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with many long and narrow dark-green leaves, fet by couples upon them, upto the 
tops, which feldom branch forth, but bear every one a large hollow flower, in moft. 
of them of a deep bluifh purple colour, but in fome a little paler, ending in five 
Points. The roots are numerous, fmall, and long, growing deep into the ground, 
and abiding all the winter. 
"2 Gentianella autumnalis fimbriate fore; autumn. gentian of Naples. This creeps 
up like couch-grafs, from a long, yellowifh, fmall root, fhooting forth a few long 
and narrow leaves,. like thofe of flax, but fhorter; but thofe that grow up to the 
middle of. the ftalk-are larger,.and {maller again.from the middle to the top, two 
fet at every joint all along, and-ftriped from. every one of the joints, on both fides, . 
to the top.of the ftalk,, hich is green,.and about a foot high, at the top cometh a 
purplifh green hufk, which hath. four large poiated leaves that.enclofe the flower, 
which is-long and.writhed before it blows, and ofa pale blue coleur ; but, when ic. 
is blown open, is of a deeper blue colour,, having, four leaves fomewhat long, and: 
as it were purfled about the edges,. with a little hairinefs ; there i is alfo a fmall leaf 
at the bottom of each. flower, with.a.few. yellow. threads in the middle, ftanding 
about a head,. which groweth to be the feed-veffel, forked into two parts at the head, 
being, greater there than. below,. and containeth. in.it very fmall black feed when. 
it is-ripe.. 
3. Autumn gentian, with. {mall centaury. leaves,. called in Latin. Gintionella. au 
timnalis, centauree minoris folio. This rifeth up with fundry ftalks fcarce a foot high, 
parted into many {mall branches,. whereon do ftand two leaves together, very like. 
thofe of the. fmaller centaury, not fo long as either of the former, but alittle broader 
and of alighter green colour ;. at the tops of the ftalks and branches grow divers. 
blue flowers,. fet in fmall long husks half-way.rifing above the tops of them ; the: 
deed is fmall, and groweth in long horned veffels; the root is fmall and fibrous. 
4, There is another fort with {mall centaury-like flowers, which is more fpread-- 
ing ;. is fmall, but. hath larger leaves and flowers than centaury; of the fame colour 
as are the flowers of centaury, yet having many more, and lafteth longer. The 
root, however, perifheth in winter. 
§- Another: fmaller gentian, with centaury, leaves, is-very like the laft, but. 
{maller, and the ftalks much lower, not being above three inches high, having. 
_ many fmall branches, whereon are large blue flowers; the feed and vefiels, when» 
they are ripe, are like unto the laf 5 ‘the root iss alfo fmall, but hath many — : 
3 fibres than the others, - a 
Puace. The firtt i is found growing in many parts of iene and many. om 
f this kingdom, viz. at Gravefend; near 
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