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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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'from the bottom .upwards, which in'a manner lye
upon the Ground, with rwo‘ fuch like Leaves at the
Joints as in the laii, but little or nothing dented at
all; the Flowers are white, without fpots, but gax
pin in like manner; . ' ‘ ‘. . V . g
l . The hxrh, ar'Mountarn Ironwort wrtha
Tmall black purple Flower. It baa Rootwhuh 7s
fmall, hard, and yellazrzrfh, from which rife: 11 a
reddijh, badly, hard, hai7y,'jgaare Stalk, about alf
h Tard high, divided mlo two Bran-thee, ahartt the
middle thereof, on which are fet at the Joints two
fmall and long pale green Leaves one agarnft and
ther,‘ covered with anlhoory Down, and havrng
three dents or notches on‘each iide at the ends or >
them, which at the lower end of the Stalk next the
Ground Rand upon long footiiallts, but up higher
towards the top are without any; the Flowers itand
in fharp ointed Husks, and are gapin , or hooded,
as the tell are, but very fmall, whoi'e ead and aws
are of a dark purpliih color, the middle of the ow-
er is yellow, and the long neck of the Flower which
rifes out of the Husk'is whitilh; after the Flowers
are pail there come four blackiih Afh Colored Seed,
fomewhat cornered, which are contained in the harry
or hoary Husks;r"“- . .' . '. - -
X. The fevemb,’ ‘or Ironwort wrth .Germander
Chickweed Leaves. .It- baa a .Root which is fmall
. and thread), 'whioh‘fendr orlb a Stalk, 4 Foot long,
‘ fpread out inIo'Bramhe‘r‘ r0271 the bottom, and tho e
a 4'7: endia arrhqther [mallet met, all of them
igclinihg to fthroufrd, like the Germade‘e Chloe-
weed,‘ but much greater, on which (land a few harry
Leaves by pairs or couples, in form like unto that
chromed, but. larger, andvdentedl'about the edges,
the Flowers grow at the joints-wrth theLDLeaves'to-
wards the tops, and'likeuntoythe others in firihron,
but fomewhat longer, and of a hleWrih color, Rand.
ing' in‘ (harp and rough Husks, rrr whit rs contam-
ed fmallround'Secd. 1 Q, .' .." a , arm
XLThe eighth or Small Germany Ironwott. The
Root imbhr'te and. woody, and penjher,evezysTear;
it it a [mall Plum, and 1!? logo-[glare Stallig‘ofolzoat
4 F022! high, Bratirhedi..01(!< algmjiefrmstbe )va
Grow'rd, . being foftlland‘lroary, ,as, the 'Leaves alio
are, which hand at the joints y couples; being long,
and Tomeyyhat narrow," without any dents at all 3-.
bout the edges, et largeriat or near the bottom of
the Stalks and gratichesjthan‘towards‘therr tops;
the Branches have Flowers growing about them up-
wards as‘foon almoibas ‘they'ihootout, -rn ihhpe as
the other forts $6,"th i they. are’fo" frrrall. that. they
fcarcelyFappearoilt'of thek‘l-lusks,“of adusky Eolor,
, the jaws and loWer parts 'on the infideiberng whrtifh,
after which folloivssblaclrrthSeed,,i‘mirller‘than in
Of 815.: :’ ' " ‘ QV'T’” l).yr;r-'-‘ 1:7)” 1
thgill. 21h:‘r'ritllhg‘wltlingliilrIranwclrtgor Iroriwort
Wlth AldhOOf'LC‘aVe ,5]! b4“ Rpabmbigb ”- [”141]
a'nd threodyf gyhiagy eryi‘eqrghogmiugdargly
mi 171 it’ el r mugogoly ogvragfrn any or en
wh-Q‘fil his 0252:2316”: page on; it‘rs a fmall Herb,
not much above an Hand breadth, orvfour orwiive
Inches high, having fmall, broad, and roundrih-green
Leaves: with round ,d’enis labourgthe'edges,l.lrlte to
Alehoaf, ‘.or,rather-‘.like to-Redyu‘lrrhangel Leaves;
the Flowers are: hoOded,‘ Lfmallg: and purplrfh,’ nd
the Seed'iinall andblaclrilhm , of“: x: ; ..v . I,
1:. X111; The? tenth, ‘or. Ironwort wrthlfmooth‘. long
, Leavesgrltr Ro'ot.i:7iobizifh, . 1511mm; .ddody; andpe-
n' in It)! Traf;l,frmztbhenoe‘zi e’u ' Ifquare oad
jb g ' gr,’fmodlbi‘heloao,l but iii: fome'fmall
kiadofhairiegfr at Ibex? top: ;2 the'Leuves are fmo'oth.
and thin',‘ let? byycou’ples,‘ th'e lowermoil three Inches
long; and one tbr‘oadginot dented than 'about the
edges: Ithe xFlowersi are, hooded; like-:rhe Common
.FJ’h" but-'Whiticp'l'lmgei Tm‘theysiaad; longer airs);
7' 2'12 w an.-,:):':;::E:..!1:;‘r::;::.'
Slim J...
itandingin rough Huslts about theis‘talks, even trom‘
the bottom alinoii, after which come frnall, blaclti
ill), ,uneren Seed, in,Heads like thofe of Plantar,
but ihorter. 1', . ' ,. f ., ‘
;. XIV. The eleventh, or Broad Leaved Meadow
ltom‘vort. Woe-Roar of this i: like the fecond Kind
aforegoing, and i! ha: larger frath green Leaver
below than thnfeahove, a little dented about the edger;
the Stalks are fquare, about :1 Foot and half in height,
and Branched out; the-Flowers grow in Roundles
at the tops of the Branches, being-hooded, ‘and of
a pale ye low color, and in form: purpliih, tending
to white, without any fmell at all. -' ..
XV. The Plates. ' Some of'thei'e, grdwiw'ild in
England, in Meadows, and on Mountains,‘intnany
places, being moil- of them natural to our Country,
the fecond of thefe Gerard fays grows frequently in
the Corn Fields in Knit, and by Purjleet in El ex;
the feventh Gerordalfo found in Flower and Seed
among Corn in a Field joining to a Wood frde not
far from Greeahiv'e in Kent, the ninth Parhia on
fays he found growing wild in the Fields, from
whence he tranfplanted it into his Garden, where if
L l. V
" continued. to encreafe and iiou'rilh.
The Timer. They all Flower in forte and
filly, and their Seed is ripe foon after.
- XV , The Qualitierg Irmw‘o'rt is tempErate in
ref e8: to heat or cold, and dry in the iirll degree,
or iegining of the fecond; it is Anodyn, Allringenr,
Incarnative, and-Vulnerary.-5 - .
.XVIII. '17): ,Speozfcanoa. his very- owerfirl
to flop all fluxes ofBlood,‘ Catarrhs,"the eds and
Whites in Women, “and“fpeedily to heal all limple
green Wounds, and that, (as'Auth'o'rs' 15y) without
fuppuratibn, it‘dries up ali‘o fluxes of Humors in
old fretting Ulcers, cleanIES the'Illcer, incarnat‘es,
and uickly heals it.
i XllX. The Preparatiom. You may prepare there-
from, L‘A. Liyuid Juice. 2. An Ejferlee. 3. A
Swap. 4. A. Demilioa. -5. A Pouder af‘lhe Herb.
6. A Bayam or Ointment. 7. A Catapla m.
The Virmor. ,
three, four, or ve Spoonfuls at a time, either alone
by it felf, or mixed with rough Red Wine, it is pre-
valent againitall internal fluxes of Blood, as Spit;
ting or Vomiting Blood, Piiiing Blood, the Bloody
or Hepatich Flux, and the overflowing of the Terms
in Women. “ '- . "' f
:- .XXI. The? Ejea're. It has all the Virtues of the
Liquid Juice; belides whichjt' is powerful againil
Catarrhs,-"orrfiuxes of Rheum‘falling down the
Throat upon the Lungs, itiprevails againlt four
and,Cholerickaelchingslof the Stomach, is faid to
cure Ruptures or Butllennefs, and the; Whites in
Women, as alfo a limple Gonorrhoea in Men, being
taken inwardly, and outwardly injetled rnro thofe
ing,.and Rrengthening Withal,‘lt not only .rel’rores
more parts; but referves theirlT one inure, rt is ad-
mirably, goodfal o ‘to ’waihi all agreen Wounds and
old running Sores [or Ulcers, healing the hrll, (if
‘frmple)‘3withou‘t futzpuration, and' cleaniing, liop-
‘ping, the deiluxiorio ‘ Humors, and drying the other,
in'order to‘=its fpeedy healing, and if there be any
Inhamation,‘ ‘or‘begining of. 1; Gangreen about-the
'parts; it.‘preye'rits it,.and gfoou feeures it agaruil: any
dahgerdus"Accident. '. Dofe two ,' 3 three, or Your
gremlins-id ‘any convenient‘Yehicle MOWPE, and
'Vgllf.' ...vr. ..
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lsiXXII..V'The'.Sy-rup.e ‘It helps Coughs, Colds, Ca-
.,.,..,..,.....A:......,.s..o”mom’s“.on... ... .
XX. The Li uz'd Juice. .‘Given inwardly two, '
parts With a Syringe, for being very drying and bind-, ‘
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