Lib. 2. 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants, 
287 
4 Spanifh Gum Succorie hath manyleaues fpred vpon the ground, in lhapelike thofoof • 
Groundfell, but much more diuided , and not Co thicke nor fat : amongft which rife vp branched 
ftalkes fetvvithleaues like thofe oC S ttebefihtmamicn minor ^ or Siluer-wecd, whereof this is a kinde. 
The floures grow at the top, of an ouerworne purple colour, which feldome fhew- themfeldes a- 
broad bio wne : $ The feed is like that oCfarthamus in fhape, but blacke and (Tuning. $ 
+ 3 Chondr ilia lutea. £ 4 chondrilU HiCpanica. 
5 Rufhy Gum Succorie hath a tough and hard root, with a few fhort threds fa fined thereto - 
from the which rife vp a few iagged leaues like thofe of Succorie, but much more diuided ■ The 
ftalke groweth vp to the height of two foot, tough and limmer like vnto ruflies, whereon are fet 
many narrow leaues. The floures be yellow, {ingle, and fmall ; which being faded doe fly away 
with the winde : the whole plant hauing milky iuyce like vnto the other of his kinde. 
* There is another fort of this plant to be found in fome places of this kingdome and it is 
mentioned by Bmhinus vnder the name of ChendrilL vifcofi humilis. 
t 6 Sea Gum Succorie hath many knobby or tuberous roots full of iuyce, ofa whitifh pur- 
ple colour, with long firings faftned to them ; from which immediately rife vp a few fmall thinne 
leaues fafluoned like thofe of Succory, narrower below, and fomewhat larger towards their ends • 
among which fpnng vp fmall tender ftalkes, naked, fmooth, hollow, round, of fome foot high, or 
thereabout : each of thefe ftalkes haue one floure, in fliape like that of the Dandelion, but leffer, 
the whole plant is whitifh or hoary, as are many of the fea plants, f 
7 Swines Succorie hath white final I and tender roots, from the which rife many indented 
leaues like thofe of Dandelion, but much leffe, fpred or laid flatvpon the ground ; from the midft 
Whereof rile vp fmall foftand tender ftalkes, bearing at the top double yellow floures like thofe 
or Dandelion or Pme-abed, but fmaller : the feed with the downy tuft fljeth away with the wind, 
r a ' , 1L ' ma ^ e Swines Succorie hath a long and {lender root, with fome few threds or ftriws 
taftned thereto • from which fpring vp fmall tender leaues about the bignefle of thofe of Dafies, 
lpred vpon the ground, cut or fnipt about the edges confu fed ly, of an ouerworne colour, full of a 
milky iuyce: among which rife vp diners fmall tender naked ftalkes, bearing at the top of euery 
ftalke one floure and no more, ofa faint yellow colour, and fomething double : which being ripe. 
Yellow Gum Succorie. 
Spanilh Gum Succorie. 
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