tlie Hiftorle ofPIants^ ^p 



lerfjc, ait Soure bcfo;je tf^t r omming of ^t fit of t Je feaer qttar^ 

 tame,f ^at if curetlj tljc fame : anD t^m gratnes fo tafeen, curet|> 

 t|)e feuer tertiam 



%^t ^^z of tl}i3 Ijerbe ponnD> nm latD tpon Isarfis , ant) fuel) ^ 

 itkc ercrefli^nce^c^ fuperSnotm ontgrotDtngs^caufeti) ttiem to fall 

 atoa^* 



SC()e leaue^ of t!;e fame pounD , ant) latti to , tmtt^ tljegoute^ <^ 



iwitlj bmCng0,bHrftings,anD Diflocatton of members* 

 i SCtje fmall SCo^nefoU anu fjus foue botleo tottfj "^t^pty Cref^ jp 

 (fe,antj g^all i]ittrt,anisD5ontte,caftet{) foj^tlj tDojmes bot& rount) 

 anDflaf* . 



X^t fameK^ufcD iottt) (alt^ano latti bponli;art0,o^tuet]^ tgem (f^ 



Wit!) t^e fatie of tl^e fmall 2Co jnefoll (beii^ i?et flrane) tlie^ !^ 

 tJie antj ftaine tin linnert clouts anD rags into a purple r olour (as . 

 feitnelTetf) Plinie in fjts rr^b©fee5Cl|ap♦ tji;.) loJierUjitljaU in tiis 



countret? men bfe to colour gellies 9 tntnes* fine confections > anD 

 comfits* 



Of Scorpioides^or Scorpions grafle. Chap, xlij- 



^The Defiription, 



1 C^ Co?piotDes {» a tinall, bafe , q% lotD l^erbe , not aboue t%t 



length of onesl^nD , ^z Sems are fmall, lipon lol^tcti 

 grotuetfi flue j 0r narroio leaues (ant (bmeloljat long, 



after tf?e faction of a !^ares eare , tD^eS is tlje caufe t^at fomc 

 E>uf cbmen call it l^afen «d je*) Cbe floures be fmall ana i?elloi»j 

 after ^u'loit)^ commetlj f !jefeOe,tol)ielJ is rougb ano p,:irfeler,t|?a 

 o^fbureclcamngtogit^er, DifKnguifl^eo bu ioints, ano turning 

 rOunOjOj benDing like a ^co^pions taile. 



2 Matthiolus tjefrribeti^ an otf?er ^cojpioioes , \3iiV;^ flenDer 

 tfalftes ano rounD leaues fometimes t^%k togitljer* ^ tlje top of 

 t}^t ft alfjcs grotuetlj ttuo 05 f Ij^de litle fmal long !)o?nf s togitlier, 

 tbe loijic!) aMb Do ll^etu as tbe^ toere feparateD bi? cerfnine ioints^ 



BefiDes tijefe ttoo kinDS of ^co?ptoiDes,tfjere xb T?et tiuo otfjer 

 fmall tjerbes lo^icf) fome Do alfo name ^cozpion graffe, o; ^i^ 

 piontaurt,altl)ougl) fljci? be not tl)e rigljt ^co^pion graCfe. »^ 



fine of tbem is calico male ^co?pion^tfie otfjer female ^co;pwn. 



2 3 ^y^ 



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