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Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
Lib. 2 . 
F The iuycetaketh away warts ifthey be rubbed therewith ; and being taken inmeate it helpes 
the milt or fpleene if it be wafted. 
Chap. j6i 
Of IVindef cures . 
The Kindcs. 
T He ftockje or kindred of the Anemones or Winde-floures, efpecially in their varieties of co- 
lours, are without number, or at the lead not fufficiently knovvne vnto any one that hath writ- 
ten of plants. For Vodonetus hath fet forthfiue forts -, Lohel eight •Taherimmontnnus ten : My felfe 
haue in my garden twelue different forts : and yet I do heave of diners more differing very notably 
from any ofthefe; which I haue briefely touched, though not figured, euery new yeare bringing 
with it new and ftrange kindes ; and euery countrey his peculiar plants of this fort, which are fent 
vnto vs from far countries, in hope to receiue from vs fuch as our coun trey yeeldeth. 
l Anemone tuherofa rttdice. 
Purple Winde-floure. 
2 Anemone coccinenmultif lex ~ 
Double Skarlet Winde-floure. 
«J The Dtfcriftion. 
’He fir ft klixleofyfofwMe or Winde-floure hath final 1 leaties very much fnipt or iag- 
gedalmoftlikevnto Camomile, or Adonis floureramong which rifeth vp a ftalke 
bare or naked almoft vnto the top ; at which place is fet two or three leaues like the 
other rand at the top of the ftalke commeth forth a faire and beautifull floure compact of feuen 
leaues, and fometimes eight, of a violet colour tending to purple. It is impoffible to defcribe the 
colour in his full perfeftion, confidering thevariable mixtures. The root is tuberous or knobby, 
and very brittle. 
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