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the Hiftorie ofPlants^ 387 



MiUtamff oj 2c:olmein0r5, as toe Ijaae to jitf en in f fje Cfjap. of 

 Oillofers* 3it fl^outo ratljer fame to be Alifina 0? Damafonium, 

 (mm tW f ^e Calk ft; tfje moff part w not fingle, but moll r cm^ 

 monl^ grotuetl) fm^tl^ into certame b^mc^tB 0? Dimfions : ano 

 t^e rotes l^oultjbe greater 0; tljtcfeer t!)an tfte rojts of 3iBearefot: 

 but t^e leaue£f are agreeable tDitlj tlje Defcriptton of Alifma,ant> fo 

 is tftc tuft 0; banole of flotoers at t^e top ♦ 315at t^e Italfee of Alif- 

 ma 10 0ngle anD Henoer^ano tlje rotis fl^oulD be alfo aenoer,lD'^ui^ 

 teclare tbe Dtuerfitie httioixt t|)ts Saponaria,anl> Mifma.^ome 



00 alfo tafee It fo; Struthion , but it wnotljing like: toema^xall 

 a inHDnglin^ ^opetoo^t : fome call it ^oche 0tllofer« 



9^ The nature, 



SCfje bitterneCTe of tftefe fierbes, ootfj manifeftlp Declare , tljat 

 tijer be Ijot ano D^T?>in qualitie not mucl) tinlike ©entiam 



^Thevcrtufs. 



%^t Decoction of tfje leaues oj rente of ,CrofljeiDOjt<IEJentiaH,o; ^ 

 E>tDarfe CDentian D;onken,Dott> clenfe anO fcoure tbe b;caft from 

 all fuperflnitiesjano grolTe Scume0,t!)at are gat^ercD togitijer in 

 tj^e fame,anD it is goD againlt ttie falling tlckneffe* 

 Jf it be taken as is afojclaio , 0; tc*en in potoDer ,' it is gcaD a^ 315 

 gainC all benome and poifbn,anD againS tt)e infection of t^e aire 

 ano t^e peffilence* 



Bit is gfflD to toan^ teounwf anD corrupt Wcers , in f Ije tuine C 

 loberetn it ^atli beme boileD,o; to (train t^e potoDer of it into t^z 

 fame : fo; it denfetb ano Ijealetl) tbe fame* ^ 



SLlje ^tointbearos of <S>zxxamit , do gtu5 it cljopt te rt> fmall S> 

 to ttjeir |)ogs ano ftpine to eate,atti) br tl^is meanes do keepe tbem 

 from tbe marren,anD fncb like contagious Diteales , as chance to 

 tfjeir cattell in corrupt fcaibn. 



Of Elecampane, Chap, xiig. 



:^ Thff dgjcr/j>th». • 



t f~^ iiecampane hat^ great, b;oaD, (oft leauec , immeDiatl^ 



fp;tnging tip from tbe rote, not mucl) Differing from tlje 



leaues of toljite 9pallen,but greater anD largcr,afeonfitt 

 tDljicl) fpnrtgctb Dp a tbicke bairie long If alke , commonly longer 



ilim a man^^efet toitb leanes of § fame fo;t,but fmaller,of a m^ 



y. 



