The Natural Hiftoty 



fingle, the Flowers yellow, as is its Fruit, and 

 fweet, but neverthelefs is not eaten. 

 - 36. The Clufter Plumb. Has Leaves thick, 

 roundifh and fining: The Flowers 5 leaved, 

 fmall and whitifh ; the Fruit edible, when ripe of a 

 dark red. 



37. The Granat Plumb. Is fweetifh and well 

 tailed, yellow when ripe, and full of fmall Grains ; 

 a Tea made of the Root, is excellent in Fluxes : 

 Of the Fruit they make a Marmalade, like that of 

 Quinces. 



38. Rats-bane. The Leaves of this grow 2 or 3 

 together ; the Flowers red, but Footftalks Saffron 

 coloured the Root is an Antidote againft the Poi- 

 fon of its Flowers and Leaves. 



39. Blue-berried Rats-bane. Is a certain Poifon, 

 both to Man and Beaft. 



40. Balfamick Golden Red. The Flowers or 

 Leaves bruifed, fmell like Storax ; the laft they ufe 

 in Pain and Rednefs of the Eyes. 



41. Shrub Golden Rod. The Leaves when dry are 

 black above, but white and woolly underneath. 



42. The hairy Star-podded Senfible Plant. Is 

 thorny with Leaves about one Inch and half long, 

 which grow in Pairs, and are hairy underneath ; thp 

 Flowers are a fmall white thrummy Head ; with a 

 Blufli of Purple, which produces 10 or 1 2 hairy 

 Pods, which grow Star-wife, each about an Inch 

 long: The Leaves of this Plant Ihut themfelves up 

 on the leaft Touch, but open again a while after. 



43. The Round feeded Senfible. The Flowers pur- 

 plifh fet clofe into a Head the Pods about 3 In- 

 ches long, rough and hairy : the Roots fmell like 

 Turnips. 



44. The Square feeded Senfible. As large as a Slow 

 Bufh 1 the Flowers and Pods like the laft, but 



bigger. 



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