Adam in Eden, or nature's paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs, and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English ... as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues ... / By William Coles, herbarist.

  • Coles, William, 1626-1662.
Date:
1657
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Credit: Adam in Eden, or nature's paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs, and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English ... as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues ... / By William Coles, herbarist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ly'. Behdesjit is far better for the Painters ule, to illulfrate a white colour than Lmfeed Ojl^ which deadeth it; and is of fingular good ule, to be laid on gilded works. The young green Nuts before they be half ripe, prelerted whole in Sugar, are not onely a dainty Junket among other of the like nature, but are good for thole that-have weak Ifomacks, and defluxions thereon. ^ It is aver¬ red by fome, that if a Wall-nut be put into the belly of a Chicken, it will caufe it to be roafled a great deal the fooner. The Rind of the root,having the upper part fcraped of, being made into powder, and tempered with Vinegar, if it be flrained two or three times, till it be Ibmewhat thin and clear, and drunk libe¬ rally, cureth the Ague, and cleanleth the body very much. CHAP. II. . Of the Piony. The Names. T*He call it pHeuopiaj the Latines iiCo Paonia^ andll«/c/- Jlda^ in Shops Tioma, in Engtifh *Piony^ or Peony^ and of lome Chejfes: It hath alfo many Baftard names, as RofaPatnina^ HerbaCafia-, Hafia Regiay Rofa AfinarHm'y of rome,A«»^r/<«,' of Lptmria Pt&onla y becaule it cureth thole which have the Ealling-licknefle, whom mofl men AociXlLmaticiy or Luna- tick. It is called Paonia-, from a famous Phyflcian, who doubtlels found ciutfome of the Vertues, and admired them; but Glycyfide or Dulajida from the fed trains in the Pomgranat, which in Greek.zrQ called Sida^ with which it hath fome refemblance. It is alfo called Bactylm JtUuiy the knobby roots thereof beinolikVto D^cr^Awhich are certain precious ftones, or the form of a mans finger, grovving in the Ifle of Candy. It is likewife called Aglaophotts yor briohtly-fhining, taking its name from the fhining rednefle of the red grains or feeds, which are of the colour of Scarier, of which there are many fabulous traditions; but I flaall forbear to mention them. I. * ' ^ . . The Kindes. . ' ' “t ■ .ii The Sorts of Pionyes I have met with, are in number 11. i. The mal^ ^iony. 2. The Female 3. PoubleRedPiony, 4. The double white Py- ony. s. The Spanilh Dwarf Piony. 6, Columbine leafed Pyony, 7. The pa;- ty coloured Piony. 8. Ttie female white Piony. pt The female yellow Piony, 10. The doubtful female Piony. 11, Certain, fingle, and double female Pio- iiies, that fprang with of the feed of the double Red, which is not ulu- all. All thele iorts, except the female, are Plants fo fearce, that they are pof- feffed but by a few, and thofe great Lovers of Rarities in this kkide> and there* fore I fhall trouble you onely with the defeription of that, < . f TheFt?mf. .The ordinary Female Piony rifeth up with many ftalks, which are at firft of a reddifh colour,and the young leaves like unto the young red leaves of the W all- nut-Tree, which afterwards turn into a dark or dead green colour, and become large. At the top of the flalks, are growing fair large red flours , like thp great double Rofe ofProvence ; but that it is of a darker red, having alfo in the midfl,.yellow ThredToi Thrums like them in the Rbfe, which fome take to