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Of the Hiflorie of Plants. 



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6 The ftalke of this is fome cubit and halfe high,fquare and full of pith:the Icaues are like in 

 fhape to thofe of Cat-Mint, but not hoary, but rather green : the tops of the branches are fet with 

 rundles of fuch white floures as thofe of the Cats-mint : the frnell of this plant is like to that of 

 the horfe-M in t ; whence Clufim calls it Menupum montammfrimum. It floures in Auguft, and 

 grovves in the mountainous places in Auftria. 



7 The ftme Author hath alfo fet forth another,by the name of UMtntaftrumtuberefartdice. ft 

 hath roughifh ftalkes like the former, any longifh crumpled leaues fomewhat fniht about the 'ed- 

 ges like thofe of the laft defcribed : the floures grow in rundles alongfi the tops of the branches 

 white of colour,and like thofe of Cat- Mint. The root of this(which,as alfo the leaues.is not well 

 expreft in the figure) is like a Radifh,and blackifh on the outfide, fending forth many fuckers like 

 to little tnrncps,and alfo diuers fibres $ thefe fuckers taken from the main root willalfo take root 



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They grow in mdift and waterie places , as in medowes neere vnto ditches that haue water in 



them,and by riuers. 



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ifjmbriutn . inhigh.Dutch 5 150ffmUttt*3 and t©ftffef 



ntUtltf ♦ in YicnchyMenthc fanvage : in EngliftijWater-Min^Fiffi-Min^Brooke 

 Mint. ; 



Water Mint is hot and dry 



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•T The Vertues. 



It is commended to haue the like vertues that the garden Mint hath, & alfo to be good againft 

 the flinging of bees and wafps 3 if the place be rubbed therewith. 



The fauor or fmellof the water Mint reioyceth the heart of man , for which caufe they vfeto 

 ftrew it in chamber sand places of recreation, pleafure, and repofe, and where feaftsand banquets 

 are made. 



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f The figure that was in the firfl plac c was of the hotfc Mint,an4 that to the fecond place fhould haue been in the firft,as novvit is. 





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ches : the ftalks ate ioure iquare.and ruilot jomtsas ltwerc, out or eucry u.^ ».«■•-- 

 grow forth leaues fomewhat round,lefTer than thofe of BafiI,couered with a very tm 



hairy down.as are alfo the ftalks,fomewhat whitifh,and of a fweet ftncll : the tops of , ^^ b/ancb 

 are notably deckt with floures fomwhat ofa purple colour } then growcth the feed which is Diac 



the roots are fullof firings and continue. -,h 



2 This mod excellent kinde of Calaminthath vpright ftalks a cubit higb,couered ouer « ^ 

 a woolly moffineiTe, befet with rough leaues like a Nettle, fomewhat notched about theedg • 

 mong the Icaues come forth blewilh or sky-coloured floures : the root is wooddy, and tne 



plant is ofa very good fmcll. ;.' .-. man ner 



3 There is another kinde of Calamint which hath hard fquare ftalkes,couered alike m 

 as the otherrwith a certaine hoary or fine cotton : the leaues be in fhape like to Bafil, but to ^ 

 are rough; and the floures grow in rundles toward the tops of the branches,fomtimes three 

 vpon a ftem,of a purplifb colour.Theroot is threddy and long lading. 



t 4 There is a kindeof ftrong fraelling Calamint that hath alfo fquare rfW* ~~" a i n ft 

 {oft cotton,and almoft creeping by the ground, hauing euermore two leaues ftanding o ^ , 

 another 5 fmall and foft,not much vnlike the leaues of Penny-RoyaI,fauing that they are & ^ 



iter i the floures grow about the ftalks like wharles or garlands,of a blewifh P ur P Ie ^ . ^ a adi- 



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whiter 



root is fmall and threddy : the whole plant hath the frnell of Penny-royal,ivhenct it 

 tionfPulegij odorc. 



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