Lib. Z. 
Of he Hiftory of Plants. 
293 
formed V” ^ ^ ^ * T ’ ,e ° f ' :his ^»thcmo¥ part yellow like as the 
> t 5 Wall Sow-thiftle hath a fibrous wooddy toot , from which fifes vr> a i a 11 
crefted : the Ieaues are much like to thofe of the other Sow-thiftles, broad at the fettma o^ rhe°n 
nartowet^nd after much broader, and (harpe pointed, fo that the end of the leafemuch refembk " 
// rT I "' 7 ft 5 at 'pauesarevery tender, and of fomewhat a whitifh colon on the 
A ™ S h c th W-TT ,eaU r S f ° L ft Md whitifll > unequally diuided about the ed-es The 
ft kes grow fome foot high, hauing few branches, and thofe let with few Ieaues broad^ 'their 
e ring on, and ending in a fharpe point : the floures are pretty large like to the great Hawk weed 
and fly away in down*: the root is long, white, and Iafting. It floures mod part o^Smumer and 
f 5 Sonchus l&uismurdis. 
Wall (or Iuy-leaued) Sow-thiftle. 
f 6 Sonchus Iccuis AHgufiifolius. 
Narrow leaued Sow-thiftle. 
femblino- rM d Sow-thiftle is the g rea teft of all the reft of the kindcs, fomewhat re-' 
fide ■ the floures C C1 'n ^ ^ , eailes s but thofe of this are fomewhat rough or hairy on the vnder 
which fading flif! lnfha PJ; llke ri ; ofc of the ordinarie Sow-thiftle, but ofafaire blew colour - 
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which ariforh , a A great tnicKcana nard root let witha few hairy threds - fir 
Languedebeefe but | reat ftaIke ? faw0od ^y fubftance, fet with long Ieaues not vnlike 
faire double yellow floures wh S f M maboL !f che ed g«, and not fo rough : vpon which do grow 
whole Dlanr h nnir a • 1 h ich trurne into Downc, andare caried away with the Winde "The 
ftalkes are very rough and hairy. $ * * T xshatharunmn g r °ot, and the heads and tops of the 
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