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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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about the edges, with many vneuen fharpc corners : among thefe leaues come white round flourc 

 made of one piece in manner of a bell, (hutting it felf e vp clofe toward night, as doe the floures'of 

 the great B inde-weed, whereunto it is very like, of a fweet fmell, but fo ftrong, that it offends the 

 fences. The fruit followeth round, fometimes of the fafhion of an egge, fet about on euery part 

 with mod fharpe prickles ; wherein is contained very much feed of the bigneffe of tares.and of the 

 fame fafhion. The root is thicke, made of great and fmail firings : this plant is fowen, bearcth his 

 fruit,and perifheth the fame yeare. $ There are fome varieties of this plant,in the colour and dou 

 blenefTe of the Homes. $ 



I Stramoninm Peregrinum. 



The Apple of Peru. 



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Stramonium Jpinofum. 



Thorny apples of Peru. 



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I receiued feeds thereof from nb* 



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The Thorne-apple was brought in feed from Gonftantinople by the right honourable the 



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Lord Edward Zouch,and giuen vnto me,and beareth fruit and ripe feed . 



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The fir ft is to be fowne in a bed of dorfe-dung,as we do Cucumbers and Muske-melons. 

 The other may be fowne in March and Aprill, as other feeds are. 



9/um ; of fome, Corona regia y and Melofp 



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called in Latine, Stramonia, and Pomum^ox CMalt^lr' 



n.'Thp Grecians of our rime name if «^ W ff, or r*tu cr 



I drowfineffe and difquiet ffcepe 

 ) fey am us Per uvi anus. ox Henbane o 



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is like vnto Naxwmica. the feed whereof is like that of Mandrake: the huske is rough or foH^ 

 prickles ; the tafte pleafing and ftrong : the qualitie thereof is cold in the fourth degree. WW 



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