ae De Paradile of Plants. “49 
mae : Tbe Kindes. 
There be three foris of Dragons. 1 Great Dragons, 2 Small Dragons. 3 Wa- 
ter Dragons. . 
The Forme. 
The great Dragonrifeth up with abare or naked round whitifh ftalk about half 
ayard high or higher;which is many times thick, but alway es imooch,and {pox- 
ted very much with {pots of divers colours, like thofe of the AdderorSnake, _ 
bearing at the top thereofa few green Leaves very mach divided on all fides, - 
ftanding upon long Foot-ftalks, in the middle whereof (if the Poor have been. 
long planted) commeth forch a great wii hask or hofe, green and of a datk | 
purplith colour on the infide, wich a flender long reddifh pettel] or clapper. 
the middle, like unto that of the flower of Cuckowpint, but greater 5 The ckin 
or filme whereof when the feed waxeth bigs, being ftretched and broken in fun- 
der, there appeareth the Fruit like toa bunth or clufterof Grapes; The Berries. 
whereofat the firftbe green, ‘afterwards red and full of juyce, in which is con- 
tained feed, which is fomewhat hard; The Root is great, round, flat and whi- 
~ tifh on the outfide, buat whiter within, with divers fibres hanging thereat, uch 
like unto the Cackowpint both in form and tat. 
The Places and Time, 
Gardens, where they h: 
Wound: nk s, and yenemons bitings, ds 
hindreth the healing of them, and with: honey 
Fase both which icmaybe aid co doby Signa 
are made O les, Oyniments, and Platters, 
Fiftilaes, Pocks, CanKers, frecting 
or proud fiefh that fometimes. groweth in the Nofes. The diftilled sine oe 
Peaver, or ¢ 
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