Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
Lib. 2 . 
Ill 
TheDefcriftim t. 
1 T'\ Linie hath fet forth a kinde of Platt aria, which hath long and fmooth leaues, fomewhat 
tagged or fnipt about the edges: the ftalke rifeth vp tothe height of three cubits tU- 
uiding it felfe toward the top into fundry armes or branches, b efet with yellow floures 
likevntoblacke Mullein. 
2 Plattanawith purple floures hath broad blacke leaues, without any manifeftfnips or not- 
ches by the fides, growing flatvpon the ground : among which rifeth vp a ftalke two cubits high 
garnifhed with floures like vnto the common Blattaria, but that they are of a purple colour, and 
thofefew thredsor chiuesinthe middle of a golden colour : the root is as thick as a mans thumb 
with fome threds hanging thereat, and it indureth from yeare to yeare. 
3 There is another kinde like vnto the blacke Mullein, in ftalks,roots,and leaues, and other 
ftefpe£ts,fauing that his fmall floures are ofa greene colour. 
4 There isanotherlikevntothelaftbeforewritten,fauingthathis leauesarenot fodeepely 
cut about the edges, and that the fmall floures haue fome purple colour mixed with the green- 
Hefle. 
t j Platt aria flore viridi. 4 4 Blattaria flore ex viridi ptirpurafccnttl 
Greene Moth Mullein. Moth Mullein with the greeniih purple 
coloured floure. 
$ 5 This is iomewhat like the firftdefcribed in leaues and ftalks.but much IcfTe,thefloures 
alio are of a whitifh orgrayifh colour, and therein confifts the chiefeft difference. 
■ f ^ e , re * s . a ^° anot; her varietie of this kinde, which hath very faire and large floures.and thele 
either of a bright yellow, or elfe ofa purple colour. 
7 This hath long narrow leaues like thofeofthe fecond, fnipt about the edges,and ofa darke 
gieene colour : the ftaikes grow fome two cubits high, and feldome fend forth any branches ■ the 
iloures are large and yellow, with rough threddes in their middles tiptwith red , and thefe grow 
in uch an order that they fomewhat referable a^flie: the feed is fmall, and contained in round 
uttons. This is an annual!, and perilheth when the feed is ripe. ^ 
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