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Of the Hiftorie of Plants, 
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but foft, and as it were downy. The floures compaife the ftalkes, rritiind about at ceraine diftances 
euen as thofe of Horehound doe, whereof doubtleffe fhis is a kinde,and not ofNettlesjds hath 
been generally holden: which floures are white of colour, fafliioned like to little gaping hoods or 
helmets. The root is very threddy. d There is alfoa variety of this hairing red Or purple floures. -j: 
2 Yellow Archangell hath fquare flalkes riling from a threddy root, fet with Ieaucs by cou- 
ples, very ranch cut or hackt about the edges, and iliarpe pointed. The vppermoft whereof are 
oftentimes ofafaire purple colour. The floures grow among the fame leauesjofa gold yellow 
colour, fafliioned like thofe of the white Archangell, but greater, and more wider gaping open. 
3 Red Archangell being called Vrtica non mordax , or dead Nettle, bath many Ieaucs fpred 
vpon the groundiamong which rife vp ftalkes hollow, and fquare, whereupon do grow' rough Ieaucs 
ofan oner vvorne colour, among which come forth purple floures, let about in round wharlcs, or 
rundles. The root is fmall,and perifheth at the firft approach of winter. 
f 3 Lumiumrubrunti 
Red Archangell. 
J-txvi wuvw f'T-C r ur 
t 4 tamtam Pafinonicttm, fiat Galcopps • 
Hungary dead Nettle. 
4 . P ca 4 l s, et 1 t . c Hungary hath many large rough Ieaucs very much curled or crumpled 
like thole ol the flinging nettle, ofadarke greenc colour, fnipt about rhe edges like the teeth of a 
awe, let vpon a toure fquare ftalke by couples ; from rlie bofome of which leaues come forth the 
tioures clole to the ftalkes, ofa perfect purple colour, in thape like thole of the white Archangell 
gapmg hkc a dragons mouth, the lower chapwhcreofis of a bright purple fpotted with whirr, 
which being paft, there doth follow feed inclofed in rough huskes,w ith fine fharpe points flicking 
our. The root is thickc 5 toiighj confifting of many threds and long firings. 
f 5 To this of Cltifnts,vic may fitly refer 2 .other plahts ; rli£ firft of which Trains and others 
call Vriiu Hewlett, or Here idea, and Clwfins iudges it to be the true Galeopfis o^Diofcorides.as 
Tragus alio thought before him. The root hereof is fibrous and creeping, fending forth many 
loure Iquare ftalkes, vpon which at each joint grow two Ieaucs vpon long ftalkes very like thofe of 
Nettles but more foft and hairy.not flinging .- the tops of the branches endasitvvereinafpike 
made of feuerall rOundles of floures like thofe of Archangell but lefle,and of a purple colour fpoc- 
ted with white on their infides; the feedesare conteined foure inaveffell,and are blackevvhen 
they come to be ripe ; It growes about hedges in very many places, and floures in lime and luly. 
Nun 2 6 This 
