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TPHerebe twochiefe kindes of Sow-thiftlesj one tenderer and fofter 5 the other more prickin 

 * and wilder : but of thefc there be fundry forts more found by the diligence of the later Vv^ 

 ters .al 1 which fhall be comprehended in this chaptcr,and euery one be diftinguiftjed with a feue' 

 rail description. 





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kles round about the edges fomething hard and marp,with a rough and hollow ftalk' 

 the floures ftand on the tops of the branches, confi fting of many i mall leaues fmpll 

 )fcolour ? and when th^ c^a ; c ««„ .>r.„„» t h into downe,and is carried awaywithtbe 



winde.Tbe whole plant is full of a white milky iuice. 



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thofe of the ordinary Sow-thiftlcjbut the ftalkcs are commonly, h igher than thofe of the laft «fc 



be found with the leaues leftc diuided. % 



not differing f r 



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the reft of 





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Hares Lettuce 



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Broad leaued Sow-thinle. 





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The flalke of Hares Lettuce,or f mooth-Thiftle is oftentimes a cubit high, edged and «* 



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Jow,ofapalecolour,andfometimesreddifh : the leaues be greene, broad, fet round about «n 

 deepe cuts or gafhes,fmooth,and without prickles. The floures ftand at the top of the bt®0* 

 yellow of colour,which are carried away with the winde when the feed is ripe. % This is wj 

 times found with whitifh,and with fnow-whitefloures,butyet feldomewhence our Author ng 

 two kindes morc.which were the fourth and fifth jcalling the one,The white floured 5°* . ^ 

 and the other,The fnow-white Sow-thiftle.But thefe I haue omitted as impertinent,and g^ c r 

 others in their ftead . % 



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Broad leaued Sow thiaic hath a long thicke and milky root, as is all the reft of tnep^ 

 with many firings or fibres.from the which commeth forth a hollow ftalke branched or <u 



into fandry Se^ions.The leaues be great, fmootb, fliarp pointed,and green of colour : tnen ^ 



