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Of the Hifloric of Plants 



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I Lotus trifolia egrnicuUta, 



Horned or codden Caler 



a Lotus qttadrifolta. 



Foure leafed grade. 



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to the common Trefo^ £' J" es ,! ik 

 letter, and of a bio^SSKkL^ * 

 by the name of Purple KS''^ 

 whofe floures are inftaS e ^f ^"^i 



to whitenefle j the which dotb often Z !? 

 generate fometime into three £ '^ 

 times in Hue, and alfo into f euen , an " 'J** 

 plant of his nature hath but foure Iel i 

 more * I do not thinke this »kS2 

 leaned Trefoiie with the white floure X? 

 commonly called Purple. grader && 



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* 3 . The root of this is ftmlland white 



>m which arife many weake hairy brarcbes 

 iome cubit longrwheron grow foft hairy lews 

 three on one foot.ftalke, with two little Jeaues 

 at the root therof,& out of the bofoms oftbefc 

 vpon like foot-ftaikes grow three leflerleaues 

 as alfo floures of the bignes and fhape of tbofe 

 of a Vetch, but of a braue deep crimfon veluct 

 colour : after thefe are paft come cods fct with 

 foure thinne welts or skins which make them 

 feem foure fquare j whence Cmeww called 

 it Lotusfulcbemmatetragonolebmithz feed is of 



anafh. colour, fomewhat lefle thenapeafe. It 

 floures molt of the Summer tnoneths,and is 

 for the prettinefle of the floufe preferred in 

 many Gardens by yearely fowing the ked, fot 

 it is an annuall plant. Clufim hath it by the 



name of Lotus fdiquofa rubellc fiore ■ and hee 

 faith the feeds were diuers times fent out of 



monly 



name or Sanaa 



)inLatii\ePifft 



^f The Place. 



The firft groweth rtrilde in barren ditch 

 bankes,paftures,and dry Mouncaines. 



$ 3 Lotus ftliqua quadrat*. Square crimfon veluet peafe 



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