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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. L i b. 2. 
^ All thefe Plants mentioned in the three laft Chapters, to wit ,Solidago,r irga aurea and this H cr- 
in Dorea, are by Bauhine fitly comprehended vnder the title of Virgaaurea ; becaufe they are much 
alike in fhape,and for that they arc all of the fame facultie in medicine, } 
„ -f The figure that was here wai of Soliitg> Smcmct* 
Chap. 105. Of Fehoort , or c Baldmoney . 
The Kindts. 
T-Here be diuers forts of Gentians or Felwoorts, whereof fomebe of our owne countrey 3 others 
1 more ftrangc and brought furthenoff: and alfo fome not before this time rcmcmbredjcithcr 
of the antient or later writers, as fhall be fet forth in this ptefent chapter. 
The D'cfcriftion. 
T Hefirftkinde of Felwoort hath great largeleaues,notvnliketothofeof Plantaine, ve- 
ry well refembling the leaues of the white Hellebore: among which rifethvp a round 
hollow ftalke as thicke as a mans thumbe,full of ioints oriknees,with two leaues at each of them, 
and towards the top euery ioint or knot is fet roundabout with fmall yellow ftarre-uke floures, 
like a coronet or garland : at the bottome of the plant next the ground the leaues do fpread them, 
felues abroad, embracing or clipping the ftalke m that place round about,fet together by cou- 
ples oneoppoftte againft another. The feede is fmall, browne, flat, and fmooth like the feeds of 
the Stocke Gillo-floure. The ioote is a finger thicke. The whole Plant is of a bitter tafte. 
I GentidtU muior. 
preat Felwoort.’ 
$ 2 Gentian a maior purfurea, t .Clufij. 
Great Purple Felwoort. 
