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‡ 1 THis, which Clusius calls Orobus Venetus, hath many cornered stalkes some foot long whereon grow winged leaues, foure or six fastned to one rib, standing by couples one against another, without any odde leafe at the end: these leaues are of an indifferent largenesse,
and of a light greene colour: the floures grow vpon long foot-stalks comming 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the leaues, many together, hanging downe, small, yet shaped like those of other Pulses, and of a purple colour: after these follow cods almost like those of Fetches, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 when they be ripe, and containing in them a longish white seed: the root is hard and wooddy, running 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wayes with many fibres, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sundry yeares: this varies somtimes with yellower 〈◊〉〈◊〉 leaues and white floures. It floures in May, and growes onely in some few gardens with vs.
2 The stalkes of this also are a foot or more high, stiffe, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉; on these do grow winged leaues six or eight on a rib, after the manner of those of the last 〈◊〉〈◊〉: each of these leaues hath three veines running alongst it: the floures in shape and manner of growing are like those of the former, but of a most elegant purple colour: which fading, they become blew. The floures are succeeded by such cods as the former, wherein are contained longish small 〈◊〉〈◊〉 seed: which ripe, the cods fly open, and twine themselues round, as in most plants of this kinde: the root is blacke, hard, tuberous and wooddy, sending forth each yeare new shouts. This floures in April and May, and ripeneth the seed in Iune. This was found by Clusius in diuers 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wooddie places of Hungarie: he calls it Orobus Pannonicus 1.
3 This hath stalkes some cubit high, stiffe, straight, and crested; whereon by turnes are fast∣ned winged leaues, consisting of foure sufficiently large and sharpe pointed leaues, whereto some∣times at the very end growes a fifth: the veines in these run from the middle rib towards their ed∣ges: their taste is first somewhat sourish, afterwards bitterish. The floures grow vpon short stalks comming forth of the bosomes of the leaues, fiue or six together, like those of the Fetch, but of colour white, with some little yellownesse on the two little leaues that turne vpwards. The cods are like those of the last described, and containe in them a brownish seed, larger than in any of the other kindes. This is an annuall plant, and perishes as soone as it hath perfected the seed. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 giues vs this by the name of Orobus Pannonicus 4. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 giues the same figure for his Arachus latifolius: and Bauhine affirmes this to be the Galegamontana, in the Hist. Lugd. pag. 1139. But these seeme to be of two seuerall plants; for Dodonaeus affirmes his to haue a liuing root, and such seemes also that in the Hist. Lugd. to be: yet Clusius saith expressely that his is an annuall, and floureth in
Aprill and May, and groweth in some wooddy mountainous places of the kingdom of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
4 This fourth hath straight firme cornered stalkes some foot or more high, whereupon grow leaues vsually foure on a foot-stalke, standing two against two, vpright, being commonly almost three inches long, at first of a sourish taste, but afterwards bitter: it hath no clauicles, because the stalkes need no supporters: the floures grow vpon long foot-stalkes, spike-fashion like those of Pease, but lesse, and white of colour: after these follow long blackish cods, full of a blacke or else spotted seed: the roots are about the length of ones little finger, fashioned like those of the Aspho∣dill or lesser female 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but lesser, blacke without, and white within. Clusius found this on the mountainous places 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the baths of Baden, and in the like places in Hungarie: he calls it Orobus Pannonicus 3.
These are not knowne nor vsed in physicke; yet if the third be the Galega montana of the Historia Lugd. then it is there said to be effectuall against poyson, the wormes, the falling sicknesse, and the Plague. ‡