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Of the Hiftorie of Plants: 
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Chap, i 6 : Of Sea Spike-Cjrajje: 
•jj The Deftriftion. 
t i ^ Ea Spike-grafle hath many fmall hollow round leaues about fix inches long, riling 
fromabufhy threddy white fibrous root, which are very foft andfmooth in hand- 
ling. Among thefe leaues there doe fpring vp many fmall rufhy ftalkes ; alopgft 
which are at the firft diners fmall flouring round buttons , the fidesvvhereof falling away,the mid- 
dlepartgrowes intoalongifh feed-velfell Handing vpright. 
f i Salt-marfh Spike-graflfe hath a woody tough thicke root with fome fmall hairy threds 
faftned thereunto ; out of which arife long and thicke leaues very like thofe of that Sea-gralfe we 
vulgarly call Thrift. And amonglk thefe leaues grow vp {lender naked rufhy ftalkes which haue 
on one fide fmall knobs or buttons ofagreenilh colour hanging on them. 
3 The third hath many rufhy leaues tough and hard, of a brovvne colour, well refembling Ru-' 
flies : his root is compaft of many fmall tough and long firings. His ftalke is bare and naked of 
leaues vnto tile top, on which it hath many fmall pretty chaffie buttons or heads. 
4. The fourth is like the third, feuing that it is larger ; the ftalke alfo is thicker and taller than 
that of the former, bearing at the top fitch huskes as are in Rufhes. 
5 Great Cypreffe Gralfe hath diners long three-fquare ftalkes proceeding from a root com- 
paft of many long and tough firings or threds. The leaues are long and broad, like vnto the fedge 
called Carex. The fpike or eare of it is like the head of Plantaine,and very prickly, and commonly 
ofa yellowifh greene colour. 
6 Small Cypreffe Grafle is like vnto the other in rooturnd leaues , failing that it is finallerf 
H is ftalke is fmooth and plaine, bearing at the top certaine tufts or pannicles, like to the laft de- 
feribed in roughnefle and colour. 
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