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unlike to a Beach-Nut, but very much le_, 



\y"'GcZri defCTiber'it'tfrer tliis m: 



fit Stalk^Jome^hTcll^il' Smooth 'Jr. 



Wheat Buck. 



^'which do grow /moot. 



Profit is made of it, whole Fields are Sown iherc- 



as it were inftead of a Dunging. It quickly comes 



Mamptwich in Chejhire, where they Sow it as well 

 for Food for their Cattel and Poultry, as for the 

 life of making Bread aforefaid. It grows likewife 

 of England, m Effex, Kent mi MMUfcx. 



VI. The Times. It is Sown in April, and be- 

 ginning ofMny, and will be ripe in Auguft fol- 



VII. Tlie Qualities. It is hot and dry in the firft 

 degree, Abfterfive and Nutritive, but Nourifhes 

 lefs than Wheat, Rye, Oats or Barley ; but more 

 than Millet or Panick : And Bread which is made 



foon pafles through 'the Stomach and Belly\ for 

 which reafon, it becomes very cleanfing to the 

 Bowels. 



VIII. The Specification. It keeps the Body 

 open, and prevents the growing too Flefhy or Fat, 

 but is a little Flatulent or Windy. 



IX. The Preparation!. The Meal of it for 

 Mans ufe, is by the Country People in Germany, 



Cake's, ^Puddi!!;^s a^dAe^Uk J whkh^ a're°pleafant 



V}c Virtues. 



X. BreaJ, Caket, Puddings, Kc. made hereof, 

 make thofe People very Strong, and able for La- 

 bour, who daily feed on them. The Pultage there- 



of COW-WHEAT. 



XI. The Names. It is called in Greek tef^£- 



ophraftus, iib. 8. cap. %■ and DioJcoriJes, lib. 4. 

 cap. ,7. inUtrnTriticuaraccinum, vdBavinum. 

 Crat^ogonumUbelij-.MelampyrumCameran;, B,u. 

 hinii^Thalij .• Milium Sylvaticum Tragi; and in 

 Englifh Cow-Wheat. 



XII. The Kinds. There are many kinds ot this 

 Plant but moft of them are abfolutely Strangers 

 with us fo that we (hall only take notice of two 



