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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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null, LIIIJI'Id repent, creeping Elaxweed, or Toad
Flax, of which in Cba ter. 271. following.
. Ill. 0f the fit]! ofpthefe General Kindr, there
are theie Species following. I. Lineria Vulgar“- no-
jinn, PfettJolinurn Brnnfeljii,Loneeeri,and Dodonm,
Ojj'rir,illatthioli,Elehji,Qrdi,and Lohelij: Our Com-
mon Haxweed, or Toad Flax. 2. Linaria Valentino
Clrtfij, Ilifponim tertia Clafij, Spanifh Flaxweed oi
Clr'lflltl. 3. L‘innrio Pannontm ”mgr, val 0f)”: al-
In, White Flaxweed or Toad ax. 4. Limjy'm
Naperoront Inhelij, Golden Star Etfhioncd I'lax-
vveed, or Toad Flax. 5. Linoria norm Tragi, Gol-
den Flaxweed, or Toad Flax. 6. Ijnariajiue Ojjtrir,
vol Seoparia Italorwn, Befom Flaxweed, or Toad
Flax. 7. Pfendolinaria Inontona alho,‘Anon,mar Cle-
fi, Anthylir Montana Lugdontnj‘r, Linaria adulte-
rina alha, Ballard Flaxweod, or Toad Flax. 8. Li- .
norm or urea, Purple Flaxweed, or Toad Flax,
variab e F axweed. . .
, IV. The Defcriptions. The firjt, or our Com-
: mon Flaxweed, ha: a Root whirb irfyrnewhot Wood),
and White, Jyotially the main down right one, with
many I'ihrer, abiding many Tear:,jhooting forth Rootr,
every way about, and new Broncher'w” Err, which
ji’rid: forth diverrfmalhjlomler, hlotlii Stalhr, full
, ht withjong and narrow flax like, blew or: ajhtolor-
ed‘lrover, and from the middle of then: upwards;
replenifhed with a number of paleyollow Flower: ( of
a iirong unpleafant Scent)having Spurs hanging to
them like Larks f urs, and having a Mouth like to
a Frogs Mouth, uch as are to be feen in Common
.Antirrhinum, or Snaprirogon ( of which Flamed is
faid to be a Kind )which are doe erand yellow
withall. After the Flowers are gill) away, round
Heads come forth, having blacki Hat Seeds. The
whole Plant before it comes to Flower, is To v
like to Efula minor, that the one is fcarcel known
ftom the other, but by this Old Verf: : E alo we.
foit; fne little Linaria trefoil.
V. The fund, or Sponifh Flaxweed, hard Root
like the at
hide: jhr a long time, and [I] which thePlantmalti-
plicritfelf andi: incredi’d.‘l From theRoot fpting
up many fmall Stalks, about :1 Foot high or more,
on which grow very plentifully many narrow Leaves
' of a gre iill or Afhcolor, and at the to s‘ of them,
' Iiore of lmellFlOWerS, which are of a Vhitifh co-
lor on the out tide, and 'more purplith inwardly ,
but about the gaping Mouth, being of a more yel-
low color, .but yet pale alfo, the [put behind being
of a purplilh color; the Seed which ,fucceds(when
it has any, for it feldom. heirs) is like to the for-
mcr. , . - .
VI. The third, or White Flaxweed, bar agreat,
thitk and long Root with [lime Fibre: or String: ad-
joining to it, from whit) rife up ”my Branche: or
Stalk: very large and pliant, heft! toward: the top
with Flowery, but if a bpale, whitifh eolor,’ and the
inner for! of the Mont irjornewhot more wide and
opentlun the yi'ryll, and the Leaver like to the Gammon
fart. Indeed-t is is in'many .things like to our
Common kind; but the Leaves hereof are larger,
and the Flowers greater, and fewer of a pale yel-
19W1 but of a deeper yellow in the Mouth, with
iomehaitinefs therein. . .. ' I
VII. Thefoarzb, or Golden Starhiihioned, ha: 4
R00! COMP-Ill of many Stringr, intangled one within
“$017)” 3 from 'whence rile up Stalk: very Llltf and
U W"): belt? with leave: like the Common inarlaot
Sea V- ”Warmth flowerriat the top: 4 the
3’4“": (Dr 4 forntjbming, )‘ellowcolor, inform and
J7“ Ff’i’fffohat‘llke unto Corg'zdmojor. This Herb is
(ta ked: andleived like Common Flax, and thought
by fome to, be the true 03m; for which’reafon
liner Writers. have called .it by a (impounded
er, which perifhe: not in Winter, hat a- .
Name Lincfyrir, it rows to be three Feet or more
high, and is in ml e lharp and bitter, having a
Clammineis or Glutinolity with alL - . ,
VIII. The ffth, or Golden Flaxwted, her a grm
tufted Hhrottr Root, rorn whence rife up maryIS‘mlk;
a Phat and a half igh, whirl; are divided toward:
the top: into rnanyfrnall Branch“; 'On the feveral
Tops 'grow Tufts of ftmll Flowers, Loch little
flower being parted into fire rparts, with a little
thread or pcitle in the middle, 0 that it feems full
of many golden Hairs or Thrums. The Seed islong
and bhckilh, and is carried away with the Wind.
Fahin: Column: has proved thisto bethe Chryfo-
come defcribed by Diofmisler, Lib. 4.01;. 55.
IX“ The Sixth, or Befom Flaxweed, ha: a Roct
conjijt‘ing of a great number of hlaekifh String: fit
together," whirb, ' with the who]: Plant perijber every
Tear. From this Root fprings up molt ul‘ually but
one ilraight upright fquare Stalk, three foot and a
half 'or more high, (as it grows in our Gardens)
branching irfelf out divers ways; baringthereona
many long, narrow Lewes like our Garden or M1-
nuted Flax, very thick fer, together, like unto 3
Bull], or rather like unto a fair green fow-Iff’a
growing broad below, and Spire Etihionu iyardsa
of 3 ve fair green Colour. At the fevera JOYms
of the ranches towards the To 5, and among thc
Leaves, come forth fmallredditli Flowers, not ea-
iily feen not much regarded, which turn into fmal
round, biacltiih grey Seed. .’1' his Broom Flamft‘h
tho‘! it. has no beautiful Flowers; yet the Curious
Plant it in their Gardens, ' hecaufe the green P151“
full of Leaves, is "cry delightful to behold, being
in Italy and Other places, planted not only in their
Gardens, but alfo in Pots, to furnifh and adorn their
VVindowsgan'd even with us it grows to be To 5‘
leaable a green Bufh, that it is thought to be ‘79"
thy to be enumerated among our Homry 171mm
and delights. . .
x Gerard fa ., on on: Befom, or Buth H17"
weedJ r 0'71 6"”! IIIIt'allStalkho: manysbootr orBrantlJ“,
making the whole Plant to rtfernhle’ a Cyp'refs-tteev
the Brandm grouingfo lvrtnrtfornrlv -, very thick 4m!
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