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Of the Hiftorie of PI 



ugh vnderne 





v U « « u ,ti« w ; uui u«. iv.-va .„». & . u „ "'6'"-'> «uu wwarQs tne top of the branch T" 1 ** 

 growing about the branches very thicke together.as in the other kinds of Ciftus ri^a th » 

 yelJoiVjgrowiDg on the top of the twigs,con fitting of fiue long leaues ful of manJ J, i . $ are 

 within. When the floures be vaded,therc followethavery long and fiue fauaro I a Y v ng chlV£ * 

 feed . The whole tree is very fvveet,out of which iflueth a gum or rofin or it^t*. , M of 

 and fat juice,fuchas comraeth forth of the kindes oUedum. a ™ckeclammie 



, 7 This annual! Ciftus grovvcth vp from feed with one vpright (talk to thehebhr «fi u- 

 oft times diuidcd into other lmal branches : whereon grow rough leaues fomewhatC of S 

 green colour : the floures grow at the top or the ftalks,confifting of fiue fmall yellow leauSwh h 

 being P aft,therc fo"owcs a three fquare feed veiTel full of fmall reddifh feed.The rooS 

 woodd Viand Dcrilhctb when the feed is nerfen+A ««auna 





17 CipHsannuus. 



Ciftus laftingoneyeare. 



1 8 Ciftus annum longifolim Lobtlij, 



Long leafed yearely Ciftus, 









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other branches 



diftaa 



1 8 This other Ciftus which lafteth but a yeare,hath long ftalks diuided into other on 

 of the height of two cubits -whereon grow long rough leaues fct three together at J certa ' n hebran 

 ces,the middlemoft whereof is longer than the other two : the flours grow on the fides ot 



tcs,cne middlemoit whercoi is longer tnan tne omer two : tne nours gruw-uu iuc u ^ 



ches like the female Ciftus.ofa white colour: the root.isofawooddy fubftance, as are an 



ofhiskinde. 





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at certain 



hereon by couples 



This growes fome foot h igb.w ith a fquare rough green ifti ftalke.whereo n dv ^ 

 Spaces ftand little longifli rough Ieaues,yet toward the top of the ftalke tncy ^ 



Ftiu 



.... «,„„, JF rttcs nana uttie longnn rougn ieaues,yci tuwaiu iuc iup »■ «•»- *•-" . .' ,u a u- 



tiraes three together : vpon the top of the little branches grow floures like tboie or tne u ^ 

 ftus,of colour yellow,with a fine fanguine fpot vpon each leafe of the floure. lt f owc " 

 parts of France,as alfoon the Alps in IraIy.C/*//*rdefcribcs it by thename of OJtus *w** 

 in his McnsBaldus calls it Cijlns antouus foreguttato. , an( j fome- 



2 o This hath many flender branches whereon grow fmall roundifb leases, " Jf ourcS g t o«r 

 what like thofe of Marjcrome,fomewbat lefle,with the middierib Handing out. 1 fa ^ ^ 



>ps of the branches,and con fi ft of fiue wh ite Ieaues,wirh a darke purpi V ftec j. ve flels 

 die of each leafe : the threads in the middle of the floure are of a yellow colour . — . are 



