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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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m The Place. 



They grow in woods and copfcs,in the borders of fields, and among bufhes and hedges. \ £ ut 

 the two laftdefcribed are not in England, for any thing that I know, t 



The Dogs Mercury I haue found in many places about Greenc-hithe, Swainef-combe village 

 Grauefend,and Soutbfleetin Kentjin Hampfted woodland all the villages thereabout foure miles 

 from London. 



5f The Time. 



Thefc flourifh all the Summer long, vntill the extreame froft do pull them downe. 



^ The Names. 



Dogs Mercury is called in Greeke, «»»*,e^ i in Latine, Canina, and BraficaCanina^and iMtrcurp. 

 disfyluefiris : in Engli(h 3 Dogs Cole, and Dogs Mercury. 



Childrens Mercury is called Phyllon thelygononjxid phyllon Arrhenogown. 



% The Temperature and Fertves, 



Thefe wilde kindes of Mercury are not vfed in Phy {I eke j notwithftanding it is thought they 

 agree as well in nature as quality with the other kindes of Mercury. 



£ It is reported by the Antients % that the male Phyllon conduces to the generation of boics^nd 

 the female to girlcs. 



B At Salamantica they giue and much commend the decoft ion of either ofthefeagainft the hi* 



tings of a mad dog. 



The Moores at Granado vfe them frequently in womens difeafes. t 



f The figure of the C^ocrambe was omicccd,and in (lead thereof v?as put the figure of Pbjtion marifenm* 



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I Heliotr opium majus. 



Great Torne-fole. 





t 2 VI diotr opium minm\ 



Small Torne-fole. 



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THere bee foure forts of Torne-fole, differing one from another in 

 grcatnefle and fraallneffe, in colour of flourcs, in forme and (hapc* 



many notable points, 



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