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z86 



Of Ac Hiftorie of Plants. 



Lib. 2. 



h a p. 3 l Of (jum Succories 



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if TbtDefcripion, 

 Vm Succoric with blew floures hath a thick and tough root^with fomc firings ancxed 



the flours 



d, 



fomcwhat after the maner of wild Rocket .-among which rife tender ftalks very eafie to be broken' 



two or fometiraes three branches^bearing very pleafant floures 

 which being paft,the feed flieth away in down with the wind. 



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I Ckondrilla carulca. 



Blew Gum Succoric, 



2 ChondrtUa cwrulca latifolk. 



Xebinus Gum Succorie, 



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i Gum Succoric with broad leaues,which I feaue named Roblrttu Gum Succorie, (for that fie 

 was the firft that made any mention of a fecond kind,which he fent me as a great dainty.as indeed 



ltwas) in root is like the former : theleauesbeirrearer.notvnliketotlinfi.nf FnHine.buiCUtflO* 



root islike the former : the leaues be greater,not vnlike to thof< 

 en to the middle rib : the ftalks grow to the heiehtof two foot 



grace 

 ofwil 



fand 



tbofe 



coueredall ouer with a hoary down.The ftalkis two foothig 



and downy alfo, diuided int 



but in colour yellow,which „ W „ M „,„, 



ai t °l f mcan * it Jnefle Vfiom whTch.a's fromalTthe^eftofthe 

 which being dried is of a yellowifti red,fharp or biting the tong 



floures like thofc of Succ«J 



lon w 

 juice. 



mitt* 



as Belhmm wirneneth. 



femdts fa itruvn 



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4 Spanifli Gumrae Succorie hath many leaues fpred vpon the ground, in ftape 



Grou 



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