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CHAP. XX.

Of Celandine.

The Names.

I T is called in Greek, x iKl ^ rm -> from a supposition that theAntierits had,that with this Herb, Swallows do restore sight to their young ones, thoughtheir Eyes be put out: which Opinion is condemned as vain and false, byAristotle , and Celstm from him, who flhew, that the young ones of Doves,Partridges, Swallows, &c. will recover of themselves, without any thing doneunto them: Yet I find, that many Authours question not the truth of the sto-ty; for Crollitts, and divers others, do report how that Doves make use ofVervein, Swallows of Celandine, Linnets of Eye-bright, and Hawks ot Hawk-vveed,for the recovery of their own, and their young ones sight: The Latinoalso followeth the Greek, and in it, it is called Chelidonmm md]tts & Hirundi-nariama)or ; andwe in Englifh,greatCW<*»<^»<?; and of (ome, SvvaUoW'WOrt,and Tetter wort, for its efficacy in curing Tetters.

The Kinds.

Parkinson treats of Pilewort in the fame Chapter with Celandine, Which areno more alike,then Chalk andCheese,neither in Leasnor Flower,only because itis called Chelidonwm minus, from an error of Diofcorides, who faith , that itspringeth when Swallows tome in, and wichereth at their Ming away, when asit springeth before Swallows come, and vanifbeth long before, tsheir departure.Therefore I shall not mention that any more here, but shall set down thekinds of the greater Celandine, which I find to be three, i. Common great Ce-landine. 2 . Jagged Celandine. 3. Great Celandine of Canada.

The form,.

Common Celandine hath divers tender, round, whitish, green stalks, withgreater Joynts then other Herbs ordinarily have like unto knees, very brittle* 5 ^! C ° k rea k> from whence grow branches with large tender long Leaves,

divided into many parts, each of them cuc-in on the edges, let at the joynts onboth sides of the branches, of a dark blewifh green colour, on the upper side likeColumbines, and of a more pale blewifh green underneath, full of a yellow fa p,when any part is broken, of a bitter tast, and strong scent: at the tops of t hebranches, which are much divided, grow gold yellow Flowers, of four LeavesApeece, after which come small long pods, with blackish feed therein: the rootis thick and knobby, with some threds annexed thereto, which being broken orbruised, vieldeth a sap of juyce of the colour of Gold.

The Places andTimes.

The common sort groweth in many places by old Walls, by the hedges andwaysides, in untilled places; and being once planted in a Garden, especiallyso some study place, it will hardly be gotten out. The second, is not known toO row naturally, but is received into Gardens for the variety. The third, in Ca-rh s u S ^ ^'' c ' e .^ hevvet h- The two first sorts flower all the Summer long, andpee _ ri peneth in the mean time; but the last stowrecb very lace, and bring-eth not its feed to perfection in this Country.

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