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Of the H iflorie of Plants . 



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Corona Imper/aUf. 



The Crowne Imperial! 



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Corona Imperials cumftmine. 



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Crowne Impcriall with the feed. 









Corona Imperial** duplici corona. 



Thedouqle Crowne Imperial] 



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which by words qtherwife cannot be expref- 



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ter for the fpace of twohoures,and raix a lit 



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back fide of 



the faid flourcis ftreaked with purplifh Jincs, 

 which doth greatly fet forth the beauty thcr- 

 of. In the bottom of each of thefebels there 

 is placed fixe drops of moft cleare mining 

 fweetwater,in taftelike fugar^refemblingin 

 fhew faire orient pearles ; the which drops if 

 you take away, there do immediatly appear* 

 the like.-notwithftanding if they may befof- 

 fered to ftand ftill in the floure according to 

 bis own nature, they will neuer fall away, n0 

 not if you ftrike the plant vntill it be broken. 

 Among thefe drops there ftandeth outacer- 

 tain peftel,as alfo fundry fmall chiues tipp^ 

 with fmall pendants Iikethofe of the Lilly 5 

 aboue the whole floures there groweth a tuft 

 of green leaties like tbofe vpon the ftalke,^ 

 fmaller. After the floures be faded,there f* 

 low cods or fced-veiTels fix fquare^vhereifl 1 * 

 contained flat feeds tough &c limmer, of the 



colour of Mace-rthe whole plant, as wei root* 



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