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Of Bugle or Middle Comfrey

The Description. 1 BUgula spreadeth and creepeth along the ground like Monywort: the leaves be long, fat, and oleous, and of a browne colour for the most part. The floures grow about the stalks in rundles, compassing the stalke, leaving between every rundle bare or naked spaces, and are of a faire blew colour, and often white. I found many plants of it in a moist ground upon black-Heath neere London, fast by a village called Charleton; but the leaves were green, and not brown at all like the other.

The Place.

Bugula groweth almost in every wood and copse, and such like shadowie and moist places, and is much planted in gardens; the other varieties are seldome to be met withall.

The Time.

Bugula floureth in Aprill and May.

The Names.

Bugle is reckoned among the Consounds or wound-herbs; and it is called of some, Consolida media.

The Vertues.

Ruellius writeth that they commonly say in France, how hee needs neither Physition nor Surgeon, that hath Bugle and Sanicle.