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The Paradile of Plants, 



( He Method vehich I \hall follow in this enduing Trearifc, fhaU 

 he according to that rfhich Anatomies uj^e in CMans iody^vhich 

 they divide into four parlfi viz. Theupperimiddley auU lower 

 'K^giom ; and Uftly^the Limhs. Firji treating of thofe Plants 

 rehich are appropriated to the Head:, and to the fV^e rail parts 

 Viif- thereof. Secondlyyofthofewhich are appropriated to the Breafii 



:udthe parts therein contained. Tljirdly, of thefe jfhich do more properly 

 .'fpertain to the Abdomen or lower Region. j4nd fourthly, of thofe which 

 ydnicutarly klongto the Limhs'. In all which I (hali obferve thofe Plants 

 -.ihichhave any \fecial S-ignature ', And I P^atl begin with f/:'i? Wall-nut- 

 Frcc, because the fruit of it doth resemble the Head injeverallpartifulars. 



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CHAP. I. 

 Of the Wall-nut Tree. 



» 

 Lthough the Wall-nut-Treeis generally known to moft rorts,yet left, 

 in this refped, our Trcatife fhould teem lame, I (hall take the pains to 

 defcribe tne form of it ; but firit I (hall give you the Names and Kinds 

 as I find them fpoken of, both by the Ancient and Modern Bota- 



The '^ames, 



It is called by Dlofcorides and the other Ancient Greeks , iafC*, becaule 

 ihey ray,cheimeU of theLeavescaufeth the Head- ach, deriving it from Ko£«, or 

 ii«/>_» , which in that Language fignifiethan Head; and it hath fometimes the 

 Bipithite Ba.ijihi!& a djoy ned , becaule it was brought out of Perfa into Greece by 

 ionieoftheG)'«:w« Kings. It is called alio by fome of the Modern Greeks, 

 ^'"f ^lOMfot ^ Jovis gliins'^ ^nd lb the Latines from them 'D't»-gla»U by con-, 

 rraaing the word, and iubftrafiing the firft Letter they called ic J'^glans. We 

 hnglifli,caUitthc mill-nm-Tree ; zad oHomc-, TT'aljh-mt-Tree. The Nutiscal-r 

 led in 'jreeic Ktt>w» fanwwVj in En^lifli, Wall-nut ■ InXatine, JniUns & 



The Kinds. 



P.!>\iKfo» and others reckon up eight Kinds thereof: i . Our ordinary Wall- 

 mil, J, Tb.c grcucii Wall-inut. 3. The thin-ftelled Wall-nwc, 4. The 



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Fig. 4. The first descriptive page. 



