¶ The Names.
The great Burre is called in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: in Latine, Personata, personatia, and Arcium: in shops, Bardana, and Lappa maior: in high Dutch, Grosskletten: in low Dutch, Groote clissen: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rench, Glouteron: in English, Great Burre, Burre Docke, or Clot Burre: Apuleius besides these doth also set downe certaine other names belonging to Clot Burre, as Dardana, Bacchion, Elephantosis, Nepheli∣on, Manifolium.
The lesser Burre Docke is called of the Graecians 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: in Latine, Xanthium: in shops, Lappa minor, Lappa 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and of diuers, Strumaria: Galen saith it is also called, Phasganion, and Phasganon, or herbe victory, being but bastard names, and therefore not properly so called: in English, Louse Burre, Ditch Burre, and lesser Burre Docke: it seemeth to be called Xanthium of the effect, for the Burre or fruite before it be fully withered, being stamped and put into an earthen vessell, and after∣wards when need requireth the weight of two ounces thereof and somewhat more, being steeped in warme water and rubbed on, maketh the haires of the head red; yet the head is first to be dressed or rubbed with niter, as Dioscorides writeth.