4-zi 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants. L i b . z. 
or vmbelj in fhape refembling the rofe (vvherof I thought good to giue it his fyrname Rofe)which 
is from his floure. 
t This alfo I think differs not from that of Clufius-, wherefore I giue his figure in the place of 
that fet forth by our Author. $ 
i plantago quinquencruia. 
Ribwort Plantaine. 
2 Plant ago quinqueneruiarofea. 
Rofe Ribwort. . 
5 [ The Place. 
Ribwort growethalmolleuery where in the borders ofpath-wayes and fertile fields.' 
Rofe Ribwort is not very common in any place, notwithftanding it groweth in my garden, and 
vvilde alfo in the North parts of England; and in a field neere London by a village called Hogf- 
don, found by a learned merchant of London M '.lames Cole, a loner ofplants, and very skilfull in 
the knowledgeof them. 
The Time. 
They floure and flourifli whan the other Plantaines do. 
The Names. 
Ribwort is called in Greeke, Ap.-,,**™ ,<W> > and of fome,mnwi»0c ■ in Latine, Plant ago minor , gutni 
queneruia, and Lanceola/n Lanceolata : in high Dutch, ^pttjtget hjegttClj i in French, Lanceole : in 
Low-Dutch, i^onhtsi llbbe ; that is to fay in Latine, Cofta canina, or Dogs rib : in Enghfh, Ribwort, 
and Ribwort Plantaine. . 
The fecond I haue thought meet to cal Rofe Ribwort in Enghfh,and £hwqneneruiarojea m La- 
tine. . 
TheTemper attire. 
Ribwort is cold and dry in the fecond degree, as are the Plantains. 
The Vertues. 
The vertues are referred to the kindes of P lantaines. 
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