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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
take it to be that Althna or Marfh Mallow, vnto which T hcophraftut in his ninth booke of the Hi, 
ftorieof Plants doth attribute Florcm or a yellow floure : forthefloure of the common 
Marfh Mallow is not yellow, but white; yetmay T heophraflus his copie, which in diuers places is 
faultie, and hath many emptie and vnwritten places, be alfo faultie in this place ; therefore it is 
hard ro fay, that this is Theophmftut marfh Mallow, efpecially feeing that Theophrajlm feemethal- 
fo to attribute vnto the root of Marfh Mallow fo much flime, as that water may bee thickened 
therewith, which the roots of common Marfh Mallow can very well doe : but the root of Abutilon 
or yellow Mallow not at all : it may be called in Englifh , yellow Mallow, and Auictn his Mal- 
low. 
ThcTemperatnre. 
The temperature of this Mallow is referred vnto the Tree-mallow. 
T he Vcrtucs. 
Aniten faith, that Abutilon or yellow Mallow, is held to be good for greenewounds,and doth pre- 
fently glew together, and perfedily cure the fame. 
The feed drunke in wine preuaileth mightily againft the ftone. 
Bernards Paludanm of Anchufen reported:, that the Turks do urinke the feed to prouoke fleepe 
and reft. 
C h a p. 355. Of Venice Mallow ,or CjoodMgbt at Jfopne. 
^ The Dc/cription. 
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He V^piee mallow rileth vp with long, round, feeble fta!kes,whereonare fet vpon long 
{lender foot-ftalkes, broad iagged leaues,deepe!y cut eucn to the middle rib tamongft 
w hicii come forth v cry pleafant and beautiful! floures,in fhape like thofe of the common mallow, 
fomething 
