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Of the Hift.ory of Plants. 
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Chap. 85. Of Tdijlort or Snaf-rveed. 
«j[ TheVefcriftion. 
1 '-p He great Biftort hath long Ieaues much like Patience, but fmaller,and more wrinkled 
1 or crumpled on the vpper fide of a darke greene, and vnderneatii of a bleivifh greene 
colour, mucn like Woad. The ftalke is long, fmooth, and tender, hailing at the too 
ifpiked knap or care, fet full ol fmalhvhitifhflouresdecliningto carnation. Theroot isallin a 
umpe, without fafiiion ^ within ofa reddifh colour like vnto liefh, in tafte like the kern'd! of an 
j:\corne. 
2 1 he final I Biftort hath Ieaues about three inches long, and of the bredth of a mans naile ■ 
ie v pper fi de is of a greene colour, and vndemeath of an ouenvorne greenifli colour : amongft the 
Irhich rilerhvp a ftalke ofthe height ofa fpanne, full of ioynts or knees, bearing at the toofuch 
I ^ r ^ as the gre-it Biftort beareth • which being fallen, the feeds appeareof thebignes of a tare 
ie didi o. colour, euery feed hauing one fmall greene leafe faftned thereunto, with manv fuch 
saues thruft m among the whole bunch of floures and feed. The root is tuberous like the other 
■utfmaller, and not fo much crooked. ‘ ’ 
5 Broad leaned Snake-weed hath many large vneuen Ieaues, fmooth and very greene^ among 
rich rile vp (mail brittle ftalkes of two hands high, bearing at the top a faire fpike of floures like 
to the great Biftort. Theroot is knobby or bunched, crookedly turned or wrythed this way and 
at way, whereof it tooke his name, Biftorta. £ It differs from the firftonelyin that the root 
fomevvhat more twined in, and the Ieaues broader and more crumpled. :j: 
The P Lee. 
r The great Biftort grovveth in moift and vvatcrie places, and in the darke fhadowie Woods, 
d is very common in moft gardens. 
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