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Of the Hiilorie of Plants. 



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n t) S or nerucs running through the fame like thofe of Ribwort or Plaintaine, fee together by coii- 



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there come in place twocods(feldome more) (harp pointed like thofe of our Swallow woorr, but 

 greater, fluffed full ofa moft pure filke of a fhining white colour : among which filke appearech a 

 lhuil lonp; tongue (which is the feed; refembling the tongue ofa bird, or that of the herbe called 

 Adders tongue. The cods arc not only full of filke,but euery nerueor finew wherewith the Icaues 

 be ribbed are likewife moft pure filke ; and alfo the pilling of the ftems,euen as flax is tome from 

 his ftat:<s.This.confidered,behold the juftice of God, that as he hath fhut vp thofe people and na- 

 tions in infidelity and nakednes, fo hath he not as yet giucn them vnderftanding toeoucr their na- 

 kedne lienor mater wherewith to do the fame 5 notwithftanding the earth iscouered ouer with this 

 filkc,which daily they tread vndcr their feet, which were fufficient toapparell many kingdomes 

 if they were carefully manured and cheriflied. * 



jriftnek, fine Vincetoxicum Indimum 



Indian Swallow-wort. 





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f me,or very like the Beidelfar of AlfinusfxA the L^pocynum Syriacum otclnfi 



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gjftucum USepens filiqua AfclepUdis. But he is to be pardoned • for Johannes Carolus Rofcnb 

 anri * ^M^-of his Animad.& Exerc. CMcdic^ or Jt<yS *#ltf£ /4/r/'r*, hath taken vpon him the c 



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of n?' A iC u refemb,eth or participateth any thing with a Docke. I haue giuen you th 



ireiul a - V th his title ' 3nd that ° f Cl *f ms With his : in the former the cods are onc/y 

 bcr an .Jf 5 m tbc,ater the leauesand floures reafonably well, but that they are too few foiroiri- 

 tioi-Th t0 ° • afunder ' Vpon the fight of the growing and flouring plant I took thisdcfcn Pr 



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