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Botanologia
Author
Salmon, William, 1644-1713. Other Author(s): Dawks, Ichabod, 1661-1730, Rhodes, Henry, Taylor, John, bookseller.
Date Added
10 January 2014
Language
English
Publish Date
1710
Publisher
London : Printed by I. Dawks for H. Rhodes ... and J. Taylor ...
Source
Botanologia
Alternate Title
the English Herbal, or, History of Plants : containing ... : Adorned with Exquisite Icons or Figures, of the most Considerable Species, Representing to the Life, the True Forms of Those Several Plants : the Whole in Alphabetical Order
Topic
Botany > Pre-Linnean works. Botany, Medical > Early works to 1800. Plants > Dictionaries > Early works to 1800.
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and thread) Root, which fend: forth manyjittall and %r Brzifltljt’f, orP-Stfingr, like toathhllSrerthGgr
upright Branche:, thtrlefet 5 which h: interfere one Plant, which take Root again, and jhoot fmh ”hm;
with another, that the whole Plant ( which [‘5 indeed Leaver. Thcyl’ Leaver are hug i7; munher ( mi";
hm aftnallHerh ) feemr like unto a [mall Bafh. The timerfeven, Ilmligl) hm I'JI'gZ); ) [07,: 1,)“; mm!
Leaves are finall and pointed -, and the Flower: [mall about the edger, and enling in a preity fbarp P01: m
and white, like the other Small Chickweeds. Which [htnewhat hard, and of a ligbiijlr gm,” [HIM The:
being pa]! away, round Head: aerh: [ollle’fhflh Stalk: are jlender, leaning downwardt, (ml 1;”, m-
lihe [[7110 thzfe of Linear Flor, in which the Seed, nyfmll yellow flowery, will) jhtne )vellm [Iv-ml;
( which i: very ,hnall ) 11' contained. in the ”iidJleJianamg aim” gfmmb green Hm;
IX. The feventh is a Ballard kind of Chickweed, whirl; when it is ripe if a little rough, and (mm;
growing hy'Riverjider ; it is a very fmall Plant, heal] hrownilh sf“),
but by an admirable thicla Matted Root, like a lit]-
hzeh, made up of a vaji number of Jihratu- or threazly
jlringr, front whence rife .111) Many fnall tender
Brant-her, [Irelching or trailing along the Stream,
upon whteh grow long Leaver, having a long tnirltlle
Rib, upon which grow: on each file thereof a great
number 0 other fmaller Leave:, [the thtye of Lentils,
or the l ild Vetch. The Flower: grew at the to”?!
of the Stalks-,which orefntall and white, afier which
come: in httrky Head: a final] Seed.
X. The Placer. The jixth grows on lilattntainr,
and in Stone): and Rocky place: : the feventh grows
in River: : the other: grow in Fiela’r, as well Till d,
as Untill’d, and by Wayjider, 81c.
XI. The Times. They do all Flower in Summer,
fome in the'latter end of May ; and fome in fnne
and filly; fome earlier, and fome later than others;
and their Seed is II c quickly after; but the fhkrtl)
or hairy Chickweed lowers not till Autlmlll. '
XII; ‘The Qualitier, gpecificatian, Pre aratianr,
and Virtuer, Authors a cut to be the“ ame with
rhofe of the Common Chickweed, to which you are
referred, and therefore-we lhall fay no more of
them in this place, ’ ’
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CH A P. ‘CXXXQ
0f,CINKFOIL.
I. H E Namet. It is called in Greek, Her-tim-
m : In Latin, Penta hyllurn, and Quingue-
foliatn, t3 nunterofhliorum: n Englifh, Cinkfoil, and
Eive-leav’d Gra r. ;
II. The Kinlr. Authors make at lealf Iixteen
Kinds, or more -, many of which grow not in Eng-
land, nor any place belonging to our Territories:
The molt ufual with us are, r. Pentaphylltmt Vul-
gall mum, Qur molt Common Cinkfoil. 2. Pen-
taptyllma ”It! It: album Vulgare, The Grater Com-
mon White inkforl. 3. Pentaphyllon magnum flare
[men vel alho.- The Great Common Cinkfbil with
a white or yellow Flower. 4. Pentapbyllam rtthrmn
Palajire,‘ Red Marlh’Cinkloil. 5'. Pentapbyllamfa-
pinion Potentillefaeie, Low Silver-weed Cinkr'oil. ‘
6. Pentaphyllant incanam repen: majtr: Urninm, The
Greater and Lefs creeping hear); Cinkfoil. 7. Penta-
gallant rcflum major-0’ minus, he Greater and Lell‘er
pright Cinkfoil. ‘ The Erll of thefe is called general- ‘
1y by all, Pentaphyllmtt, or .Qteingttcftliwn vulgare,
and Qnmgnefolitm waft]: "repent Btlllllllll, Common
Clnkiod. - The fecond, Qianguefolimn ztlhaor; and
iztttnauefitlthnt alhmn ma '11:, altertmz Bahhiiti. “The
third 13 called, Quingnehhlihtn album may: catzltf-
cent Batthtni; . 3 ' u “
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