^ Abies. 



Bies is called in greke Elate, in english a fine tree, in 

 duch, Ein dannen, in french Sapin, it groweth in the 

 alpes naturally and in certeyne gardines plated and set 

 by mannes hande boeth in Englande and in Germanic. 



Abrotonum. 



Abrotonu is called in greke, Abrotonon, in englishe Sothem- 

 wod, in duche Affhish, in frenche Auronne. There are two kyndes 

 of Sothemwod, the male and the female. The male groweth plentu- 

 ously in gardines in Englande, but the female dyd I neuer see 

 growing in Englande, it is founde in Italy in plentie inough. 

 Sothemwod is hote and dry in the thirde degree. 



Absinthium. 



Absinthium is called in greke, Apsinthion, in englishe wormwod, 

 in Duche wermout, in french, Absince or Aluyne. There are three 

 kyndes of wormwod, beside the commune wormwod, wormwod 

 pontike, called in latin Absinthium ponticum, in en^glishe maye be 

 also called wormwod gentle, it is called of Mesue and of the 

 Potecaries of Germany Absinthium romanum the Coloners call it 

 graue crut, the Freses call it wylde rosmary. The beste kynde of 

 thys wormwode gentle or pontike that I haue sene came from Rome, 

 an other kynde of the same is to be had in Anwerp and thorowe al 

 Germany in plentie. The seconde kynde is called in latin Absin- 

 thium marinum and Seryphum, it groweth comonly in diches where- 

 into, the salte water vseth at certeyne tymes to come, it is plentuous 

 in Northumberlande by holy Ilande, and in Northfolke beside Lin, at 

 Barrowe in Brabant, and at Norden in est freslande. Some take 

 thys herbe agaynst the trueth for pontike wormwod. The thirde 

 kynde is called in latin Absinthium santonicura, I neuer se the 



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