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tree, in duche Ein olbeaume, in french Vng oliuerier. Oliue trees 

 growe plentuously in Italy. 



Olus atrum. 



Olus atrum is called in greeke Hyposelinon, in english Alexader, 

 in duch schwartr, Petersily or grosse eppich, in frenche meichero 

 or Alexadry. Some poticaries though ^falsly, cal it Petroselinum 

 macedonicum. 



Opulus. 



Opulus is a tree commune in Italy & Germany, but I haue 

 not sene it that I remembre in Englande. It is called in frenche 

 as Gesnere sayeth opier, and so maye it be also called in englishe 

 tyl we fynde a better name. 



Origanum. 



Origanum is called in englishe organ, howe be it I neuer sawe 

 the trewe organ in England. I haue sene diuerse times organe 

 whiche grewe in Candy, muche hotter then thys our commune 

 organ is, whiche is called origanum syluestre in latin, and in some 

 places in England wylde mergerum. It is bote and dry in the 

 thyrde degree. 



Orminum. 



Orminum is called in english Clarie, in duche Scharlach, in 

 french oruali, howe be it the description of Dioscorides doeth not 

 in al poyntes agree, some cal thys herbe sclarea, Orminu syluestre 

 is supposed to be the herbe, whiche is called oculus ChristL 



Ornithigalum. 



Omithigalum is [called in Colon Hondes vllich, but I can not 

 tel howe that it is called in englishe, for I neuer sawe it in Englande, 

 sauyng onely besyde Shene herde by the Temmes syde, howe be 

 it after the fo^lowynge of the duche tonge it may be called dogleke 

 or dogges onion. 



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