Lib. 5 



Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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hap. 44. Of the Larch Tree. 







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THc Larch is a tree of no fmalJ height, with a body growing ftraight vp:the barke wher- 

 of in the neither part beneath the boughes is thicke, rugged arid full of chinkesjwhich 



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the cones or fruit be round, and grow out of the tendered boughes, being at the length of a bratie 

 red purple colour : the cones be fmall,and like almoft in bignefTe to thofe of the Cyprefle tree,buc 

 longer 5 and made vp of a multitude of thin fcales like leaues : vnder which lie fmall feeds, hauing 

 athin vclme growing on them very like to the wings of Bees and wtfps : the fubftance of the wood 

 is very hard of colour, efpecially that in the roidft fomewhat red, and very profitable for work-** nf 

 long continuance. ' 



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A branch of the Larch tree. 



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2 Larixcnm Agarico fao. 



The Larch tree with his Agarick. 



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^Kwhich a e vl ImJ c K f £ 7> f r • ? in cbimneie Mnd is turned intc 

 The ic P ro «tabIe for S mithes 3 as Matthiolm writcth . 



*WEL^ in colour and fubftance torfe 



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HaugerandwimbT "^ hatb been e bored eucn to the heart with a g«*c and 



din 8to thlw 1 j ,thaC tbercbe aftera fo"two kindes hereofjn his fourth book,ofMedicines accor- 

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