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A33771 Adam in Eden, or, Natures paradise the history of plants, fruits, herbs and flowers with their several names ... the places where they grow, their descriptions and kinds, their times of flourishing and decreasing as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations and particular physical vertues together with necessary observations on the seasons of planting and gathering of our English simples with directions how to preserve them in their compositions or otherwise : ... there is annexed a Latin and English table of the several names of simples, with another more particular table of the diseases and their cures ... / by William Coles ... Coles, William, 1626-1662. 1657 (1657) Wing C5087; ESTC R8275 685,192 638

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the_o black_a curran-tree_n the_o form_n the_o stem_n or_o stock_n of_o the_o curran-tree_n have_v a_o very_a thin_a outer_a bark_n which_o in_o the_o red_a &_o black_a curran-tree_n be_v brownish_a but_o in_o the_o white_a it_o be_v whitish_a all_o of_o they_o be_v green_a underneath_o and_o be_v about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o good_a great_a staff_n whole_o without_o thorn_n on_o any_o branch_n whereon_o grow_v large_a corner_a blackish_a green_a leave_n cut_v in_o on_o the_o edge_n into_o five_o part_n somewhat_o like_o a_o vine-leafe_n but_o a_o great_a deal_n less_o the_o flower_n come_v forth_o at_o the_o joint_n of_o the_o leave_n many_o together_o on_o a_o long_a stalk_n hang_v down_o about_o a_o finger_n length_n of_o a_o hereby_o colour_n after_o which_o follow_v round_a berry_n all_o green_a at_o the_o first_o but_o afterward_o as_o they_o grow_v ripe_a they_o tend_v to_o their_o several_a colour_n and_o be_v then_o clear_a and_o transparent_a the_o red_a be_v of_o a_o little_a pleasant_a and_o tart_a taste_n withal_o the_o white_a more_o winy_a and_o acceptable_a but_o both_o the_o leave_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o black_a have_v a_o kind_n of_o strong_a evil_n send_v but_o yet_o be_v wholesome_a although_o not_o so_o pleasant_a as_o any_o of_o the_o former_a and_o be_v eat_v by_o many_o the_o root_n be_v woody_a and_o spread_v diverse_o the_o place_n and_o time_n all_o these_o sort_n have_v be_v find_v grow_v natural_o wild_a some_o in_o savoy_n and_o switzerland_n as_o gesner_n say_v and_o some_o in_o austria_n as_o clusius_n whence_o they_o have_v be_v trasplant_v into_o our_o english_a garden_n where_o they_o bear_v well_o they_o flower_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o april_n and_o their_o fruit_n be_v ripe_a in_o june_n and_o july_n continue_v on_o the_o bush_n long_o after_o they_o be_v ripe_a before_o they_o fall_v or_o be_v wither_v the_o temperature_n all_o these_o sort_n of_o curran_n be_v cold_a and_o moist_a and_o that_o in_o the_o first_o or_o second_o degree_n and_o somewhat_o astringent_a the_o virtue_n the_o red_a and_o white_a currant_n when_o they_o be_v ripe_a be_v very_o profitable_a to_o allay_v the_o heat_n and_o faint_v of_o the_o stomach_n and_o to_o quench_v thirst_n and_o to_o provoke_v a_o appetite_n and_o therefore_o be_v safe_o permit_v in_o hot_a and_o sharp_a ague_n for_o the_o juice_n of_o they_o temper_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o blood_n and_o the_o sharpness_n of_o choler_n and_o resist_v putrefaction_n it_o take_v away_o likewise_o the_o loathe_n of_o meat_n and_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n by_o much_o vomit_v for_o it_o close_v the_o mouth_n thereof_o and_o repress_v the_o distemper_n whereof_o it_o be_v cause_v it_o be_v say_v also_o to_o stop_v the_o lask_z that_o proceed_v of_o choler_n and_o the_o bloody_a floxe_n and_o that_o it_o be_v useful_a for_o the_o cough_n especial_o the_o dry_a juice_n or_o rob_v thereof_o which_o be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n take_v of_o the_o juice_n of_o curran_n clarify_v twelve_o pound_n boil_v it_o half_o away_o and_o add_v to_o the_o remainder_n old_a white-wine_n five_o pound_n consume_v the_o three_o part_n over_o a_o gentle_a fire_n take_v away_o the_o scum_n as_o you_o ought_v let_v the_o rest_n settle_v and_o strain_n it_o and_o with_o three_o pound_n of_o sugar_n boil_v according_a to_o art_n till_o it_o be_v something_o thick_a than_o new_a honey_n and_o be_v thus_o make_v you_o may_v take_v a_o little_a on_o the_o point_n of_o a_o knife_n as_o often_o as_o you_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v it_o for_o any_o of_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a the_o black_a curran_n be_v use_v in_o sauce_n and_o so_o be_v the_o leave_v also_o by_o many_o who_o like_o the_o taste_n and_o send_v of_o they_o though_o other_o do_v not_o i_o may_v proceed_v further_o in_o declare_v at_o large_a how_o that_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o raspeberry_n bush_n the_o service-tree_n the_o cornell-tree_n the_o filberd_n hazel_n and_o 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whereof_z be_v profitable_a to_o the_o stomach_n whereas_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o windiness_n be_v obnoxion_n thereunto_o unless_o they_o be_v eat_v with_o discretion_n after_o they_o be_v correct_v by_o the_o fire_n and_o have_v some_o pepper_n strew_v upon_o they_o to_o expel_v the_o wind_n it_o will_v be_v needless_a to_o mention_v they_o again_o to_o tell_v you_o which_o of_o they_o stand_v most_o in_o need_n of_o correction_n for_o that_o every_o good_a huswife_n can_v tell_v but_o if_o any_o one_o desire_n further_a to_o be_v resolve_v he_o shall_v find_v most_o of_o they_o handle_v dispersedly_z in_o this_o book_n i_o shall_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o liver_n for_o thither_o be_v the_o chyle_n convey_v through_o the_o meseraick_n vein_n for_o sangufication_n and_o come_v next_o to_o be_v rectifiod_n chap._n clxxvii_o of_o rhubarb_n the_o
other_o also_o profitable_a as_o agrimony_n betony_n dancus_fw-la dodder_n fumitory_n rosemary_a sage_a dill_n rue_n camomile_n bay_n juniper_n &c_n &c_n some_o of_o which_o i_o have_v treat_v of_o already_o and_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o rest_n when_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o part_n to_o which_o they_o be_v most_o appropriate_a i_o pass_v now_o to_o the_o spleen_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o melancholy_a and_o therefore_o must_v be_v purge_v as_o also_o open_v and_o strengthen_v chap._n cci_o of_o dodder_n the_o name_n that_o dodder_n which_o grow_v upon_o flax_n be_v that_o which_o i_o mean_v to_o treat_v of_o principal_o it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o latter_a greek_n for_o by_o the_o ancient_n it_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v understand_v because_o tanquam_fw-la cassis_fw-la vel_fw-la r_o 〈…〉_o illud_fw-la implicat_fw-la it_o tangle_v about_o it_o like_o a_o net_n it_o be_v call_v in_o latin_a also_o cassuta_n and_o cassyta_n and_o p●dagra_fw-la lini_fw-la and_o in_o shop_n cuscuta_fw-la the_o kind_n though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o dodder_n which_o grow_v upon_o flax_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o lesser_a sort_n also_o which_o grow_v upon_o divers_a plant_n and_o take_v its_o denomination_n from_o they_o that_o which_o grow_v upon_o time_n be_v call_v epithymum_n that_o upon_o savory_n epithymbrum_fw-la that_o upon_o nett●es_n epiurtica_n that_o upon_o marjerom_n epimarjorana_n that_o upon_o the_o bramble_n epirubus_n and_o in_o english_a lace_a time_n lace_v savory_n etc._n etc._n the_o form_n dodder_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n shoot_v forth_o thread_n or_o string_n grosser_n or_o fine_a as_o the_o property_n of_o the_o plant_n whereon_o it_o grow_v and_o the_o climate_n do_v suffer_v creep_v and_o spread_v on_o that_o plant_n whereon_o it_o fasten_v be_v it_o high_a or_o low_o these_o string_n have_v no_o leave_n at_o all_o upon_o they_o but_o wind_n and_o interlace_n themselves_o so_o thick_o sometime_o that_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o strangle_v it_o which_o after_o they_o have_v get_v good_a hold_n break_v off_o at_o bottom_n receive_v nourishment_n still_o insensible_o from_o the_o plant_n whereon_o it_o be_v twist_v like_o unto_o ivy_n and_o thereby_o partake_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o same_o plant_n wheresoever_o it_o grow_v it_o put_v forth_o cluster_n of_o small_a head_n or_o husk_n out_o of_o which_o start_v forth_o whitish_a flower_n which_o afterward_o give_v small_a pale_a colour_a seed_n somewhat_o flat_a and_o twice_o as_o big_a as_o poppy_n seed_n the_o place_n and_o time_n i_o have_v observe_v little_a dodder_n to_o grow_v upon_o flax_n or_o time_n here_o in_o england_n which_o make_v i_o suppose_v that_o the_o dodder_n of_o flax_n and_o so_o of_o time_n which_o be_v most_o in_o use_n and_o sell_v in_o the_o apothecary_n shop_n be_v bring_v from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n for_o every_o climate_n do_v not_o bring_v they_o forth_o alike_o those_o which_o have_v be_v most_o observe_v in_o our_o land_n be_v that_o of_o nettle_n which_o grow_v plentiful_o in_o somersetshire_n and_o that_o of_o tare_n or_o pulse_n whereon_o it_o grow_v so_o abundant_o in_o some_o place_n that_o the_o country_n people_n call_v it_o hellweed_n because_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o destroy_v it_o it_o have_v be_v find_v upon_o ferne_n and_o other_o herb_n upon_o hampsted_n heath_n and_o upon_o the_o grass_n likewise_o upon_o black-heath_n in_o kent_n it_o flowrish_v chief_o in_o july_n and_o august_n the_o temperature_n every_o one_o of_o these_o dodder_n do_v participate_v somewhat_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o plant_n whereon_o it_o grow_v and_o therefore_o dodder_n of_o flax_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o dodder_n of_o time_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n etc._n etc._n the_o virtue_n though_o the_o dodder_n of_o flax_n be_v that_o which_o be_v most_o frequent_a in_o shop_n yet_o because_o that_o of_o time_n be_v more_o proper_a for_o the_o spleen_n i_o shall_v speak_v to_o that_o first_o it_o purge_v melancholy_a and_o adust_a choler_n from_o the_o spleen_n and_o hypochonder_n and_o therefore_o it_o avail_v against_o melancholy_n as_o also_o phlegm_n from_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n and_o be_v therefore_o very_o pro●●table_a in_o old_a and_o inveterate_a pain_n of_o the_o head_n swim_v of_o the_o head_n madness_n faint_n and_o the_o quartam_fw-la ague_n it_o be_v very_o effectual_a also_o for_o hypochondriack_a passion_n schirrue_n or_o hardness_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o windiness_n thereof_o stop_v o●_n the_o kidney_n and_o be_v very_o useful_a in_o the_o scab_n and_o itch_n leprosy_n elephancy_n malignant_a ulcer_n and_o cancer_n as_o also_o the_o french_a pox._n it_o cleanse_v also_o the_o blood_n very_o much_o from_o melancholy_n and_o adust_a humour_n it_o be_v profitable_a in_o the_o jaundice_n in_o open_v stop_n of_o the_o gall_n and_o avicen_n commend_v it_o against_o the_o cramp_n neither_o be_v it_o of_o a_o purge_a quality_n only_o but_o strengthen_v also_o both_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n and_o help_v child_n ague_n if_o a_o little_a worms-seed_n be_v put_v to_o it_o if_o it_o be_v use_v in_o any_o decoction_n it_o must_v be_v put_v in_o last_o for_o it_o will_v not_o endure_v long_o bo●●ing_v dodder_n of_o flax_n be_v very_o profitable_a in_o stop_n of_o the_o liver_n gall_n and_o spleen_n cleanse_v the_o blood_n from_o melancholy_n and_o be_v useful_a in_o the_o jaundice_n provoke_v urine_n and_o cleanse_v the_o vein_n of_o choleric_a and_o phlegmatic_a humour_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v take_v with_o wormwood_n and_o anniseed_n if_o half_o a_o pint_n or_o less_o of_o the_o decoction_n be_v take_v with_o half_a a_o ounce_n of_o sugar_n it_o cure_v child_n of_o the_o ague_n the_o seed_n drink_v with_o wine_n and_o sage_n ease_v the_o sciatica_n or_o hipgowt_n the_o distil_a water_n be_v take_v help_v the_o distemper_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o lung_n by_o cleanse_v and_o strengthen_v they_o it_o also_o cure_v the_o jaundice_n expel_v the_o stone_n of_o the_o bladder_n ease_v gripping_n in_o the_o belly_n bring_v down_o the_o course_n in_o woman_n help_v swell_n about_o the_o navel_n and_o cure_n ague_n in_o child_n the_o quantity_n of_o two_o ounce_n be_v take_v by_o they_o but_o more_o to_o those_o that_o be_v strong_a dodder_n of_o nettle_n and_o broom_n have_v a_o especial_a quality_n in_o provoke_a urine_n where_o it_o be_v stop_v or_o hinder_v that_o which_o grow_v on_o tare_n though_o it_o be_v most_o frequent_a about_o london_n be_v not_o good_a for_o tare_n be_v hard_a of_o digestion_n bound_v the_o belly_n and_o breed_v thick_a and_o melancholy_a blood_n and_o so_o do_v their_o dodder_n that_o which_o grow_v upon_o bramble_n and_o hopps_n be_v special_a good_a for_o old_a fever_n and_o the_o jaundice_n chap._n ccii_o of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pseudohelleborus_n and_o veratrum_fw-la nigrum_fw-la adulterinum_fw-la bastard_n black_a hellebore_n as_o also_o consiligo_fw-la bearefoot_a setterwort_n and_o settergrasse_n because_o husbandman_n use_v to_o make_v a_o hole_n and_o put_v it_o into_o the_o ear_n or_o dewlap_n of_o their_o cattle_n which_o they_o call_v peg_v or_o setter_n the_o kind_n to_o this_o kind_a eight_o sort_n may_v be_v refer_v 1._o the_o true_a black_a hellebore_n or_o christmas_n flower_n 2._o bastard_z black_a hellebore_n or_o bearesfoot_o 3._o tresoile_v prickly_a leave_a bearesfoot_o 4._o the_o great_a bastard_n black_a hellebore_n or_o bearsfoot_n call_v also_o setterwort_n 5._o fennel_n leave_a bastard_n black_a hellebore_n 6._o the_o great_a purge_n sanicle-like_a hellebore_n 7._o small_a purge_v sanicle-like_a hellebore_n 8._o matthiolus_n his_o bastard_n black_a hellebore_n the_o form_n the_o true_a black_a hellebore_n have_v
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and_o splenium_fw-la as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scolopendrium_n and_o scolopendra_n the_o two_o first_o name_n be_v give_v unto_o it_o quia_fw-la splenem_fw-la juvat_fw-la because_o it_o help_v the_o spleen_n the_o late_a from_o the_o likeness_n it_o have_v with_o that_o rough_a creature_n call_v the_o bear_n worm_n which_o angler_n sometime_o use_v theophrastus_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o likeness_n it_o have_v with_o ferne_n as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o galen_n translate_v mula_n herba_fw-la the_o arabian_n call_v it_o ceterach_n which_o be_v the_o name_n by_o which_o it_o be_v best_o know_v in_o shop_n but_o it_o be_v call_v also_o spleene-wort_n miltwast_a and_o scale-ferne_n the_o rough_a spleene-wort_n be_v call_v asplenium_fw-la silvestre_n asplenium_fw-la magnum_fw-la scrutiopteris_fw-la lonchitis_n aspera_fw-la longina_n ●t_a calabrina_n in_o english_a rough_a spleene-wort_n or_o miltwast_a the_o kind_n i_o 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be_v slippery_a and_o green_a on_o the_o upperside_n and_o of_o a_o dark_a yellowish_a roughness_n underneath_o which_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o seed_n at_o its_o first_o come_v up_o it_o fold_v and_o roul_v itself_o inward_o as_o ferne_n common_o do_v with_o many_o hair_n grow_v on_o the_o outside_n so_o that_o it_o look_v like_a unto_o the_o rough_a bear_n worm_n before_o remember_v the_o root_n be_v small_a black_a and_o rough_a much_o plait_v or_o interlace_v have_v neither_o stalk_n nor_o flower_n the_o place_n and_o time_n the_o first_o grow_v as_o well_o upon_o stone_n wall_n as_o rock_n and_o in_o moist_a and_o shadowy_a place_n of_o this_o land_n especial_o in_o the_o western_a part_n at_o bristol_n bath_n welles_n and_o salisbury_n on_o framingham_n castle-walle_n on_o the_o church_n of_o beckensfield_n in_o berkshire_n strew_v in_o kent_n &c_n &c_n the_o second_o grow_v in_o the_o moist_a moor_n of_o italy_n the_o three_o and_o four_o in_o moist_a grove_n both_o there_o and_o in_o germany_n and_o with_o we_o upon_o hampsteed-heath_n the_o five_o in_o ilva_n a_o island_n of_o the_o tirrhene_a sea_n the_o natural_a place_n of_o the_o four_o last_o be_v shadowy_a rock_n and_o moist_a hollow_a place_n where_o little_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n come_v they_o all_o continue_v green_a both_o winter_n and_o summer_n the_o temperature_n these_o plant_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o very_o thin_a and_o subtle_a part_n the_o signature_n and_o virtue_n the_o learned_a crollius_n among_o the_o signature_n of_o part_n do_v set_v down_o ceterach_n which_o be_v the_o first_o kind_n above_o mention_v to_o have_v the_o signature_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v profitable_a for_o all_o the_o disease_n and_o infirmity_n thereof_o especial_o those_o that_o cause_n it_o to_o grow_v big_a and_o there_o it_o be_v call_v miltwast_o for_o it_o diminish_v it_o not_o only_o in_o man_n but_o in_o beast_n also_o for_o 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powder_n and_o take_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o purslane_n or_o plantain_n it_o will_v help_v the_o run_n of_o the_o rein_n speedy_o it_o help_v melancholy_a disease_n also_o and_o those_o which_o rise_v from_o the_o french_a disease_n if_o the_o herb_n and_o root_n be_v boil_v and_o take_v but_o they_o must_v not_o be_v boil_a very_o long_o for_o then_o the_o strength_n will_n evaporare_fw-la especial_o of_o the_o leave_n the_o distil_a water_n be_v good_a against_o the_o stone_n both_o in_o the_o rein_n and_o bladder_n and_o the_o lie_v make_v of_o the_o ash_n thereof_o be_v drink_v for_o sometime_o together_o help_v spleenetick_a person_n for_o which_o purpose_n the_o herb_n may_v be_v boil_v a_o little_a and_o apply_v warm_a to_o the_o region_n of_o the_o spleen_n chap._n ccv_o of_o harts-tongue_n the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
water_n because_o of_o the_o strangury_n or_o the_o like_a half_n a_o dram_n of_o the_o seed_n beat_v to_o powder_n and_o take_v in_o drink_n kill_v the_o worm_n in_o the_o body_n and_o bring_v down_o woman_n course_n and_o expel_v urine_n a_o syrup_n make_v of_o the_o juice_n and_o sugar_n cure_v the_o yellow_a jaundice_n ease_v the_o headache_n that_o come_v of_o heat_n and_o temper_v the_o drought_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o stomach_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o profitable_a to_o be_v give_v in_o long_a and_o hot_a ague_n that_o rise_v of_o choler_n and_o blood_n the_o juice_n of_o the_o leave_v drop_v into_o the_o ear_n cleanse_v the_o corrupt_a sore_n therein_o and_o help_v the_o stench_n arise_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o they_o the_o great_a use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o hop_n be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o beer_n to_o alter_v the_o quality_n thereof_o and_o to_o preserve_v the_o body_n from_o the_o repletion_n of_o gross_a humour_n which_o ale_n be_v a_o thick_a ●iquor_n do_v engender_v of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v nil_fw-la sp●ssius_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la bibitur_fw-la nil_fw-la clarius_fw-la dum_fw-la mingitur_fw-la unde_fw-la constat_fw-la multas_fw-la face_n in_o ventre_n relinqui_fw-la it_o be_v drink_v thick_a it_o be_v piss_v out_o thin_a whence_o it_o appear_v that_o many_o dregs_o be_v leave_v behind_o chap._n ccxxi_o of_o knotgrass_n the_o name_n it_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polygonum_fw-la quod_fw-la multis_fw-la gen●bus_fw-la crescit_fw-la because_o of_o its_o many_o joint_n which_o name_n most_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n follow_v yet_o there_o be_v some_o that_o call_v it_o seminalis_fw-la sanguinalis_fw-la sanguinaria_fw-la &_o proserpluaria_n from_o its_o staunch_a of_o blood_n and_o ceep_v upon_o the_o ground_n it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o shop_n of_o italy_n and_o other_o place_n corrigiola_n and_o centinodia_n of_o the_o several_a property_n to_o correct_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o body_n and_o from_o creep_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o english_a knotgrass_n swine_n grass_n because_o swine_n delight_n to_o feed_v thereon_o in_o the_o north_n country_n of_o divers_a birds-tongue_n of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o leaf_n some_o also_o call_v it_o pink-weed_n and_o some_o nine_o joint_n of_o its_o great_a number_n of_o joint_n the_o kind_n the_o sort_n which_o may_v more_o proper_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o kind_n be_v fourteen_o 1._o the_o great_a common_a knotgrass_n 2._o the_o lesser_a common_a knotgrass_n 3._o sma●l_o short_a leave_a knotgrass_n 4._o stoney_n knotgrass_n 5._o the_o great_a sea_n knotgrass_n 6._o the_o lesser_a sea_n knotgrass_n 7._o white_a mountain_n knotgrass_n 8._o mountain_n knotgrass_n with_o stone_n crop_n leave_v 9_o spanish_a knotgrass_n 10._o small_a knotgrass_n of_o mompelier_n 11._o candy_n knotgrass_n 12._o lobels_n knotgrass_n with_o mother_n of_o time_n leave_v 13._o germane_a knotgrass_n or_o knawell_n 14._o 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