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«, \ for tfa - moft part with ccrcaine prickles ftanding by couples, the point or (harpe end of one 

 !2£ ' ot : way and the point of another looking direSIy a cleane contrary way : thefe priefces 

 f "often found'in the gurarae it felfe, which is brought unto vs from Libya and other parts ; the 

 •c»c$ hereof being planted in the ground will take root well 3 and bring forth great incrcafe,which 

 thine I naue proued true in my gardemit hath periflied againe at the firft approch of Winter. The 

 fao or liquor that is extrafted out of this plant is of the colour and fubftanceoftbeCreame of 

 M <c 5 ir burneth the mouth extremely , and the duft or pouder doth very much annoy the head 

 and cbe parts thereabout,caufing great and vehement fnecfing. 



i This rare plant called Aiiteuphorbittm hath a very thicke grofTe and farre fpreading root, very/ 

 jikc vnto Eufborbtum ; from which rifeth vp many round greenc and flefhie ftalkes, whereupon doe 

 mow chickcleaucs like Purflane.but longer, thicker,and fatter : the whole plant is full of cold and 

 c nmie moifturc, which rcprefleth the fcortching force of MufthorHum j and it wholly feemes at 

 tbc firft view to be a branch of sreene Corall. '•" 



3 Ccrests Peruvian* Jpinopss Lobclij. 



The Torch-Thiftlc or thorny EuphorbiumJ 





4 Calamus Peruvianas jpinofus tobdijl 



The thorny reed of Peru. 



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