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Hiftorie of Plants. 



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7 Gramen aqmticum Cyperoides vulgatius. 



Water Cypreffe Grafle. 



9 Gramej}]tinceum fyhaticum 



Wood Ru fh y grade . 



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7 The fir ft of thefc twokindes hath many croo- 

 ked and crambling roots of a wooddy fubftanccvery 

 like vnto the right Cy penis, differing from it onely 

 infmelljbecauie the right Cyperus roots haue a fra- 

 grant fmell , and thefe none at all. His leaues are 

 long and broad, rough, fharpe or cutting at the ed- 

 ges like Sedge, His ftalke is long, big, andthrec- 

 Iquarc like to Cyperus, and on his top hath achaifie 

 vmbel or tuft like vnto the true Cyperus, 



$ 8 The fecond kind hath many broad leaues 

 like vnto thofe of Gil loners, but of a frcflicr grecne; 

 amongft the which rifeth vpa fhort ftalk fome hand- 

 full or two high, bearing at the top three orfourc 

 fhort earcs of a reddifh murrey co!our,and thefe cars 

 grow commonly together at the top of the ftalk D and 

 notonevndcr another. There isalfo another leffer 

 fort hereof,with leaues and roots like the former,but 

 the ftalke is commonly ihorrer, and it hath' but one 

 (mglecare at the top thereof. You haue the figures 

 of both thefe ex pre ft in the fame table or piece. 



This kinde of Grade is the Gramen JJicitum fify 

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P This hath long tot* h and hairy ftring^grow- 

 ingdeepein the earth like a turfe, which make the 

 root- from which rife many crooked tough & rufhy 

 ilalkcs , hauing toward the top skaly and charos 

 knobs or buttons. 



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