^26 The fourth Booke of 



^Theflace. 



if oyf atle s»*o^^tt) notin ^bts countrie t but in cerfaine pla«0 



of ifrance, in ficlos anD alongft tlic fea coaff. 



^ The time. 



SD^i0l)erbc aotu^etl) in BBune ano 3ul^ 



^•The names, 



SDl^copljjaff calletb tl)t0 Ijerbc in ©reefee «ixoTixKe;4!)at t0 to fa? 

 in llatinc, Cauda vulpina : in dSngUl^j if wttaile : in if rcncbe 

 Queue de %e)iard : in\fi%Y\ SDtttct), if uctjs fc|)uantp in bafe jai^ 

 waists iaolTen lleert. 



^ T/jtf »<i?»r^ <«»c? venues. 



set c ancients Ijaue maue no mention at all,of t^e natare,anD 

 t)crtue0 of tljis Ijcrbc, 



OfTragacantha. Chap.Ixxx, 



J^ The defcription, 



Ragacantha fjatb man^ b;ancljp boug^bs anfi ttuig^, flem 

 derauD pliant, fo fp^eo ab^oDe tpon euernfioe , ttiatone 

 plant Dotl) fometime occupy tlje rcome 0; ^ace of a foot » 0; 

 a f(Dt f a fjalfc in compafTe* %^t leaneB be as fmaU as tf)e 3lentiU 

 leaucs, lD!)iti(^ , anu fometo^at moflie Qi ^airie ;, fet in rotwcs, 

 biredli? anftoerins one leafe againft an ot^er, ail alonglf a fmall 

 tU)ig Qi flcnoer b^anclj , neither greater no^ leffe , but iifec t[je 

 bong[)s anD leaucs of iLentils . 2Ebe ftotoer is alto Itbe tbe blotD^ 

 ittg of tfie i,entill, but muc 1^ fmaller , almcft lifee ti^t blcffome 0^ 

 fiotoer of Crcl) peafon>inI}itt(l^, l fometimes marbeD tuttb purple 

 lines 0.: araks . SClje feeu is inclofeD in fmall \^vSks, almoff Itfee 

 to tlje toilD Lotus 0? 2Crefoil . %%t luljole plant on euerp fioe i« 

 fet full of (l^arpc pjichlep tf)o^nes, IjarUjtiijjitc f ftrong, SD^^ rmt 

 ff rctcljetl) it felfe alongft in Icngf I) tjnbcr tlje ground, lifec to tfje 

 rotof t^e common liquo^ife, ^ealoto Mt^^in ano blac fee luitlj^ 

 ont, tong!) ans limber , anu Ijaro to b^eafee , t^e \siW^ roit being 

 laiD in feme feruent lot place , 0.: in tbe Canicnlar Daies lain in 

 t^t funne , it gettetti a toliite gum , toljicl) is founu ft icfeing faft 

 toon it 



^The place. 



%/i^%mxfffi^ grotoeti) in ^eoia, ano Creta, a^i piinte Csitii: 



tt 



