The anatomy of plants

HE Senses of Tasting and Smelling being so nearly ally’d; many things already explained concerning the Diversities and Causes of Tasts in Plants, may easily be transferr’d to those of their Odours. I shall now therefore only remarque some particulars, not commonly taken notice of hitherto, and leave them as a Specimen to be Improved by other Hands.

2. §. The Root of Rape-Crowfoot being cut, and held to the Nose, when it is newly taken out of the Ground, smelleth almost like Spirit of Sal Armoniac, or fresh Scurvygrass Juyce. And hath the property of making the Eyes to water, as Onions do. Horse-Radish Root is not so Pungent to the Nose, but gets pretty much into the Eyes. But that of Dragon, doth neither affect the Eyes, nor the Nose.

3. §. The Succulent Roots of Dogstones, and most of that Tribe, have a rank Smell. And that of Crown Imperial, being rub’d a little, smells as like a Fox, as one Fox smelleth like another.

4. §. The Root of Patience digested with Water, in a warm Room, for the space of three weeks, smels like Spirit of Harts Horn, or other Urinous Spirit. Of Red Dock, almost like Aqua fortis or Spirit of Nitre. That of Dragon bottled up with Water, and set in a Cellar, about a Month, stinks like the pus of the most Fetid Ulcer. At the end of five Months, more abominably, than either to be endured or expressed.

5. §. The Leavs of Mountain Calamint, smell like Peny Royal. Those of Ulmaria, like Walnut Pills. Of Yellow Lamium, like a Balsame. Of Sena, a good quantity being held to the Nose, of a rank Smell betwixt that of Sweat and Urine. Of Coriander, when green and young, stink so basely, that they can hardly be endur’d. Sometimes the Leavs have a stronger Smell, than the Flower, as in Borage, and sometimes the Stalk, a stronger than the Leavs, as in Ulmaria.

6. §. Rue Leavs corked up in a bottle and set in a Cellar for about ten weeks, smell like Spirit of Harts Horn, or of Urine. The green Leaves of Roses infused in water, have a mild, but pleasant Smell. Neither is that of Savine unpleasant, upon the like Infusion.

7. §. Scurvygrass Juyce kept about ¾ of a year in bottles, with the green Sedement, in a warm Room, stinks like Humane Excrements. And Scurvygrass Wine, made only of the Juyce, smells like some Issues.

8. §. The Flowers of Yarrow, smell not much unlike to those of Southernwood. And the Flowers of Crowfoot almost like those of Scurvygrass. Some Flowers are of a weaker Smell in the Bud, as those of Mallow. But many have a stronger, than when they are blown open; as those of Lavender, Rosemary, &c.

9. §. The Buds of Vervaine Mallow, while they are young, and the Flowers unseen, have a very pleasant Smell, like that of Geranium Moschatum: but when afterwards they are opened they have an unpleasant Smell. Common Mallow Flowers dryed and bottled up for some time, acquire, though not a strong, yet very noysom Smell.

10. §. The Purple Pouch of Dragon which covers the Seed, being broken, smells just like a Lobster. But permitted to lie in a warm Room for some days, smells exactly like Carrion; and scents the Room with the same Smell.

11. §. Some Seeds as those of Cumine, Daucus, being powdered and laped up only in Papers, do notwithstanding retein their Smell. But many others, as of Sweet Fenil, in a short time, lose it. Some Seeds, when they first begin to sprout, become Odorous, which were not so before; as the Garden Bean.

• SAPORES, ratione
• Sensationis ipsius, distinguuntur per
• Species. Sunt enim alii
• Simplices, qui sunt
• ⎧Amarus
• ⎩Dulcis
• ⎧Acidus
• ⎩Salsus
• ⎧Calidus
• ⎩Frigidus
• ⎧Aromaticus
• ⎩Malignus
• ⎧Æqualis
• ⎩Tremulus
• Mollis
• Vapidus
• Unctuosus
• Durus
• Penetrans
• Stupifaciens
• Astringens
• Pungens
• Continuus
• Intermittens
• Compositi, qui sunt
• Nominati; seil.
• Acerbus
• Austcrus
• Acris
• Muriaticus
• Lixivus
• Nitrosus
• Iñominati quamplurimi, ut Amaro-dulcis, &c.
• Gradus. Ita enim sunt
• Remissi ve Intensi a gradu
• 3º ad 1ᵘᵐ·
• 4º ad 10ᵘᵐ·
• Durationis, sunt
• Breves
• Diuturni
• Motûs, sunt
• Celeres⎫
• Tardi   ⎭ in Principio Augmento Statu Declinatione.
• Est autem Sapor in
• Principio
• Quartarius
• Binarius
• Trinarius
• Minutarius
• Minuto-quartarius, &c.
• Bi-minutarius
• Bino-quartarius, &c.
• Triminutarius
• Augmento
• Quartarius, &c.
• Bi-minutarius
• Statu.
• Quartarius, &c.
• Quadrinarius.
• Declinatione
• Quartarius, &c.
• Quadrino-quartarius, &c.
• Quinarius
• Senarius, &c.
• Vicenarius
• Viceno-quinarius
• Tricenarius
• Triceno-quinarius
• Quadragenarius
• Subjecti, sunt
• Fixi
• Labiales
• Linguales qui ad Linguæ
• Apicem
• Verticem
• Radicem percipiuntur
• Palatales,
• Gutturales,
• Oesophagei.
• Mobiles
• Diffusivi.
• Transitivi.