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Of the Hiftorie of Plants 



herbs,although UMatthiolusand Dhfcorides himfelfe hath made this wallT k — P -- 

 nicbia or Nailewort : notwithftandine the Germanswill n™ tL^JO. r a t ueto beakind 



IB.Z. 



.uvuvptynaiimowi aim jjiojionats mmiciie natn made this wall R K i — - 



Nailewort : notwithftanding the Germans will not Ieaue the vfcS^r t ^ of '** 

 Adianth efteeming it equally not far better.than either SSSESSS * 

 .^called alfo fttom6»» , it brings forth very many leaues round and I (lender Z "'« 

 or three parcs,very hard in handhng/moorh and green on the out fideomd of an iS j T 0n * 

 lor vnderneath/et with little fine fpots,which euidently fheweth ittobea k nd *£?£ * 

 is blacke and lull of ftnngs. uu * rcra » inerocr 



the true 



Tricbdm 





2 



Capiffus Veneris SyUdu 



Aflfyrian Maiden-haire. 



fiuf— *& ^c:^ 







5 Rat amu 



Wall Rue 



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f 

 ^ ThePtaa 



The right Maiden-haire groweth vpon walls in ftony toadowie and moitt ol ^> dby (* 

 taines and where water droppeth : it is a Granger in Englandjyet I baud beam r 



of good credit,that it growes indiuers places of the Weft country otbngW^ *&. 



The Aflyrian Maiden-haire taketh name of his natiue country AiTyria,bcing 



rope. 



Stone 

 the wall 





•i 



found it *F 



Rue groweth vpon old walls nccre vnto waters, Wells, and huM^s- ride fag, 

 in the Churchyard of Dartford in Kent, hard by the nuer fi**^Q*ffli*!kg 



and alfo vpon the wals of the Churchyard of Sittingburn in the fame f^W tf ts ?i&* 

 towne.hard h« a a»>^ Ul*. nf war*»r.and alfo voon the Church wallsor ttauc/ 



towne>hard by a great lake of *rater,and alfo vpon 



other places. 





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^ The Time 





Thefe plants are green both winter and fummer.and yet haue neither flour 



«g 7 he Names 



Maiden-haire is called in Greeke ajw«, > Theephrafias 



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feci 



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Maiden-haire ; for they fct 

 blackc,and the Rue of the wall 



downe two Maiden-haires,the ^^ ^^jfaj^ 

 all the white : it is called in Uxxd^"***^ . an d of a *\- 



7Vrr* C4piMus,Su}>erciliumterr* .• oi^AfuUiusfiapttus V cntris f*P*f* *> " Ma jden-b' irC 



andrumfutei : the Italians keep the name <T^/7/*x rw» • in E n & mn ' 



keep the name Cty 



#*; haiie,and it may be called our Ladies haire 



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