L I Bi 2, 
Of the Hiftorie of Plants, 
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$ 7 Ranunculus parvus echinattts. 
Small rough headed Crowfoot. 
Pena calls it Ranunculus C or iandri folio ; ) amongft 
or ratherbefore thefe comes vp a (talk fome hand 
full high, bearing at the top thereof one !(Oure of 
a reafonable bigneffe: on the oucfide before it be 
throughly open of a pleafing red color, but white 
within.compofed oftwelueor more leaues. 
6 This hath a ftalkc fome foot high/mall and 
reddifh, whereon grow fundry leaues like rhofe of 
the greater Thaliclrum , or thofe of Columbines, 
but much Idle, and of a bitter tafte: out of the bo- 
fomes of thefe leaues come the floures at each 
fpace one, white, and confiding of fine leaues a- 
piece: which falling, there fucceed two or three 
little homes containing around reddifli feed: the 
root is fibrous, white, very bitter, and creepes here 
and there.puttingvpnewfhoots. Itgrovves in di- 
ners woods of Auftria, and floures in April!, and 
the feed is ripe in May.or lune. C 'lupus calls it Ra- 
nunculus prucox i.Thalietxi folio, Itis th c^quile- 
giaminor Dattfchampij-in the Uift.Luad. 
7 This which (as Clujius faith) fomeeallthe 
Ranunculus of ^puleius , hath alfb a fibrous root, 
with fmall leaues diuided into three parts, &cut 
about theedges, and they growvpon flrortfoot- 
lfalkes the ftalkes are fome two hand fulls high, 
commonly leaning on the ground , and on them 
grow fueh Ieauesas the former : and out of their 
bofomcs come little foot-ftalks carrying floures 
of a pale yellow color, made of fine leaues apiece, 
M m rn ffi which 
