IB. I. 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
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fonh of a fh e ath°r huskc, among die which charfie huskes is contained the feed lone- and rhaf 
fie. The root confiftcrh of many firings folding one within another, by mfcancs whereto" t Sm’ 
meth to the forme of a turfeorhaffocke. ncum 
I S part urn Plinij Clufio. 
Plimes Mat- Weed. 
2 Sparti/m alteram Plinij. 
Hooded Mat- Weed. 
,I he feCOnd . likewife Plm J dcf ??»cdi to haue along ftalke not much vnlike to Reed but 
Icaties, rough and%liant, hard in handling as are the 
bling Rie . ft is dlfMcf 'TT' a / P ff ° * ° r T ° f f ° me fil ’ C OT flX inchcs Iona >> fo '™'hat refem- 
feedisbrowne a s fn :k “ frc ofa r fin g«' In themidfi, and fmaller towards both theends. The 
plan, neither Sheep. 4X312*“* « “** *■ 
long not vnlike rr^On!r^r^^ a /r ^k 7ee 4 1S llk ? vntotlle former, falling that the roots of this are 
the vpper cruft of rV buC f donot thruft deepe into the ground, but creepe onely vnder 
feed than that of Rie ’’ ^ U ' ft 01 Ca! ' e IS fllort ‘ r ’ and more refembling the head of Canary 
hath nor drfrfilf a .% l,r ^°fo n bther fmaller Ruih, leaned Spartum with fmall heads, but hee 
f To S i 111 a 1 f Workes,fo that I can % nothing certainly of it. ' 5 
in place of mrnvrh a ? ded t!le Fe f lierecl G rifle, though not partaking with the former' 
ted not miirh 'n f '^ OW r iat ? 1 Jeaues oFa foots length round, green, and fharp poin-- 
rife vn m „„ foimevnhke the firft deicribed Mat-weed, but much lefle : amongft thefe eaues 
T eXC ^ ln | thc ofthe leaues, which be,re a |ike vnlike ^ 
thers refembW the fmfti [° Ure ‘r eds end,n S ln > or fendin g V P V «V fine white Fea- 
fifts of many fmlll "“S 5 ° f ' :he Bml of Paradlfc - The roOC c0 »- 
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