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Vefcriptlen, Its Leaves are of a pale yellowifli Green, above 2 Inches 
broad, and a Span long 5 .crumpied on the edges, but 
not fo much as Doctor Pln\enet figures it, neither is it 
> notcht cn the edges, and in thofe refpe&s Munting s 
Figure is truer. Mr. Bobart's alio very well expreffes it, 
which I fuppofe they both took from the living Plants. 
It’s auriculated at the bafe, and as it were perforated by 
lapping over the Stalks, in both whicu it differs from the 
Narrow Curt* dr leaved . The Honourable Capt .Charles Hat- 
ton, my worthy and learned Friend. Come Years fince 
told me, he had feen many curious Varieties of this Flant 
in the Royal Garden at Paris , about the Time of that 
famous Flowerift Monf, Morin , who affured him he had 
railed them all from the Seed of the Common Hartstongue . 
Trifid, Curl’d Hartstongue. 
Lingua Cervina minor crifpa, uno pediculo trifolia VaL 
HR. Parif ic 8 . Cervina minor crifpa, tolio multihdo 
ramofia, Pink. Tab. 248. Fig. 2.' 
Dr. Plukenet 1 s Figure is an Original, and taken from 
the living Plant, which it very well reprtfents, and his 
Name expreffes. 
Manna Grafs, or Edible C ocksfoot , Ray 1272. 6 . 
Gramen Manure vulgo, Boerhave Indice Plant Horf: 
Lugd. Bat. p. 230. 24. Gr. Mann£ efculentum Lob. pt. 2. 
p. 24. Ic. 2. Ob/. 13. Fig. 2. Belg. 25. Fig. Adv. 4. Gr. 
Daclylon efculentum C. B. 8. pi. 8. Phyt 20. 91. Theatr • 
1 1 8. 12. Fig. Graminis genus Dens Caninus }.Gr. Matinee 
Chabr. 179. Ic. 5. Ifchemon fativum five Gr. Manna efcu- 
lentum Park. 1178 Fig. 3. 
This is generally call Gramen Manna, to which Tome 
add efculentum , becaufe its eaten amongffc the Germans 5 
it chiefly differs from our Englifh broad-leaved Cocksfoot 
in its Culture. The Italians call both tfffe Capriola , 
Sanguinaria , and Sanguinella (becaufe the Boys there put . 
the tops up their Noftrils to make them Bleed) _ The 
Germans call it Scw&dcn. Mr. Ray in his Hifory p. 1 272. 
pi. 6 . 
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