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Hiflorie of Plants. 



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fundry forts of pipes, as alfo to light candles that ftand before Images, and to make hedges and 

 pales, as we do of lats and fuch like, and alfo to make certaine diuifions in {hips to diuidethe 



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funder. 



hap. 31. Of Sugar '~Cane* 



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VgarCaneis a pleafantand profitable Reed, hauing longftalkes feuen or eight foot 

 high, joynted or kneed like vnto the great Cane ; the leaues come forth of euery joynt 

 oneuery fide oftheftalke one, like vntowings, long, narrow,and fharpe pointed. The 

 Cane it felfe, or ftalke is not hollow as the other Canes or Reeds are, but full, and fluffed with a 

 fpongeousfubftanceintafteexceedingfweet. The root is great and long, creeping along within 

 the vpper cruft of the earth,which is likewife fweetand pleafant,but leffe hard or woody than other 

 Canes or Reeds ; from the which there doth fhoot forth many young fiens, which are cutaway 

 from the maine or mother plant,becaufe they fhould not draw away the nourishment from the old 

 ilocke,and fo get vnto themfelues a little moifture, or elfe fome fubftance not much worth and 

 caufe the ftocke to be barrenjand themfelues little the better 5 which fhoots do ferue for plants to 

 fet abroad for encreafe. 



Sugar Cane. 



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The Sugar Cane groweth in many parts of Europe 

 at this day, as in Spaine, Portugal,01bia, and in Pro- 

 uence. Irgroweth alfo in Barbarie, generally alrnoft 

 euery where in the Canarie lflands,andinthofe of 

 Madera,in the Eaft and Weft Indies, and many other 

 places. My felfe did plant fome fhoots thereof in my 

 garden, and fome in Flanders did the like: but the 

 coIdnclTcofour clymat made an end of mine,andl 



think the Flemmings will haue the like profit of their 

 labour. 



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This Cane is planted at anytimeoftheyeare in 



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their firft planting. 



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V The Names. 



The Latines haue called this plant Arundo Stick- ■ 

 rim, with this additament, /mfcvi,becaufc it was firft 

 knowne or brought from India. Of fome it is called, 



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Calamus Saccharatus 



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^J. The Nature and Fertue. 





The Sugar or juice of this Reed is of a temperate 

 qualitiejit dricth and cleanfeththe ftomacke, ma- 

 keth fmooth the roughnelTe of the breft and lungs, 

 cleareth the voice, and putteth away hoarfeneffe, the 



cough,and all fourenclTe and bitterneiTejas ifac faith 

 in Diclis. 



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Ofthejuyceofthis Reed is made the moll pleafantand profitable fweet, called Sugar, where- 

 of is made infinite confe&ions, confeftures, Syrups and fuch like, as alfo preferuin°- and con- 

 feruing of fundry fruits,herbes,and floures,as Rofes, Violets, Rofemary floures, and fuch like, 

 which fhll retaine with them the name of Sugar,as Sugar Rofet, Sugar Violet, &c. The which 

 to write of would require a peculiar volume.and not pertinent vnto this hiftorie, for that it is not 

 my purpofetomake of mybooke a Confeaionary,a Sugar Bakers furnace, a Gentlewoman* 

 preferuingpan,noryetan Apothecaries fhopor Difnenfatorie * butonelv to touch the chicfeft 



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