Of Sea Lauander.

| 1 Limonium. | 2 Limonium paruum. | | :--- | :--- | | Sea Lauander spike. | Rocke Lauander. |

The description (la descripción).

There hath beene among writers from time to time, great contention about this plant Limonium, no one author agreeing with another: for some haue called this herbe Limonium; some another herbe by this name; and some in remoouing the rock, haue mired themselues in the mud, as Mathiolus, who described two kindes, but made no distinction of them, nor yet expressed which was the true Limonium: but as a man herein ignorant, he speakes not a word of them. Now then to leaue controuersies and cauilling, the true Limonium is that which hath faire leaues, like the Limon or Orenge tree, but of a dark green color, somewhat fatter, & a little crumpled: among which leaues riseth vp an hard and brittle naked stalke, of a foote high, diuided at the top into sundry other small branches, which growe for the most part vpon the one side, full of little blewish flowers, in shew like Lauander, with long red seede, and a thicke roote like vnto the small Docke. There is a kinde of Limonium like the first in each respect, but lesser, which groweth vpon rocks and chalkie cliffes.

The place (el lugar).

The first groweth in great plentie vpon the walles of the fort against Grauesend: also fast by the Kings Ferrey going into the Ile of Shepey: in the salt marshes by Lee in Essex: in the Marsh by Harwich, and many other places. The smal kinde I could neuer finde in any other place, but vpon the chalkie cliffe going from the towne of Margate downe to the sea side, vpon the left hand.

The time (la época).

They flower in Iune and Iuly.

The names (los nombres).

It shall be needlesse to trouble you with any other Latine name than is expressed in their titles: the people neere the sea side where it groweth do call it Marsh Lauander, and Sea Lauander.

The temperature (el temperamento).

The seed of Limonium is very astringent or binding.

The vertues (las virtudes).

The seede beaten into powder, and drunk in wine, helpeth the collicke, strangurie, & Dysenteria. The seede taken as aforesaid, staieth the ouermuch flowing of womens termes, and al other fluxes of blood.