fibrous Root, from whence rile up many Graffie 
Leaves and among them ieveral Stalks, half a yard 
high , bearing a fparfed Tuft at the top of them, 
fomewhat reiembling the Feather like heads ol the 
W liter Reed. 
CX XXVI. 2. G r ame n P rat enfe minus, Thefm all 
Meadow- Grafs. This in its Roots, Leaves and Stalks 
is not much unlike the former , faying that it is e- 
very way l'omething lefs, and its (piked Panicles are 
manifold, growing upon the Stalk lefs and lefs, till 
they come to the very top. Of this kind there are 
two other forts, both fmaller than this, the one with 
white tufted tops , and the other with reddilh tuft- 
ed tops, the fill! more fparfed, the laft more clofe 
together. ... 
CXXXVII. 3. Gramcn multiplici Panicula Pra- 
tenfc , Meadow-Grafs with manifold Tufts. The 
Root ’is a thick bufh of white Fibres, from whence 
rife up divers Stalks, a Span long, jointed, and a 
little bending downwards -, the Leaves are fmall 
Grafs Leaves, and the Tufted Head or Panicle is 
manifold, and much divided, which when ripe 
grows hard, and is of a fad reddilh color- 
CXXXVIII. 4. G rumen Prat enfe P aniculatum 
nolle, Soft Tufted Meadow-Grafs. It has a fhort 
bulky fibrous Root , from whence feveral long and 
fomewhat broad, foft, or woolly Grafs Leaves fpring, 
from among thefe Leaves rife up two or three Stalks, 
a Cubit high, with fome Leaves upon it, and at top 
comes forth a foft woolly fpiked head, much divi- 
ded, whole Bloomings are reddilh. 
CXXX 1 X. 5. G rumen odor at um P aniculatum 
Germanicum , Sweet Dutch-Grafs with tufted beads. 
It has a Root which creeps in the Ground, which 
is white, and full of Joints , Ihooting out Fibres 
at every one of them •, the Stalks are two or three 
Feet high, with but few Joints on them, whofe 
Leaves are almoft as long, and fome of them exceed 
the height of the Stalks, being narrow, and fmall 
at the ends; at the top of each Stalk grows a Pa- 
nicle, but nothing near fo much fpread as the for- 
mer, the which for their fweetnefs fome ufe< to lay 
among Garments, or Linnen, to perfume it. 
XXI. as/{ 'Otmv^Oeiy ifpik-tf, GrametiP AtiiculatUifi 
Montamtm , Mountain Tuhed-Grafs, five Kinds. 
CXL. 1. Grdmeti Mcntanum Panicula fpadicea 
deli cat iore , Soft Mountain-Grafs with a reddjfh or 
bright bay Panicle. It has a fmall white Root, with 
Ihort Fibres, which fends up three or fout jointed 
Stalks, a Foot high , having a few fmall and Ihort 
Leaves on them , and fuch likewife at the foot of 
the Stalks, but few in number ; at the top Hands a 
brownifh or bay colored Panicle, three Inches long, 
compofed of many very fmall husks : this is fome- 
times found growing higher, and with larger Pani- 
cles. 
CXLI. 2. Gramen Montanum Paniculatum altif- 
fimum , Tall Tufted Mountain-Grafs. It has a Root 
which creeps in the Ground, and futnifhed with fe- 
veral f ibres, whence rife two or three very tall Reed 
like Stalks, two or three Feet or more high, bearing 
fair broad green Leaves on them, like unto Cyperus , 
and at the tops of the Stalks many fmall tufted Pa- 
nicles-, both Stalks and Leaves are fo tough, that 
fome Country People make them Coats or Garments 
thereof, to defend them again!! the Weather, and 
Husbandmen make Ropes and Traces thereof for 
their Horfes, wherewith to draw their Ploughs. 
CXLII. 3. Gramen Mcntanum avenaceum , Moun- 
tain Havergrafs , or Oat Grafs. It has fmall creep- 
ing Roots : the Stalks are about a Foot and half 
high, {lender, jointed, and fet with Ihort narrow 
Leaves. At the tops of the Stalks grow the Lars, 
which are long* {lender and bending, compofed of 
Downy Husks, containing a Seed like to a naked 
Oat. 
CXLIH. 4. Gramen Montanum fpicatum Clufii , 
Mountain fpiked Grafs. It has a Root of about a 
Fingers thicknefs, parted fometimes into two or 
three Strings, with many Fibres thereat, and fome- 
what hairy at top, which (hoots forth Ieveral Heads 
of Leaves, each containing five or fix, fomewhat 
long, thick, and half hollow, like a Gutter, very- 
like to thole of the greater Thrifty compafling one 
another at the bottom, a little bitter and (harp in 
Tafte ; from the middle of which fpring up (tiff, 
fmooth, bare and knotlefs Stalks, about' a Foot 
high, bearing at the tops Ieveral fmall Flowers, fet 
Spike-fafhion, and of a greenilh color. 
CXLIV. 5. Gramen Montanum fpicatum angufli- 
folium , Spiked Mountain Grafs with narrow Leaves. 
It has a Root which runs under the upper Cruft of 
the Ground, full of fmall brownifh Fibres, running 
one within another : its Leaves are long and nar- 
row, and its Stalks long and ilender -, at the tops of 
which are fpiked Heads, not much unlike the for- 
mer. 
CXLV. The Places and Times. They all grow 
upon Hills and Mountains in many places of Eng- 
land^ as alfo in other Countries ; and they flourilh 
and feed when other Grafjes do. The Seed of the 
third is ripe in July. 
XXII. Myyjuaid.^ Gramen Miliar e , vel 
Miliarium , vel Miliaceum ; Millet-Grafs, fix 
Kinds. 
CXLVI. I. Gramen Miliaceum vulgare, Common 
Millet Grafs. It has a bufhy and fibrous Root ; 
from whence rife up {lender jointed Stalks, with 
two or three fomewhat large Leaves thereon : at 
the top of each Stalk is a bufhy fpreading Tuft, of 
many 
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