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142 Of the Laplanders Trees and Plants.
which are not found any where elSe , as Calctolum Lapponicum , or Braffica
Rungiferorum- what fort of herb it is Sam■ Rheen expreSSes in theSe
words, which ,tho tedious , I thought fit to transcribe that we might have
his exact opinion it. There grows ( faith he) an herb which they call
Cal-ceolum Ltpponicum becaufe its flower is like the Laplanders Shoe, it is of a
blew colour with three rowes of Seed in the pod, it his’ larger leaves than the
vulgar cabbage, itsfla’.k is a finger thick and the root bitter: it grows
extraordinary faft, and riSes to three cubits in height, and fomtimes more: it is
thought a bad and unprofitable herb becaufe no bead will tall of it. There
is another herb very ufefel and wholeSome, and of great efteem among them,
which Olaus Pet. take to be like a carrot, he fays it is called Mofaraotb,
have-ing the taft and flower of Pimpervel growing in marihy grounds to an ell in
height. That Mefaraoth is not a Lapland but Sxedifh name, from miofa
which Signifies marShy places where moffe grows, what the inhabitants call
it, I cannot yet learn. And thefe are the peculiar herbs which this country
hath : I have not met with any one that could help me to the exaft Shape of
them. But altho this foil beare fome peculiar herbs, yet there are not
many Species of them, which Olaus Pet gathers from the weft-Bithnia, which
borders on Lapland, for in that place there are found but very few.
I come now to Mofle, which is of diverfe forts. The firSl is tree MolTe,
with a kind of long wool, hanging down from the boughs, efpecially of the
Pitch tree, and fomtimes from others. The 2^. which is very plentiful and
affords food for the raindeers in the winter is ground MolTe, of a white colour,
with long thin leaves growing a foot high. The 31. is ground molTe, but fofter
of a more delicate yellow green .• this is pernicious to the foxes, which the
inhabitants cut fmall and mix with their baits to catch them. The^h. is alfo
ground mofTe, fhort and fofc, of a very fine colour, which becaufe it is fofine
they ufe inftead of feathers to lay under Infants new born. 1 hear of a 5 th. fort
with larger and longer leaves, which they call Fathne, good againft
fainting if it be bruifed and drank in broth, but I doubt whether this be Mofle, I
had rather believe it Angelica cut fmall prepared and boiled under ground.
The lad thing which is to be mentioned is Grafle, which is of diverfe kinds,
the beft fort is that which is found in the vallies near the mauntains called
Fells, being iliott, foft, and juicy; that which grows in other places is thicker,
rougher, and dryer. There is a ;J. fort thin and Slender which the
inhabitants ufe for fluffing of their Shoes, and gloves, to defend their feet and hands
from the weather. And thefe are all the trees, lhrubs, and herbs of
Lapland.
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