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| Gampions, ftamped, have been applied ¢ with fuccefs ) to the Wrelts of w4 
“\thofe that have had Tertian or Quartan Agues ; and the Vapor or. Colts-foot 
‘have a fanative vertue towards the Lungs, and the Leaf alfois healing in 
, © Another kinde of Excrefcence is an Exudation of Plants, joyned-with) 5 ér, 
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Producing of || ® 
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avithout Seedsy | 
“FTiscertain, that £arth taken-out of the Foundations of Haus and Houfes | 
| Land bottomsof Wells, and then put into Pots, will putforth fundry kinde 
| of Herbs : But fome time is‘required for the Germination; for ifitbe taken 
. but from a Fathom deep, it will put forth the firft year, if much deeper, aot 
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| ‘The nature of the Plants growing out of the Zarth fo taken up, doth fol: | 
_ low the nature of the Mould it felf, as if the Mould be {oft and tine, it put- | 
‘1 teth forth foft Herbs ; as Graff, Piantine, and the like’: If the Earth be | 
é It is common Experience, that where ¢ Alleys are clofe gravelled, the | 
' Earth putteth forth the firft year Knot Graf, and after Spire Graff. The caufe | 
is, forthat the hard Gravel or Pebble at the firft laying, -will not fuffer the |, 
| Grafto come forth upright, but turneth it to finde his way where it can; | 
but after thacthe Earth is fomewhat loofened atthetop, the ordinary Grafs 
cometh up. ; ur 
£ Itis reported, that Earth being taken out of fhady and watry Woods, 
| fome depth, and potted, will putforth Herbs of a fat and juycy fubftance; | 
‘as Penny-wort, Purflane, Houfleek, Penny- Royal, Gc. gh ON | 
4 The Water alfo doth fend forth Plants have no Roots fixed in the 
bottom; buttheyare lefs perfect Plants being almoft but Leaves, and thofe 
_, fmallones: Such is that we call Duck-weed, which hath a Leaf no bigger 
| then a Thyme Leaf, but of a frefher Green, and putteth forth a little 
_ | fring intothe Water, far fromthe bottom. As forthe Water-Lilly, it hath | 
_ a Rootinthe Ground; and fo have anumber of other Herbs that grow in | 
_ | Ponds. . ; | : 
: : Itisreported by fomeof the Ancients, andfome Vadern Teftimony like- 
_ | wife, that there be fome Plants, that grow upon the top of theSea; being 
' fuppofed to grow of fome concretion of Slimefrom the Water, where the 
_ + San heateth hot, and wherethe Seaftirrethlittle. As for the Algae Marina, | 
| (Seaweed) and Exiagium (Sea-T hiffle) both the Roots ; but have Seaweed un- 
_ der the Water, the Sea Jbiftle but upon the Shore. 
_| © The Ancients have noted, that there arefome Herbs that grow out of 
" Snow, laid up clofe together, and putrified; atid thae they are all bitter, and 
_) theyname one efpecially, Flemu, which we call Morh-Mollem. [tis certain, 
that Worms are found in Ssow commonly, like Earth-worms; and there- 
-) fore itis not unlike, that it may likewife put forth Plants. 
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