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Of the Hiftorie of Plants 



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It is therefore a very raih part to lay tne ieaues ot Hemlocke to the (tones of vong boyes, orvir- 

 rlns brefts, by that means to keep thofe parts from growing greater it Joth not only eafil'y caufc 



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his cold qualities ^^^^wjwnicu^idyiu^nciniocKe is a very euii J, dangerous, IiurtfuII, and 

 poyfonoiis herbe, iniomuch that wboibeucr taketh of it into bis body, dieth remedilefTe, ex- 

 cept the party drinke fome wine,that is naturally hor,bcfore the venom hath ta' en the heart,as 

 pj iiith : but being drunkc with wine, the poifon is with greater fpeed carried to the heart, by rea- 

 fon whereof ir killctb prefently : therefore not to be applied outwardly, much It tie taken l'nward- 

 v into the body. • 



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Of wide and itoater Hemlocks. 



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Hemlocke hath a fcnall tough white root, from which arifc 



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certain di (lances : from 



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joints fpring forth long Ieaues very grccn,and fine- 



(mall fpolcy vmbels,with little longifh ereene Ieaues about 



butlefTer: the whole plant i sofa naughty fmell; 



he tops of the ftalkes they referable 



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Then leafed wilde Hemlocke. 





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Wilde 



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«*W vp with a thicke fat and empty hollow ftalkc, full of knees or joints creifcd, chamfered, or 



V U u 11 2 * - furrowed, 



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