the Hiftorie of Plants, 



S cor fid ides multifiorm Beelij. ^ , 



This Plant is in creeping branches and 'leaucs like the common 'Scorpioidp BupUuri folio • the 

 fioures are alfo alike, but a little bigger, and grow four^pr fiue together on one foot-ftalke : the 

 cods are rougher, and very much turned round , or folded one within another : in all things elfe 

 alike. 



Scorfoidcs filiqua crajfa Boe/ij. 



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This isalfo like the other in creeping branches and leaucs : the flouree are fomething biggci? 

 than any of the reft ,and grow not aboue one or two together on a fbot-ftalke:the cods are crooked, 

 without any rough hairc,yet finely checkquered, and feuen times bigger than any of the reft,fully 

 as big as a great Palmer- worme,whercin is the difference : the feed is almoft round, yet extending 

 fomewhat in length.almoft as big as {mall field Peafon.ofa browneor yellowifli colour* This alfo 



per 



Th 



Sep.i. i6zu 



9 - 



mm minus fiorc 



that is to fay, Tha 



ftalkcs are round, ftraked, fomew hat woolly, with narrow skinny prickly edges three or fdure fboc 



. full of whke milke- 



Jikc ftrcakes and fharpe prickles by the edges : the flourcs grow on the top of the ftalkes andbran- 

 ches full of fmall heads, commonly turning downewards,of the bignefTe of an 01iue,fet with very 

 fmall (lender fliarpe prickes, containing nothing but fmall purple chiues, fpreading abroad like 

 thoTc of/4ff4,with fome blewiih chiues in the middle : the feed followetb,inclofed in downe, and 

 islmaIlandgrayi m likethe(bcdofotherThiftles,butit is as clammy as Bird-lime. The whole 



th 



me feeds thereof. 



William Coys^who friendly 



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m 



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thofe of 



Fetches ; whereon grow -ny'leaues^^ 



mTddLXnrJ 1 ^ ?°r nted ,ea r' Hkethofcof LentiIs,feton each fideofa ,2^ r^Sfcfc 

 middle nbendetliwitncUfpingtendrels: the floures grow forth of the bofomes oi theleaueTS 

 oncinaplace,almoftwithbutanvfoot.ft a lk« a r a n i;L,W^v "L. T?f! . _i ^J?^"* / 



like thofe Of V 



with purple ftreakes and nfalL * i J 5 , r v eccncs > Duc ot a wnit "h colour, 





Vlifiiponenfe 



Indicafrufiudfo. fifa 



cods, to Piraeus major Baticus, but the flour* 



ie whole hcrbe fmaller, and nothing fo hairy 

 feeds hkewife from M r <T<<n J 



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or colour thereof, from our common 



of the fl 



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fc> 



mentmore properly named it vicU 6«xJJ/.,-u mc - B T ut , the find M r Coys hath in mv iud*re. 



tftragAlus mxrinus Lufitanicus 





proceeding from one root, fometimes cS* C K „ ° F ^^ of * reafonabIe W# 

 ng vpnght, a cubit high, with maTv SS^L^S^. neere ?* g'Ound,and fometimfs 



>etfery leafe being compofed of fou 





x xx u 71 T ? rtee " e M morc roand "*■ 



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