the Hiftoric of Plants. . yoj 



Of water Parfely . Chap, xlvij. 



^ The kindes. 



I^ere t0 founn m t^ia countrte ttno kmoes of tl)t£i ^rbe, 

 one greae,tfje otijer fmall, tljc toliif !j do Dtflfer but onel? m 

 figure,anD f ijat 10 long of tlje oiuerfitic of tlje places iDl^crc 

 ad ttgrotoctt;,fo; tlje one t0 cIjatigcD tnto tiic ott;er,tDl}en a0 it t0 

 rcmaiueD from one place to anotf^er* n^t w to fa?, tfjat lol^icl) 

 grotoetfi altoates in t\^z Uiater, becommett) fmall being plantel» 

 tjpoh tl^e lanD o: D^te grouno : ano on ttje rontrarte, t^at tDtjtcij 

 grotoetD bpon t^e D;te lanD becommetl) great , being planteD m 

 V^z Uiater : fo tt)at to fap ti?e trntlj, tt)de ttoo Ijertw are bnt all 

 one,toI)tcI) Dott) not oneli? tjappen to tt)ts I)erbe,bnt sUb toDtuer^ 

 ot^er£e,t|iat groiD in t^e toaters o;^ motfi metotoes. 



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I nni^e great ioater parfeli? Ijatlj rouno, Ijolloto, fmajtli b?tt^ 

 ' 1 tie aal^iS, anti long leanc0^ maDe anB fafl^toneO of tuners 

 little leaues ffanoing Directly one againft another, anD^^eOa^ 

 bioce lil^e Icings, tuljcreof eacl) little leafe b^ it felfe in plaine 

 antj fmrotlj, ant fnipt about t^e eoges like f a fatne. 0t t|)e top 

 of ttie ftalhsgrotD little fpoUie runolcs toitli ^l^itt aolDers*2Dl)0 

 rmt is full of ijairie tlj^eos, anD it pnttetli fo jf b on tbe toes neto 

 fpjings, all tbe t)erbe is of a ttronger anD pleafanter feuour t^n 

 ant^ of ttje kinOcs of parfeli?, antrbeingbjnifeb ano rubbeDbe 

 ttoirt tbe banus octi) fincll altnoft like petrolium. 



EC tie IcSer toater parfelt?,itt lent is like to tbc atoueraiO,tts 

 ttalksbe liketnife boUoto,but fmaller. SD^e leaues be not like ta 

 tlje greater,but fi^atoing nare to tbe leaues of CljcruiH, but ^et 

 tnojc tenDerer,ano mo^icmangleD, pounfeD oj tagged, tfje fmall 

 flotocrs be tD!)ite,antj Do alfo groto in little ronnu tuffs, ant l^a* 

 botoie OJ (pokie circles grotoing ffjicke ano neere tb?ong togi* 

 tSer. 2:{)e rote is full of tl^ewie ffriitgs, anD not^ likctotfe put 



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fioatlj Diners ncto Qj^ings ojbjancfjes, t^e tobicl) Do ffrctcfi anO 

 J;eaD ab:ooe bpon the grounD, anD cleaue fall to tije grounD ta* 

 king rojte Ijare anD tliere. 



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^Tlje place. 



W^ greater toater mtkli grotoet|i in DitcliesranD ponDs, 



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