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Platanus. 



Platanus is called in englishe a playne tree, in frech playne. 

 I neuer saw any plaine tree in Englande sailing once in Northum- 

 berlande besyde Morpeth, and an other at Barnwel Abbey besyde 

 Cambryge. 



Polium. 



I haue sene Polium of two sortes, the one had hore leaues with 

 the figure of time, and the other had leaues lyke wyld Tyme, but 

 they were a greate dele loger and greater. Polium maye be called 

 in englishe Poly. The fyrst kynde dyd I see in Italy. The second 

 in the Alpes of Rhetia beside Cure. It is hote in the second and 

 dry in the third. 



Polygonatum. 



Polygonatu is called of Herbaries Sigillum Solomonis, in 



englishe Scala celi, ^in duch wisz wurtz. It maye be called in 



englishe white wurte, it groweth plentuously in the woddes of 

 Germany, but I neuer sawe it out of a gardine in Englande. 



Polygonum. 



Polygonum is called in latine Sanguinaria. There are two 

 kindes of Polygonu, the former kinde is called in englishe knot- 

 grasse, or swyne grasse, in duche Weggrasz wegdrat or wegtede, in 

 frenche de la corrigiole. The seconde kynde, whiche is called 

 Polygonum femina is called in Englishe thycke Shauegrasse, or 

 short Shaue grasse. The firste kynde groweth in highe wayes, the 

 ssconde kynde groweth in many places by water sides, & some 

 time amog the come. Knotgrasse is colde in the seconde degree. 



Populus. 



Populus is of two kyndes, the fyrste kynde is called in greeke 

 Leuce, in latin Populus alba, in englishe whyte Popler or white 

 Esptree, in duch wisz sarbach. Thys kynde is commune about the 

 bankes of the floude Padus. The seconde kynde is called in 



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