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t I Anckufo Alabiacti$n 

 RedAlkanet. 





Small Alkanet. 



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Yclloir Alkaner. 



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plants were called %^im bufi } o( that flourishing and 

 bright red colour which is in the root,euen as red n 

 pure and cleare bloud j for that is the onely mark or 

 note whereby todiftinguifh thefe herbs from thofc 



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>/>/fr,and Bughjfi 



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t The fitft kinde of Alkanet hath many leau« 

 Jike Ecbiumox fmall BugloflTe, couered ouer vm 

 pricky hoarinefTe,hauing commonly but one itallce* 

 which is round,rough,and a cubit high. The cr*° 

 the floures are of a sky colour tending to P ur K" r 

 vnlike the floures ofEchium : the feed is fmall. ^ 

 what long, and of a pale colour : the root" a t^ \ 

 thicke, the pith or inner part thereof is ofawoowy 

 fubftance, dying the bands orwhatfoetiertou^ 

 the fame,of a bloudy colour,or of the colour or 



ders. 



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2 Tne lecond kinde ot Avcmq* *» c a h bur-- 

 greater beauty and eftimation than rhefir.M- ^ 



ches are lefTe and more bufliy in the top ; « « w 

 greater plenty of Ieaues,and thofe morcn i 

 hairy; the flalk growcth to the height™ t» dff , 

 at the top grow floures of a yellow colour ^ ^ 

 rent from the other : the root is more ft in«6 • . • 

 excellent delicat purple coIour,and more m 



than the fitit. 





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