamtepcndymcnum, 
The D,vane Honyfiickle. 
where it beareth many flowers, at two or three teverall 
diftances one above another, with two round leaves under 
them, at thcjoyntsjoynedfo dole together, that they 
feeme like fawfers to hold tile flowers, which Hand in the 
middle, and are ®f the fame fafhion and colour with the 
former, that is of a whitilh vellow colour, with open 
inouthes, dafhtovcr with a fightfhew of purple, with 
threds within them likewiie, and as fweete : this beareth 
leede likewifc,but not fo many together. 
4. Chamapcri.lymenHm, 
Dwarfc Hony fuckle. 
This Dwarfe Hony fuckle Ir th a creeping roote, run¬ 
ning here and there underground, and fhooting upftalkes 
ivithfundry leaves let by couples at the joynts, full of 
veines, and with five ribs running all thelenth of the leafe 
to the end,which is pointed,fmooth and not dented about 
theedgeSjfrom the toppes of the (hikes grow forth two 
branches, with foure or five fuch like leaves as grow be¬ 
low, anil from betweene the footeofehem cominetha 
fmall tuft of flowers, (which were not obferved,) and af¬ 
ter them many red berries fet in a bunch or knob together, 
like the Mulberry, but longer, and therefore 1 thinkeit 
lliould rather pertaine to the family of the Chamamori, but 
vhat.as C tafia1 to (hew,not only his love to Doftor Penny, 
in letting it paffe by his name, but alfo his judgement 
thereof by the name,, lo 1, untill I can have better know¬ 
ledge of the Plant, muff lec it lo paffe, but with my cauti¬ 
on. ' , . ’' ' 
The Place and Time. 
The fit II growethevery where in this Land, inthe hed¬ 
ges abundantly. The fecond in Germany, The third in 
Italy ,Spaine,Proverwe of France,&c. Both it and the iecond 
art pnely kept in our Gardens, or Orchards, or lit again!! 
anhoule fide to runne about the Windowes, where they 
keepe theroomescoole.and mike a goodly fhew without. - - 
The latl was found by Doftor Penny, as C tafias faith, by 
‘J)amz,icky,vi ho gave him both the figure and the deferip- 
tion as it is here exprdTed. The firft is in flower in tune , an d the fruite is ripe in Aamjl, Th.» fecond and third 
are earlier, both for the flower and fruite, yet we never faw fruite of the fecond to follow any of the flowers. 
The Names . 
It is calledI in Greeke «p><^V.a*»',butthe Greekesin thefedayesj i n ratine PerichmehamilOt. and 
Capr.fi/,am ,but Thny miftaking-the word Penctymemim, fetteth downethe properties of Hymen,,m for it, with 
lome MatrtjlylvafilolKcrammafis, and L.hmn-inter flmas, and Vincibofitmffiy fxfalpbuts, accordin'* as Ufltah. 
am called it. The firif and third are called by all Anthours that have written of them, either 7 hrichmerwm or 
C apnfilmm, feme entuic die firll G,rma„,cnm, and fome vuigare Scptcntr\oMlium, but the fecond is more right. 
Iy termed genaankam; becaufc 1 thinke no Country h th it naturally but that. The third is Perfiliatum alteram 
or grandius & ItaUcnm. But the iall was full let out by Ctafia J.and from him Tabcrmmtamts,Gerard Bauhir.us, 
and mylelfehaye it. The It*!,ms call ir rincibofce, the Sptniard, MadrefelM, the French Chenrefncitle theCVr- 
H onj' uckle S * ,and D " tch GhtjtcMrft.vd 'JMcmmebem, and we in Englifi Wood binde,and 
-The Vertxcs. 
Wem our Land have by tradition continued fo long in this errour to ufe the leaves, and flowers, in all gamlesi 
and lotions for inflammations in the mouth,or the lorcpi ivy parts of man or woman, that [ thinke the cultome is 
grownc too (hong by time for me with a few words to (hew the inconvenience, that it may be reformed,for they 
nnalffv , H C0 (r lng A 0Fbmd ' ng ’ src taken t0 be : butare ° f3 denfing.refolving.confuming.ahd digefting 
fl y,M Hfffope.O iganum.and .Vinter Savoury are, that with Figges and Licoris, are effcauall to expeflo- 
' liC tncff and mugs wherewith they are filled : and that it is not fit tobe ufed in inflammations 
™, V ''l 'T of thehmbc holding a. leafe in ones mouth wiU declare, bytheburning heate will be felt therein, 
‘ n d ,VI a y , ,th3t Cb f k dec0fll0f ! thereot bein 8 dr “ke fixe dayes together, will render theudns 
as Wood r although at the firft they will but provoke urine onely, the fruite and leaves as well as the fiowers.are 
or oneettedt: but the flowers and leaves are of more ufe thenrhe feede, which is faid ro confume the fplcene.and 
n°'f I'T-j T ma " S , fpCe £ dy dellfer y. whereas it is faid to bring barrenneffe to men that uie it,it cannot pro- 
P, > be '? ld , ot men.butof women tobe barren, and of men to be unable to generation, or their feede nnprofiti- 
ble upon fundry caufes: the leaves or flowers in pouther or the drilled water of them, is much commendcdto 
clenle and dry up fome and moifl ulcers, and to clenfe the face and skinne from morphew.funbumc,freckles, and 
other difcolourings of the skinne. The oyle wherein the flowers have bteneinfufcd and limned. ,V„onH 
„ tr - t . /• The oyle wherein the flowers have bceneinfuicd and funned, iseoodaoainll 
Chap; 
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