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He great Biftorthath long leaues much like Patience.but fmaller.and 



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crun3p.le.d,on the vpper fide ofa daike green,and vnderneath ofa blewifli greene co- 



and tender, hauing 



root 



2 The fmall Biftort hath leaues about th/ee inches long,and of the bredthof a mans nailjthe 



roper fide is ofa green colour, and vnderneath of. uervvornegreenifh colour :amongft which 



ritetfa vp a ftalke of the height ofa fpan, full of joints or knees , bearing ac the top fuch flourcs as 



the great Biftort bcarcthjwhich being fallen, the feeds appeare of the bignefle ofa rare,reddifh of 



colour.ciicry (ecd hauing one fmall green leafe faftned thereto, with many fuch leaues thruft in a- 



mong the whole bunch of flourcs and feed. The root is tuberous like theother.but fmaller,and not 

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^e leaues broader and more crumpled. * 

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MC great Biftort ffroive* ir 



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/mooth and very greene 5 among 



the top a faire fpike of floures like 

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