Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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Lib. i. 
Pi 
7 The firft of thefe two kindes-hath many 
crooked and crambling roots of avvoody fub- 
fiance, very like vnto the right Cyperus, diffe- 
ring from itonely in fmel), becaufethe right 
Cyperus roots haue a fragrant fmell,and thefe 
none at all. His leaues are long and broad, 
rough, fharp or cutting at the edges like fedge. 
H is ftalke is long, big, and three fquarejike to 
Cyperus, and on his top a chaffievmbelor tuft 
like vnto the true Cyperus. 
$ 8 The fecond kinde hath many broad 
leaues like vnto thofe of Gillouers, but of a 
frefhergreene: amongft the which rifethvp a 
flrort ftalke feme handful or two high, bearing 
at the top three or foure fhort eares of ared- 
difh murrey colour, and thefe eares grow com- 
monly together at the top of the ftalk, and not 
one vnder another. There is alfo another lef- 
fer fort hereof , with leaues and roots like the 
former, but the ftalke is commonly fhorter,and 
it hath but one (ingle eare at the top thereof. 
You haue the figures of both thefe expreft in 
thefame table or piece. This kinde of Gralfe 
is the C ramen Jpicatum foliis Vetonicx of I.obel. if 
9 This hath long tough and hairy firings 
growing deepe in the earth like a turfe , wbfeh 
make the root •, from which rife many crooked 
tough and ruftiy ftalks, hauing toward the top 
fcaly andchaffieknobs orbuttons. ^ This 
growes 
