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the Hiftorie of Plants, 



%\fttitl}tvUviXiixfW^iBcaHtii'Bih^o , o; cotton loeetie, i^ot 



tl^jee fo^e5,a£t is befoje faio, 



i %i}t Utft Qf tt\zm iB Itbe to t\}t afo:erato,bttt it in greater anO 

 l)tgl)er , fometimes grototnis to t\iz Ijetg^t of tl)Do foite long, o^ 

 mo^c . ntttalhtB be fmaU,roano ano gra^ifl^, coucreo fait^ a 

 certatne fine iDiDU o^ cotton , tf\;k oi foure grotomg tp from one 

 ra)te,liratg^t)anD moS commonly $i}ttt)outan^b^ancl)e$« %\ft 

 UmtB be loniaf, narrotu, tol)itifl^, toft, ano tomllt?, libe t|)C leaueg 

 of golocno; ^elloln Stschas, faaingtfiat tbe^ be longer, anO 

 b^oaDer>anD fomelufiat of a gr^ner colour .^^e fioures be rouno 

 ano after t^e fat^ton of buttome^grolomg at t^e top of tl)e ftal&£^> 

 a great man? together, butnotlimg fo ^elloto as t^e floured of 

 golden Stschas , neither fo long laff ing , but are carrteo atoa^ 

 lottb t^z tjptno iD^en tijep be rtpe,lt&e oiuers ot^er floured. 



3 %^z ot^er IttnD of cotton tijeeoe^tn (tal^es ant) leaner is mncfi 

 itfte to tj^e afb^e(^tD,tIie floured alTo be Itlte to tlje afo^efato: bo^^ 



belt t^e? grotjD not m tuffi^t0 at tbe top of tbe fta&e , but betuitjrt 

 tbe ItmtB alonglt b? tl)e ((alKe,anD t|it0 10 tge greatelt Difference 



bettDtpt tbis anD tbe otber* 



4 2Dt)e fourtb ktno of tbefe berbes, is \\kz to tbe ttoo otber lal£ 



rectteD Cottontxieeoe0,tn lfalfte0 and lubtte cotton? leaned, but tt 

 10 altogctber tenderer, ttnaller, and lotner , feldome grotuing f o 

 tbe lengtb of ones band « %^z floured grotoe at tbe toppe of tbe 

 alke0,tn tmall round buttons, of colour and fatbton Ithe to tbe 



otber Cotton Ineeded* 



;tji The place. 



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2Dbc firff ftind grotoetb in fandp plaine0,and djt? \itBtl^tBy and 



id plentifoUi? foiind in fund^? placcdb? tbe riuer of Hbme « 31n 

 tbid countre? f be? fotne iX in gardend . SDbe otber i^ik feinded 

 grotnetb in t^is countre? in fend? groundd , about d?? r^it^zB 

 and in ccrtaine moift placed,ano in toodd, 



^, The time. 



SCbe? floure moll commonl? in 3Iune,and 3(ul?Xotton tu^de 

 flouretb often,and againe in augult 



^ The names, 



1 SCbe firft feind of tbefe berbed iB called of Theophraaus m 

 b w nmtb ba&e,am> ]cjj|.cbapter , in (©reefee J^"^**"^ • in JUtiiie or 



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