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MacktU^ ltmt$,tQmix>W long almoft like tje leauesi of partetop 



r^jgrotums out from tl^t iaintSy from tofjence alfo, bctlutjct tlje 

 leauesf tt)£ ftemtljere commct^ fojtl) fluo little ?jairie bullet0» 

 ioineo together tpon one ffem,ecl) one conf eintng in it felf a fmal 

 rouno tmXi.%U rmt is tcntier anH full of |)airie ftringg, 

 i C^e female is Itfee to t^c male, in llalfes, leaned, anD groto^ 

 tng,anD uifferetlj but onclp m tl?e floured ano to,fo j a great qua^ 

 titte mo?e of floures anD feeue, t>o grolD t^tcl?c togetl^er lifee to a 

 fmall clutter of grapes, attlje firft bearing atD^ite flonre, ano 

 aftertoaro tljefs^, tljefcljic^ fo; tbemoftpart, is lott befb;e it 



be ripe, 



3 .4 Sbfje iDilD ^ercur^ is Comcln^at lifee to t^e garDen ^ercu^ 

 r^,fauing tljat Ijis ttalfee is tenoerer ano finaEler, anu not aboue a 

 ^an long,Uiit]^ouf anp b;janc^es,tlje leaues be greater ant> ffan^ 

 Ding farther a funtier onefrom anotljer* Clje feeo of tbe male 



Iifec to t\it feeo of tlje malegaruen S©crcurt>, ant» tljefeeO of tfje fe^ 



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male is likz tlje dxn of tbe female garuen S^ercnrp* SClje rente ti 



tuttli ^airie ftrittgs,lthc Vgt rente of tije garDen spercuries* 



5 2CJl)ere is pet an ot^er l^erbe founti calleU Noli me tangere, 



t|je toljict^ alfo isreodccu an5b;oug!)ttinueF tfjefeinus of spereu^ 

 ri>,31t Ijatl) tenoer rouu knobbeo ftalks,t]3it^ manp ^oloto tutngs, 

 anu large leaues,ltfee to t^e spercur^ in ftalh f leaaes, but muc^ 

 ijigijer I greater,tlje fionres §ang bp fmal Items, tlje? are pelotu, 

 bioao ano IjoloU) befo.2e,but naroto bcl)in5,f e roifting lifee a taile, 



lifee t^e fioures of iUrfes fpur,after tlje ioiis^ tljere cometf) fo:ti 

 fmal long rouno ljuJbs,t|je lt»l^ic|i no open of tljemfelues,! tlje tern 

 being ripe,it fpurtet!) 1 fbippct^ atoa^^as fmne ^iti$ touc^eD* 

 6 ^ne map iuel DcfcribcanD place,nert tlje Spercuries(but efpe 

 riallp tijem of tljegaroen) t^e Ijerbc tofjic^ is called pfjiJilon, be 

 raufe tljat fome 00 tljinfe tijat pijpllolf ano S^ercurp are but one 

 fjcrbe, but bp tljis treatife t^ep map fenotD tljat tljcp be Diners 



i^erbes. i^otot^erfo^etljere be tfooCbjts of pljpUon (as Crater 

 uas tD^itetlj) tije male f t^ female. 3lf Ijatfj tlj^ee 0? fbure ttaltes 

 0? mo^e,tlje lemies be fometuljaf longanD b;!oaD, fomef ijtng lifte 

 t^t leaues of tbe ^liue tra,but fomtoljat larger anD ^ojter. 011 

 t^t ^erbe ^is ftalfes anD leaues, is couereD luit^ a fine foft \x>^itz 

 iofflU 0? cotton. K\ft faoe of tfje ftmale |9bT? lion ctrotDetb in fa^ 



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