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the Hiftorie of Plants. 787 



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garDen €vpits (tolitcb w our lanentier r otton)bnf bjotoner ano 

 l^arDer: tl)e floners be Itke fmal hnopsi o;^ buttons parted tn fonre» 

 ofafatre carnation coIo;,ano romttmes (but t)er^ felDom)tDtitte> 

 erotDtng alongtt tift, b^ancbes from tpt mtdDle bptaarDe euen to 

 tbe top. SCbe rmtB be long anD U)(DtiDi(^,anD of a Darhe ret) coIo;. 

 nz reconb hmD of l^eatb>t£e alfo a Ittle bafe plant,luttb man? 

 itttle ttDig0, 0^ rmall flenDer tifuts commmg from tbe rote, of a 

 reDHttb biotone coIo; , iottb berp fmall leaues^, m fafl^ton not bn^ 

 Mht tbe leaues of common tbtme,but mncb (mailer ano tenoerer, 

 tbe aoloers grotoe at tbe top of tbe ftrtgis 0^ ttotg^r, 6ue 0; fire tn 

 a company togttbcr,bangtng ootontuarDjsf.of coIo; carnation and 

 reOjOf making long and rounb, boUoloe tottbtn, anD open at tbe 

 enbe lifee a little tonneH>fmaUer t^en a co^neU tobicb is tbe fruit 

 ' of a Co;neU tree. %^t rote t6 tender ano crowing alonglt , and 

 pntttt^ foD^t^ tn diners places manie neto tluigs 0; ffrigs. 



» ^Theflace. 



l^eat^ grotoetb bpon mountains tbat be d;p,bnngrie and bar^ 

 ren>and in plains, iDodS and toildernes* 



^Thetime.. 



X SDbe firfi ktnde of )^eatb fioln;etb botl) at ttie beginning and 



tbe end of fommer tmtill September. 

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%^z fecond bind QotD^etb about ^idfommer 



Si> "The names. 



1 !^atb , l^at^er , and ittng is called in W^ and bafe Sih 

 maine , l^cpden j and ts f bougbt of tbc later lu;if ers to be tbat 

 plant tobicb SDiofcojides calletb in Oreeke l-'"" in iUfine Erice, 



and Erica. 



2 SDbe finaller kind alfo toitbont doubt is a bwf b : « tbcrfo?e it 

 map trulp be called m Hafin Erica alcerajindDreeb \fti»*\-^f*' 



:f The natwre. 



ISotI) hinds of ^eatb bane a manifed and enident d;incs* 



i^T%e vermes. 



SCbe iuice of tbe leaucs of ^eatb dropped into tbe tits, dotb j3 

 beale tbe patne of tbe feme, fabetb aiuap tbe rcdnes, and ffreng^ 

 tbenetb tbe Cgbt. ^ 



3f l^eatb be V^t tmt CErica of 2Diofto;tidcs ,i\t floluers and 15 

 leanes tljereof are gmd to be laide tjpon t^^t hit\xio;ii and aingings 



