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^Ragacantha l^atl) Itta 



nr Manciple boug]^e;8? 

 auD ttptg$, flcuDer, 

 anD pUant.fo fpzcaDe 

 ab?oDe t)pj)on ciierp 

 fiDct^at one plant e 

 J)otl)fometime occupie tl^e roome 



o.ifpacc of a foote, oi a f oote anD a 

 l^klfeincompaflfe* . C^e leaned be 



a0 ftnalais t!)e)lentillcauesf,tol^v= 

 tin;,anD fomuj^atmofTje o^ljear^^, 

 f et in retues? , Directlpaunfujering 

 one leafe agapn(l another , alla« 

 longd a fmall nutgge o^ (lentiet 



tlie Miftorie of Plantes. 



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Tiagacantii;!* 



biancl)e,nettl)er greater no^ lelTe, 

 biit Ulfee t^ebougl3e;sf anD leaueis of 

 XLentille?* Cl)e 61ou)et \% alfo Ij?be 

 tbebloujtngof^ )Lentil, bnt muc 

 fmaller, almoft Ipifee t^e blolTpm o^ 



floiuerofCict^e peafon,ti)l^itiCt)e 



anD fometime^ matbeD tuitl) put* 

 pie Itne^s^ oz (lralie;8f^ CljefeeDe \^ 

 tnclofeD in*fmal^uffee)8:,almoa)tfee 



to tl^eUJilD Lotus o^^refopUClie 

 toi^olc plant on euerp fiDe \% fet ful 

 of ftatpe pitcfelep tl5omei6^,ljarDe 

 iDtjiteanDlirong.'C^e rooteftret 

 cljetl^ it felf e alongft , in Icngtlj l3n* 



bertl)egrounD,UUetott)erooteoftl^ecomnton)Liqttetife,reUoUJeit)itl?in,^nD 

 blarke tuitljontjtougl) anD limmet,anD ^arDe to bieafee, tlje UJljic^ roote \^z\Xi'!i 



iapDe iw fome f er nent bo ate place, oz \n tbe Canicnler Dape;B? laiD vx tl?e ^onnr, 



(t gettetl? a tDl)ite gumme^tuljicl) is; founDe dicfeingfaft Dponit* 



'^ The Place. 



Cragacanti^^grotuet^ ini^^eDia , anb €t^t , t^ ^Xinit fapt^ : it i^ alfo 



fottnD in otlfterCountrtej6f,ajs:in^Bjouinceabout90arrelleft tu^erea^sj^ane 



feene great doze 



The Tyme^ 



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Cragacantlja flotozetli x\i 3p?il;tl)e feeDe isf ripe in 3!une,^ in tlje Caniculer 



Dapeisf tbe gumme i% founDe cleaning to tfte roote* 



"^T he Names. 



Cbis^ plant i^ calleb in areeke P«>rtK«y6«: in 5(Latiite Tragacantlia : anD Hirci 

 fpina/bnfeno\i3en in ^^oppefteuenamonfttbemujbereaisf it groxuetl^* 

 C^e gumme alfo tubicbe commet^ffrom it, i$ calleD in dDreefee f «f «K«vfl«. if? 



)l-atineTragacantharlachryraa;in&boPpe0> GummiDragaganthi : inCnglilj?, 



d^umme 5©iagagant» 



^ The Nature, 



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Ccagacantija, as^ (Salert tD^(tetl),i0 of nature lifee to giimmeairabiqur, tl^ac 

 fef to ra?,of a tfjie anti clammie complc)ciom 



(BiiininejO.iagagant ije: gooU againft tl^e couglb^ft erougftndTe of tl^e t^zot^ ^ 

 tl)t i^oarfcnelTe mih roug^nrifc of t^e l)opce,l3ew2 ^w^^^ mu)itljliomr*f oi tt)t 



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