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Full Title
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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(Bani-inn: 'ting it among his Anthyllzder) yet
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it cannot be the Anrbjlli: ginmn pqut‘ql'ldlf, becaufe
that has upright Stalks, which this has not,
lll.‘ TheiiDVe-fcriptions. ‘IfThn hiji, ”or Common
Knawel, orGerman Knotg'rafs. 1!, but it Ran! which
irfmall, f1mdex,‘zinr1fihrour or lhrmdy, from whence
com" forth fc’wra
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whic fland many very fmall and long pomted
Leaves, of a grey'ifh green, or Aih Color, which are
of an unequal length, two for the molt part longer
than the other, at thefe Joints with the Leaves come
forth divers fmall, Hetby, or green Startlike Flowers,
thick fet together, ,which‘ being .fallen away there
appears in very fmall Husksgno bigger than Millet
Seed, a great ‘
the Seed of Herniaria, or Rupmrmarl, which are
of a quick hot fmell, ’and fotrtewhat fw'eet.
[Jfgnail Brand)“, no! fizllyilying
,1de a Fool 10n'g,fw‘ more, and
IV. The fecond Kuavrel, or other German Knot- ,
rats. II has a Rat! whith irfntall, long, and white, ”
11):? whole Plant tiny-.mz‘dl nzfcnililingjhe former,
hath in in hrunner'afgi‘awi g hill in it: flinch? trail-
ing Branch”, which have fmall, long, hoary or
grayilh gteenLeaves, many fer together at a'Joint,
but that they are longer thanthey, fome ol there
being two Inches long,’,‘efpecially of thofe next the
Root; the Flowers hereof lland or grow not at, the
joints with the Leaves, but at the tops of the Stalks
and Branches, many clullering together, which are
very fmall, and white, on the inlide, but of a brown:
iih’re'd Color on the outiide, which afterwards turn
into a plentiful Crop ofvety-Iinall Seed. ' ‘ g
V. The third,” White Mountain Knotgrafs, or
Knawel. ‘II'th, it, Rani which irfnall, long, and
. r'tliiir, 7m firiflring, inli’inzrrjn it; naring Clim or
' plated growl), no no! fo‘nmdrm it: Branrhcror
Leaver, but it trill no! endure 0117‘ will Night: zinc!
[tinting Bhgjir, illlil thcrk'fizrt' dirt wilhnr, unltfr
pi'zji‘lt‘tii with gnu: Care and Gruziigfpn‘iiana This
Herb is a fine, white, and, Silver like Plant, elpeci-
ally growing in the hotter Climates, and when it is
grown old, fo that it;glvcsmuch delight to the be-
holders; it'fpreadsfmauy Weak trailing Branches '
upon the Ground, in fonte’placcs not' 'pali a Hands
breadth, in 'othets at Foot long, as ‘ full‘or fuller of
Joints than any of the Kinds ofKnolgerr in Chap.
, 418. following, )vhich are thick fet alfo with fmal-
lcr Branches, on which'are placed very.- Iinall long
Leaves, lying almoi’t3like Scales upon the whitiih
hard Stalks; thefe .Leavesvate green at the 511i, and
tender, but when they are, grown old they will be
of :1 ihining Silvcholor,’ and hard, like Skins or
Parchment, the“ tops of the Stalks and Branches are
thick fet with fmalltwhlte, Silver like Leaves, and
at the “Joints come forth very fmall white Flowers,
fcarcely to be'diiberned, Which being pail away are
followed‘by exceeding hnall Seed. - ‘ ' '
u the Leaves come forth fmall, purpliih
l“ ers,,confdiing of fourLeaves apiece. ,
kl) jet together, at every one of
Rore of very [mall Seed, like DuH’, of
VLTbe faunth,” Spanifh Mountain Knotgrafs,
or Knawel. Italian! it fnzall,‘ long; and blackijh ,0”
the anlfdt, it it afinall Plant, and by jlvne referred
; to the’ ,Anthyllidesglwt. by other: accounted a final!
f kind qf Knotgtais, or Knawel, it ihoots forth many
,7 ; fmall, weak, reddifh Branches, lying upon the
,- Ground, and not able to (land upright, about aFoot
3: long, parted into many other fmaller Branches,‘on
i which grow at feveral , joints and fpaees many fmall
Leaves together, like unto thofeof Time Splurge,
' ; on which, as well as onthe Stalk, there appears a
thew of mealinefs,.as many Sea Plants have, ,with
, white Flow-
, VII. The PlatirfiThe two full grow in feveral
places of Englqnd, :the Full 'of them about Chi min,
in the Well Country, and the fecond in dry, andy,
and‘Roclty‘placesythe third grows in Spain, and
the Southern parts of France, and the fourth about
the Cafile of Valentin in 5 Jill, and other‘places,
with us they are only nurfe up in Gardens. ,; i ..
VIII. The Timer. .They all tiourifh and are freih
and green injthe- Summer Months, and continue
their verdure tillcold Weather comes inf-,whi'clt‘
caufEs them to‘ wither and dry, in'the mean feafon
they Flower and perfe6t their Seed. . U '. ,
f‘lX..Thc Qualitier. . They are1Aperitive, Abiiet-
five, Vulnerary,Diutetick, Nephritick, and Lithon-
triptick. ‘ -'
X.’ Th
. , y a ‘ x -. . v,
i e Specification. They are powerful to break
the Stone, and give eafe in the Strangury, efpecial-
ly the firil' and fecond Kinds. , ‘ ’ ,;
,. X1317): Pr: ”WWI. You may have therefrom, '
I. A Lignid fire: a. An Ejence. g. 135:0le
on in Winn 4.511 Ponder, ‘ 5,. A Minnie. ' ' '
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XII, The Liquid fgim Tragm Iays that Knew: .
t] has the fame Properties which Knotgrzf: has; and
may ferve to all Intentions inliead' thereof, as well
for inward as outward Remedies; it opens obliru-
Elions of the Reins, Ureters, and Bladder, gives cafe.
in theVSttangury, and is faid to be very powerful to
break the Stone. ,Dofe three, four,;or fix Spoon;
fuls, , mix’d with any proper Wine; or other Vehicle.-
XIII. The Ejfente. It ,has‘all the Virtues of the
Juice, but. much more powerfulto‘ the Intentions.
Dofe three or- four Spoonfulsin fome fit Vehicle in-
the Morning failing, and at Night; outwardly ufed
to Wounds and, Ulcers it cleanl'es,-dries, and heals
them admirably, by only'walhing therewith, and,
applying Stu hs dipt therein," it conglutinatesthe
lips ofgreen Vounds in a very'fhort time. '. ',
XIV. The Daemon in Wine. . It has, the Virtues
of the Juice and Ell‘ence, but not altogether fo pow-
erful, 'it cleanfes'the Reins Bladder,'and Womb,
very forcibly, and is‘a good Lotion for the cleaniing
and drying of foul and running Ulcers. ,. ‘ 5 .
XV. 'IYJLPomIer. .It provokes Urine, ex els
Sand, Gravel,"and Tartarous Matter from the ri-v
nary parts, and firewed, upon [imple Wounds it con-
glutinates and’heals' them, it (tops a flux of Blood .
in green Wounds, and a flux 0f Humors in Ulcers.)
being ilrewed thick thereon, Dole inwardly a Dram
at a time, Morning and Night, In a Glafs OUVhlfe
Port'Wine. ’ ‘ ' . ‘ 1 . 1 1-73" ,
XVI. The ‘1‘llixmre. ' By waihing a iimple green
Wound herewith it conglutinates the hips thereOF
upon the fpot, :it cleanfes Ulcers, repte es fiuxiqnsi
of Humors upon the fame, the part and parts adya- ”
cent'beipg fomented warm therewith, it" dries up
their humidities, and; difpofes themyto anfpeedy
healing. Thir Mixture i: ”1:016:19: mixing 1thsz
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