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Of the Hiftorie of Plant 



Ilex major Glandifera. 



The great SkarJet Oke. 



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The Houres of the £rcat Skarl 



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witLthey grow plentifully in many countries of Spaine,and in Languedockeand Prouince in great 

 plenty.lt is likewife found in Italy.Itbearethan Acorne greater, and of a larger fize than doth the 

 tame O ke : in fome countries lefTerand fhorter : they are Grangers in England, nowithftand/ng 



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fome other places here and there one. 



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grecne at all times of the ycare : it is late before the Acornes be ripe. Clufm repottetb,that 



he faw the floures growing in clutters of a yellow colour in May. 



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E»7ina i in Italian, && 

 anA f a Ffn of fome. Frencn 



This Oke is named in Grceke »*>/►«: in Latine, ilex : in Spanifh 

 French, Chefneuerd : in Englifh, Barren Skarlet Oke, or Holme Oke 

 SpanifhOke. 



The Spaniards call the fruit or Acorne Bellota, or AbiHota. Tbeophrafttu feemeth to call this : «c 

 a°A l n T> but SmtlaK > for hc ™&cth mention but of one Ilex onely, and that is of Scarlet ok ; 

 ana rie fheweth that the Arcadians do not call the other Ilex, but Smilax : for the name^** 1 " 



aI v mficaticms : there is Smilax among the Pulfes,which is alfo called VolichttsM ^ • ' 

 and smtUx Afrera&aA U «*,amongft the Binde-weeds : likewife Smilax is taken otViofe 



A a- a Yc . W trcc ' ° f Smlax > Theothrafius writeth thus in his third booke : the Inba 

 Arcadia do call a certaine tree Smilax, being like vnto the Skarlet Oke : the leaues then— 

 fet withfuch fl^arpeprickles.buttendererand fofter. , . .... ^ 



Of this Smlax Pli»j alfo writeth, in his fixteenth booke, chap. 6 . There be of tit* 6» * g * 



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Jtindes, Ex jjs in It alia folio 



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uinces KJcmi folia: in which words, in Acad of Oliue trees may perchance bee more trucJVP 

 Suterttfli the Corke- tree j for this kinde of Ilex or Smilax is not reported of any of tic oW vv ^ 



