Blagrave's supplement or enlargement to Mr. Nich. Culpeppers English physitian containing a description of the form, names, place, time, coelestial government, and virtues, all such medicinal plants as grow in England, and are omitted in his book, called, The English-physitian, and supplying the additional virtues of such plants wherein he is defective : also the description, kinds, names, place, time, nature, planetary regiment, temperature, and physical virtues of all such trees, herbs, roots, flowers, fruits, excrescencies of plants, gums, ceres, and condensate juices, as are found in any part of the world, and brought to be sold in our druggist and apothecaries shops, with their dangers and corrections / by Joseph Blagrave ... ; to which is annexed, a new tract for the cure of wounds made by gun-shot or otherways, and remedies for the help of seamen troubled with the scurvy and other distempers ...

Yellow Daffodil.

Names.] THis kind of Daffodill is also called Lide-lilly, because it flowereth in March, which Moneth in some Countries is

called Lide, and they are also called Daffa-down-dillies.

Descript.] It hath long narrow green leaves, the stalks be round upon which grow pleasant yellow-flowers, to see to; but somewhat unpleasant to the smell: after which come round knops, or husks, like little heads, where∣in the seed is contained, it hath abundance of roots, which grow thick toge∣ther, and increase by new sprigs and blades, whereby it spreadeth and in∣creaseth it self under ground, so that of one plant you may soon have a great increase.

Place.] It groweth not naturally in this Country, but in Gardens where it is planted.

Time.] Daffodills, flower in March and April.

Government and Vertues.] Yellow-Daffodil is under the dominion of Mars, the roots hereof are hot and dry almost in the third degree.

The root boyled in posset drink, and drunk, causeth Vomiting, and is used with good successe in the begin∣nings of Agues, especially Tertians which frequently rage in the spring-time: a plaister made of the roots with parched Barley-meal, and applied to swellings and Imposthumes do dissolve them; the juice mingled with hony, Frankincense, Wine and Myrrhe, and dropped into the Eares, is good against the corrupt filth and running matter of the Eares; the roots made hollow and boyled in oyl doth help raw Kib'd heels: the juice of the root is good for the Morphew, and discolourings of the skin.

Notes

• Vomiting
• Agues, Impost∣humes,
• Eares
• Kibed-heels.
• Morphew.