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the Hiftorie of Plants^ 141 



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Of Nettle. Chap.lxxxvij. 



The ki^ids. , . , 



l^ere be ttoo fetnoes of ijiettelef . SDlje one is tl^e burning f 

 ttingtng j^etteU.2ntje otfjcr is fljeueatj j|ietteUbJl)!tl) tot^ 

 notburne,no; fting at all. ^ano caclj of ttiefe binots 10 of tt^ 

 uers fo^fcei- . if 0.: of tlje fjoat ano ftinging jjiettell tljere be ti^^ee 

 kinoes, tl)at is to fa??, f tie (Sreefee 0^ Homaine ijietf els, anO t^z 

 great, tlje fmall, anu tlje burning jjiettels : tu^ereas againe tlieig 

 are UtutDeD into ttoo feinDes,to tuit,tl)e Sl^ale ano ttje if emale, fo 

 t^af tlje Komaine i^ettell is tlje S©ale, anD t|je otl)er tluaine are 

 t^e female.SClje Dean ijiettel l^albeuefcribcu in tlje mxt cljapter# 



^The defiription. 



1 np^eKomaine iptettell Ijati^ rounu, rougf), ^oloto and liai^ 



X rie flalhs jni)e leanesbe long,rouglj5burning 0? ainging, 

 anD Deeply natci)eD, o: rstvdt^ about, bettotjct tlie leaues ano tbe 

 ttalfee: it bjingetljfm^tl) fmall rountannrouglj buttons, oj pel 



lets,fuU of b?otune,aat,anO Opining fai),Ufee tinto 3line-fau, but 



rounuer anD fmaller* 



2 SDlje feconD feinD luiiclj is our common great i^ettcll, is lit?e 

 tlje afo;j2faiD in lieigljt anD in bis rougtj anD ftingingffems* %^t 

 leaues be alfc roug^ anD Singing, ahD DenteD rounD about, but 

 not to Doplt? as t^e others, moftcommonli^ofa ftoartgranrfo^ 

 lour, anD fometimes rcDDifl^ . SClje feeDe grotoetb bv long finall 

 tl^jaDs Ijanging DotontMarD,anD is CbmtDljat liiie tbe feeD of ^ixtz 

 oj S^illetjfauingit is fmallenSC^e rote \b long,fmal anD ^ealolu 

 (jj^caDing It felfe tiere anD tbere tjnDer f ^e grcunD. 



3 Clje fmall jjiettell \B \iU f f lie i^cttels afojefaiD , but ii is 

 mucl) fmaller, not erceeDing w lengtli a fflBt^, oj a ftot anD a lialfe* 

 %^t (talkesbe rounD anD roug!j> anD tlie leaues be liike to tbe 0- 

 tljer, faning t^er be fmaller anD graner : %^z feeD xb bigger an^ 

 tlie rort VB fboiter. 



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SCbc Komaiiie il^ettels are founD in fome tocoDs of t^ecoun^ 

 trc^, as tbe tntDD of ^aignie, but not b'erie commonhe : it is alfo 

 fctoen in tf)e garDens of ^erbojilf es . %^t ot^er hinDcs o^roiu ui 



all placesjos b^ bet»ges,qui(fee O^ttes anD tuallcs. ^^^ 



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