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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



IB. 1. 



of, wherewith fchollcrs and ftudents may fjveepe their ovync ftudics and clofets. The or ^ 

 names are expretTed both in Latine and Enghfh in their feuerall titles whereby thevmav h 

 ftinguiOied. * It is thought by moft^that this Bdvtdere.ox Sceparu^ thc ofjru described lylTe'r. 



by thc Greekes called «>e«- $ 



^ Tfo Temperature. 



The kindes of Todc flax are of the fame temperature with wilde Snap-drago^ hereof they arc 



kindes. 



fj| The Vertues. 



Thedecoftion of Tode-flax taketh away the yellownefle anddeformitieoftheskinne being 

 waflied and bathed therewith. 5 * 



The fame drunkcn 5 openeth the ftoppings of the Liuer and Spleenc,and is fingular good a^Iinft 

 the jaundife which is of long continuance. & 



The fame decoftion doth alfo prouoke vrine 3 in thofe that piflc drop after drop, vnftoppcth thc 

 kidnies and bladder. 



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+ The figures in this chapter wefemoft of themfclfe j>laccd,asthoi:The third was ofLharia Tanoni . of f/*/u**,bcirgthe Itwtw dhi iJLtltUtUtbt 

 fifth place.The fctjrth was of the fart* flavafil.oi LobcLdcfciibcd hereby meein thc fenenth place. The fifth was of J mma 1 , «j^ < ••• *httli t«»{Ud<4f. 

 feribed by me in thc eighth place The iixth was of Linaria auuammorvi T*for». being on cly a variety of the Lxr.au* cutta'tt forth >n the tenth \ 1U 



was of the Ljnaria ^dulterma, whofchiftoiic Ihaue giucn you in the fourteenth place. That which was formerly vndcr thc title i>t Ptijitirml *an m n.*i 

 6rtcd thereto in the thirteenth place* 





Chap. 146. Of(jardenflaxe. 



t Linum fativum. 



Garden flax. 





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efcrift 



Lax rifeth vp with (lender and round fta!k$ 



narrow .awl 



{harpe pointed : on thc tops ot the fpngs 

 are faireblew flourcs, after which fpringvplit 

 tic round knobs or buttons,in which is contai- 

 ned the feed s in forme fomewbat iong/rcootb, 



Thc roots 



efmallandthreddy. 





m The Place. 



It profperetb beft in a fat and fruitful! fe 



M« 



Columclh faith,a very fat grounded (omevrb* 



moift.Some, faith pMUdm^o fow it thickc 



a leane ground, and by that meancs tbcjiw 



sroweth fine. Pliny faith that it is to be (cm 

 fngrauelly places, efpccially in t"™"^? 

 mh feflmart *l,ud : and that it burner it* 

 grounded maketh it worfenwhich th.nga • 

 Viml teftifieth in his Georgickes. 



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feveSyVrit i^Av*** 



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J* 



Vrunt lethtofcrfuf* ^pauerafi^ 



InEnglHhthus: 



Flaxe and O tes foivnc *on fume 

 Themoiftureofa fertile field- 



The fame workcth Poppy, whole 

 T Iuycead*«dlyflce P ed( ? thy C cld. 



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