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ti^eleaueS be greater anil ftanBingfarftetafimtierdtte fro an after* 'Cl^e feefie 



ott^timltyigUU to t\)t feetieof ft e male garUen ap ermrp, anD fte feefie of 

 ft e f emale>i^lfte fte feeDe of ft e female garben #ermrp ♦ Cl^e roote i$ twift 



^jearie ftrmgs?,tee fte roote of tl^e garDen Ajpercttrie^^ 



Mcrcurialismas. Phyllon Tl^cophrafti. 



Mercurialis foemina. 



fl^ ercurp female. 



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, Ci^ereii^l^et anofteri^erbe founfie caileft Noiimetangere,ftetol^ifteaUb 

 ^ ief reHttceD antibiougljttjntier tftefembe? of S^ercurj?. ^t^atl^ tenUerroimDe 

 fetiobbel>ftall^ei0f>tft manp i^olloto toing^^^anU large leaiie;8f,UUe to ftefl^ep* 

 cttrp in OalHe anD leauejBf , but miiclj ^igi^er arU> greater, fte fioure;0f l^anj bp 

 (inall (temmeffjtljep are pello\u,b^oalJe,aiil> bollotu befo.ie,bttt narrotD bel^ inH, 

 antJ crofeiiig UKe a taj^le , Ufee ti^e floured of a^arfeetf (jpurre , after fte WWl^t 

 fterecommeft foo^ti^ fmaUlong rounD l^ntt^tg, tl^e tjj^ici^e Do open of ftem 



feluejB^.anD ti^e feeDe beingrtpe,tt (pnrteft anD fl^tppeft atoap.ajo; foone ^iti$ 



toucl^eD* 



s €>ue map toell Ueftribe anU place, neict fte ^ermrieief (but eHieciallp ti^em 



of tlie garden) fte l^erbe uifttcl^eitf called ^&l^pllon,b|>cattre ftat fome Do t^inU 

 tl?atl^i5?llonanD#ercurpare but one]^erbe,butbp fttef treaticeftep map 

 fenototftatt^epbebuierjBfi^erbe?* liotofterfo^tefterebeauo foj^teis^ of ^^^pl- 

 Ion (agCrateiia^\i)Mteft)fte #^e anDfte :ffemale* Jtbati^ ft^eeojfoure 

 fl;alHe^>oimo^e,fteleattej5befometoi^atlonganD bj^oaDe^fomeftinglifee fte 

 lestte3oftl^e€>!puetree, but IbmetDftat larger anb ti)0}ttt. 311 fte^erbel^ig 

 (WiHe;sfanDleatte;s^,($cottereD toifta fine (bftetul^ite ujooloi Cotton* C^e 



feebeof tbefemale}9i&pllon,grouie5ftttifatHiionUketofte feeDe of fte female 



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