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32.4, er Adam in Eden,Or : 
CHAP. CCVL : 
Of Fern. : 
: The Names. ene 
';- Male kindis caled alters, and aéeiov, Preris and Preriog “i ies ; 
any compoiition, the Leav s chereot being like unto che wings of birds, 
Nicander calleth it Gandeor. anc Banxtov, it is Filix mas in Latine, The 
Female is called in Greek Quavaegis , and wupasam]gis, Thelyperis and 
Nympheapreris, In Latin, Filix Femina; in Engiith Brakeand Common Fern, — 
There is a #bird kind whichis calledin Latin (‘or it had no Greek name) 
Ofmunda Regalis, of the Singular properties therein: ithath other Latin names 
allo as Filicaftrum, Filix florida or flore(cens, Filix paluftris or Aquatica, %c, 
Ic 1s called in Englith, Ofmnnd Ferne, Ofmundwm the Waterman, O/mund Royall, 
and St, Chriftophers hero, SSE Seta aoe 
ca ag age ee Oe ss 
Under the generall appellation of Fers are comprehended thele feven forts 13. ; 
The Common male Fern, 2, The prickly male Ferm, 3. Sweet imeilingFem, 
4. Common Female Fern, 5, Dented Female Fern, 6, Sharp FemaleFem, 
7. Ofmund ox Water Fern, “yan 
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ommon Male Fern {endeth forth divers hard rough unbranched ftalkesof 
winged Leaves, naked cowards thebottom fora lice fpace but aterwrcshath 
many Leaves on each iide,up to the tops with one arthe end, nor fu ily oppoiite, 
each of them being deeply nicked on the Edges; of a pa'e green coulor, hardand 
without fap, broadeft at che borcom and fmalie(t cowardsthe Top, It hath no — 
flower, yer Mc, Parkenfon affrmes that it hath feed growing on che back fide 
of the Leaves, in the tormof certain brownith {mail fpots, by che falling of 
which it is increafed,and fo are all other forts of Ferns and Capillary herbs, where- 
by ic appears that they were in an Error which held that it had no feed,n oe 
~ ng, of at leaft noc taking notice of the placein Gemefis,Chap.11,12. There — 
_ hereof is made of many chick black threads, deiceniding trom a brown fealy 
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The rif groweth on Heathes and open places of hills, and fometimes is 
long buth of {mall and more 9 cat gr 
are accounted as the Flowerandieed, 
