the Hiftorie ofPlants. 427 



ano loaterte fuperflutf tc0, ant are goo fo; (ucf) na Ijaue tl)e tiaop^ 

 gc* lliae tertne ^aue fourte^ne 0; HUmt of tl)e berries t^en at ' 

 oncefo^apctrpttoR* 



nc Itauts of t\)e Came l)oU>e in tlic mout!) anD cIietueD, b^aio B 

 &i^tl) mucb toater ants fleume from ti)e b^a^ne, auD put into t^e 



«of0,tl?ei> raufe fnafing. 



J^ T&ff dangtr. 



itauriel Dot!) i)ere ant) ouerturne ttje ffomad^eter^ muc!),an& 

 tnfianijet|)rl)artett) ano burnetl) tt)e tntoarti partes* 



^ The r erne die. 



C^e leaues of ILaurteH are co^recteo ano matic mo^e apt to be 

 re«i«ei»>in Itfee maner as Chamelaea. 



M 



Of Mezereon. Chap, xxxvg* 



^ The kmds. 



C^iereon, as Auicen, Mefue an& Serapio iro tu^ite, i& of 

 ttuo fo?ts, tDl)ereof one W% b?oat feaoes, f l)e otijer na^* 

 rolD. 0no is izt fmt\^ b\? t^e ancient (©robe ptit!fitionft 



tjnucr tbcfe ttoo names Chamel3ca,ano Thy melsca * 



:^ The defiriptioft. 



I ^ Hamelsea ishut a loto plant,about t^e Ijeigbt of a ftot anu 



a t)alfe>o.2 ttoo fcDte^SDlje ffalhs be of a UuDODie fabflance, 

 full of b:;anc[)es : t^t teaues be long> narolo ano blarhi^ mttcfi 

 ltl?etljcIeaue0oftt^e£)huetra, but fmaller. ;at tl^ ifetgfteft of 

 tlje dalles groto title pale o;t v^alotDtl^ fiotuers^ ano aftertuarti 

 t^c t\)ik co:nereD fruit lihe tt)e Citb^males ano Spurge, greene 

 at tl;e beginning, $ ret! tuljen it is ripe : after ,blarki(^ 0;^ b;u)lune 

 toben it is mie : toljereof ecbe feeJ) i3 roan&almoff Uic a pepper 

 co;ne,!)aro ano bitter in t|ie beginning, atm after bote burning 

 tljemowtli. 



SCfjtjmefea ^tb man? Imal fpjing^ o^ bjancbes of tbe lengfb 

 of a cubite>o;2 a r ubtte ano a ba!fe,tb^ leaues are Dnali, ledier i na^ 

 rptoer tban tbe leaues of Cbamelea,anb tbicHer^SCb^ QoUiers be 

 fmall ano $»bite,grotoing at tbe top of tbe (p^ings 01 ttoigsXbe 

 fruit is grecne at tbe beginning ano after reo like tfte l^atoe, o;^ 



^fitte tbo^ne fruit, bluing inttbin it a iobtte iierneU: touittn 



toitb 



