the Hifiorie of Plants; ,355 



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, Chap.cxvj. 



Vphorbium is t l)e gum 0? ttare of a tcrtaine ttrange plant 

 grofeing in ILi?bia on tlje mount atl)lante, o;t 0t J)la«, nert 

 to t\ft countre^ of spauritania,noto called 5pojitco,oj of tl^ 

 sptD^eg. 0no it tDasfirttfouno out in t^c time of Juba king of 

 i^bia :tl)cleafeof tl)i5plant is long anorowriD, abnoft lifee to 

 tlje fruite of Cucumcr , bat tfje enos o? corners be fl^arper , anft 

 fct about luitb manip pncfelcs , to^iclb are (ometimes ftunD in t|ie 

 gumme it felfc : one of t^ak leaues fet in t|re grounu , tJot|> xn^ 

 treafe ano nmltiplte oiuers . nt fappc o^ liquor tbat commctlr 

 faj;itl) of tbe faT?D leauefi, faurnetl) oj (calisetlj, antj llraig!)ttoaic» 

 it congcalctl) ano becommef I) t^icbe , ano tljat w t^z Euphorbi- 

 um . SD^e firft Eupborbium is peUoUiiO^ , deare , b^jittle, tjer^ 

 l^arpe, anB burning in tl}e mout^ anO tluote , frefl^ anb neloe, 

 not muc^ eloer tt^n a ^ccre : fb^ t^\B gumme botl) ftpne toCo 

 muc^ of tis ijer.te ano tjertue big age » a« Gakn ano Mcfue 



fai!» 



3^ The place. 



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. SClje EupborbiutntjefcribeD oftjie ancients , grotuefljtpon 



tbe mount atS)la0, in tbe countre^ of jLtibta > bo?Dering bppott 

 Mauritania : it groloetb alfo in Africa ano Bluoea, from to^enct 

 it Ijatfj basne conucteo into certaine places of ^paine , ifranc e, 

 ano Ital^e , loliere as it b;ingetb foi^^ neither floures no^ 

 fruite , Pena fjattj feene it grotoing at ^arfelles ano S^on^j 

 Xpellier in if rance> Inliereas ^e (atoe tijeHoures , ano talteo of 



Xt)efhiite« 



m. V 



^ The time. 



. JL^ 



* 3t puttetli bp Ijis leaues in t^t fp?ing timt^ toljereof tlie flWf, 

 €!)e feconO,ano tbe tbirO,is t^e ffalfee o^ ftem, ano tbe reft grotoe 

 fmjttj as b jandjcs , ano inljen tfje plant iB feuen o? eigljt pares 

 olOjit b^ingetf) faj^tb ^Uoto floures , lifee in pjopojlion to 3i5a 



Jauftia,ano in ^i]tumm tfjefruite iB npe,of eoiciir reo ano p^icfe^ 

 'lep,fc. 



:^ T^e names. 



SCljis guilt iSTalleO in <15ral%ea^«p^' > • in JLatine Euphorbium: 



in fl^OpS Euforbium : feme call it Carduu5 Tndicus, % Ficus In- 



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