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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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This kindc of Fox-taile grafle grovveth in England only i 



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i ThisfpringethvpinMay 

 with his feed in Iune. 



«CT The Time. 



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This beares his head in Iuly. 



eyere beforehand bcarcs Lis caile 



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Fox-taile. 



not been more laid of the antii 

 h they call it in Greeke } of lop 



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I findenotany thing extant worthy thememorie,citherof his 



nature or vertues. 







hap. 45. Of lobs Teares. 







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lobs Tea res. 



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Obs Teares hath many knotty ftalks procee- 

 ding from a tuft of threddy roots two foot 

 high,fct with broad leaueslike to thofe of 

 Reed i amongfi: which Icaues come forth many 

 fmall branches like ftraw of corner on the end 

 wherofdoth grow a gray (htning feed or grain 

 hard to break, and like in fhape to the feeds of 

 Gromel, but greater, and of the fame colour, 

 whereof I hold it a kinde : euery of which 

 graines are bored through the middeft like a 

 bead, and out of the hole commeth a fmal idle 



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^j The Place. 



It is brought from Italy and the countries 

 adioyning, into thefe countries, where it doth 

 grow very well, but feldom comes to ripenefle; 

 yet my felf had ripe feed thereof in my garden 

 the Summer being very hot, 



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Itisfowneearly in the Spring, orelfe the 

 Winter will ouertake it before it come to npe- 

 ne fle. 









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haue tnougnt it tooe wm^**™ ir r- -- ., , . r . fnme ii 



fcmble.and doth not much differ from Vifcondes his G omel 



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JiiTi,Gromell Rced,as Cejner aitn. « ^aIVmcs oxlobs Drops,for 

 it is called Dioflyros : in Englift it is called /„foleares,or/w v Vi 



bleth the drop or teare that falleth from rite eye^ ^ ^ 



There is no mention mac 

 ces where it is plentifully g 

 Pomander and fuch like. 



t rovving,they make bcaUSjOraceitt^uu ^ 



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