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Long knottie rooted Spurge. 
1 9 The fifteenth kinde called Pephts, 
hath a final!, and fibrous root, bringing 
forth many fruitfullbranches two hand- 
fuls long, but little and tender, with Ieaties 
like the SunTithymale, but rounder and 
much fmaller •. it hath alfo fmall yellow 
floures : which being paft there appeareth 
a flenderpouchet, three cornered like the 
other Tithymales,hauingwithin ita very 
medullous whitilh feed like Poppie, the 
whole plant yeelding a milky iuice, which 
argueth ittobe akindeofTithymale. 
20 As in name fo in foape this twen- 
tieth refembleth Peplus, and commeth in 
likelihood neerer the fignification of Pe- 
flnm, or Flummeolnm than the other; there- 
fore Diofccrides affirmeth it to be T htimms 
tmpbiLfhts, for that it bringeth foortli a 
greater plentie of branches, moreclofely 
knit and wound together , with fhining 
twills and clafpersan handful! and ahalfe 
long. The leaues are lefTer than thofe of 
Pepltts, of an indifferent likeneffe and re- 
iemblancebctweene Cham&fycc andwilde 
Purflane. The feed is great, and likethatof 
Pephts. -the root is fmall and fingle. 
2r The one and twentieth kinde may 
be eafily knowne from the two Iaft before 
mentioned, although they be verie like. It 
hath 
