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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
Lie. i 
a T riticum arijlis circumvallatnm . 
Bearded Wheat, or Red-Wheat. 
Of The time. 
They are raoft commonly fowen in the frill of 
the leate, or Autumne : fomtime in the Spring. 
^1 The names. 
Wheat is called of the Grecians ^ , ■. of the La- 
tines, Triticum, and the white Wheate Siligo. Tri- 
ticum doth generally fignifie any kinde of Corne 
which is threfhed out of the earcs,and made clean 
by fanning or fuch ordinary meanes. The Germans 
call it JBeufett : in low Dutch, ^etijOC : in Italian, 
Grunt) : the Spaniards,Ti/yo .• the French men, Bled, 
ou Fourment : in England we call the firft, White- 
Wheat, and Flaxen Wheat. Triticum Lucidum is 
called Bright Wheat : Red Wheat is called in 
Kent, Duck-bill Wheate, and Normandy Wheat. 
The nature . 
Wheat (faith Gden) is very much vfed of men, 
and with greateft profit. Thofe Wheats do nou- 
rifh raoft which be hard, and hauc their whole fub- 
ftance foclofely compaft as they can fcarcely be 
bitafunderjforfuchdoenouril'h very much:and 
the contrary but little. 
Wheat, as it is a medicine outwardly applied, is 
hot in the firft degree, yet can it not mamfeftly ei- 
ther dry or moiften. Ithathallba certaine clarn- 
miheffe and flopping qualitie. 
^y The vert ties. 
Raw Wheat, faith Biofcorides, being eaten, bree- 
dethvvormes in the belly : being chewed and ap- 
plied, it doth enre the biting of mad dogs. 
4 Triticum multiflici fiica. 
Double eared Wheat. 
~ The flourc of wheat being boyled with honey and water, or with oyle and ivater , taketh away 
allinflammations,orhotfwellings. 
r-. The bran of Wheat boyled in flrong V ineger, clen feth away feurfe and dry feales, and di ffol- 
ueth the beginning of all hot fvvellings, if it be laid vnto them. And boyled with the decoftion 
of Rue, it flaketh the fvvellings in womens brefts. 
D The graines ofwhite Wheat, as P/wzy writeth inhis two and twentieth booke, and feuenth 
chapter, being dried brown, but not burnt, and the ponder thereof mixed with white wine is good 
for watering eyes, if it be laid thereto. 
The dried ponder ofred Wheatboyled with vineger,helpeth the Ihrinkingoffinewes. 
The meale of Wheat mingled with the juice of Henbane, and plaifterwife applied, appeafeth 
inflam- 
