the Paradise of^Plants. ^ g

by women to beautifie their hair, bruising them with fresh butter, and straining

them after they have been for iome time kept in the Sun. The Ointmentcalled Pofttleon is singular good, for any heat or inflammation in any part of theBody, and to temper the heat of wounds; It is used also to dry up the Milk inVVomens Breasts aster their delivery, and when they have weaned their Chil-dren. The Aspen leaves are somewhat weaker,then those of the black Poplar;yet the quantity being augmented, they are used for the same purpo CeS.

CHAP. XXIX.

Of 3\Qghtshade<

‘The Nantes.

S omeoftheGreekscall \t,Tpnx*°f & buc others,and that moreusual ly, % 9 fvx* 0 *- In Latine Solantim and SolatrumJXva Lupina, and UvœValpis^Cucultis and Morella. Pliny faith, it was also called, Strumnntand Cuctihalttsjmr. they are thought bastard names, and not proper tothis plant. In English, Nightshade, Morrel,Petty-Morrel, and in some placesHounds berries. There is a fort hereof which is called Dwale^ot deadly Night-shade, by reason of its pernicious and excefle cold quality; and is therefore notto be used but by a skilful! hand, but the Common or Garden Nightshade isnot dangerous,being heretofore planted in Gardens as other herbs, for food;wherefore it Was called Solantim hortenfe, or Garden Nightshade, but is nowno where used but Physically, and is cast out of Gardens.

The Kinds.

E Ktioscorides reckoneth up four forts, Km&ot Hortenfe, A’w&rsttt Vefearittm,v ippuTixitf Sommfertim, & [juwu&t Afanicnm: which are by a later Writer di-stinguished into ten kinds, i. Common Nightshade, a. Red berried com-mon Nightshade. 5. Sleepy Nightshade. 4. The true sleepy Nightshade of theAncient Writers. 5. Sleepy Nightshade of another lore. 6. Dwale or DeadlyNightshade. 7. Hoary Indian Nightshade. 8. Red Nightshade, or Redweed ofVirginia, g. The great Marvel of Peru. 10. The small Mtr vail of Peru, whichis a kind of Nightshade: besides which there are divers other fortsthat I may have occasion to mention elsewhere.

The Forme.

The Common Nightshade hath a somewhat upright many

and about a foot high, bushing forth into many Branc , ^ G f

dark green leaves, somewhat broad and pointed at t , unevenly

juyee, larger then the leaves of Basil, else iomevyhat 1 ' , sour or

dented al out the edges: at the tops of the stalks and , ’_ standing

five or more white flowers, made of five small pointed eav P ’ t ^e ^so-on a stalk together, one by or above another, with yel ow poi , K( k tumdie, composed of four or five yellow threds set together, w nea'e full of

into so many pendulous green berries, of the bigness of a sin P ‘ ’ ro 0 t i s

green Juyce, and small whitish round flat seed lying within c, te

white and a little woody, when it hath given flower and fruit, Wit _ ^ ,

fibres at it: the whole plant is of a waterish insipid caste ; but the J y

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