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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



*B.4 



2 



r,n art ft is circumvak 



Wheat, or Red V\ 



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A 



Triticmn Tjph 



Fiat Wheat, 



y . 



f 



Wheat 





They are raoft commonly fowen in the fall 

 : Jeaie, or Autumne : fornetime in the Sm" 



% r hi Names. ™*l 



s called of cheGt*cians J «^ ( . f t j, c r 

 i«jw>, * r»icitm 3 and the white Wheat WW T * 

 ticam doth generally fignifie any kinde of (Y 

 which is threfhedoutof the cares and madecf 

 by fanning or fuch ordinary means. The Germ* 

 call it n^eufetltin low Dutch^etfDeVn Iu™ 

 Graxo: the Spaniards,7>/^.the Frenchmen j/3 

 m Fottrment :in Englifh we call the firft, Ww' 

 Wheat, and Flaxen Wheat. Tritium l m d um * 

 called Bright Wheat: Red Wheat is called, 

 Kent,Duck-bill Wheatland Normandy Wheat 



% The Nature. 



Wheat(faith Galen) is very much vfed of men 

 and with greateft profit. Thofe Wheats donou! 

 rifh moft that be hard, and haue their whole fob. 



fuch 



fybe 



the contrary but little. 



Wheat as it is a medicine outwardly applied, 

 is hot in the fir ft degree, yetcanitnotraanifeflly 

 either dry or moiften. It hatfi alfo a certain clam- 

 mineffe and flopping qualirie. 



% The Venues. 

 Wheat, faith T>ie[corides^\m 



doth cure the biting of mad dogs 



4 Triticum multiflicifyica. 



Double eared Wheat. * 



and ap. 



B 



C 



inflammations, or hot fwellings. 



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hony and water, or with oyle and water, taketh away all 



D 



E 



F 



oT Wheat boy led "in ftrong Vinegre, clenfeth away fcurfc and dry fcales, and dl0 

 the beginning of all hot fwellina;s,if it be laid vnto them. And boy led with the decoaionol 



Rue, it flacketh the fwellings in womens breafts. 





graines of white Wheat 

 ter,being dried browne, but not ^ 

 Watering eies, if it be laid thereto. 



poud 



nd feuenth chap- 



•wineissoodfot 



poude 

 ofW 



Wheat boy led with vine 



inflate 



