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Of the Hiftory of Plants, 
t.ivhyllum, fane that it had a more threddy root, rather like Geranium- it is of adarke colour out- 
wardly, hailing fome fweet fmell, reprefenting Garyofhyllata in the fauor of his roots :in leaues and 
floures it refembles C inktfoile and Tormentill,and in fhape of his ftalkes and roots Aliens or Gary- 
op/jyllatd, participating'of them all : notwithftanding itapprocheth neereft vnto the Cinkefoiles, 
hauing ftalkes a foot high, whereupon grow leaues diuided into fine parts, and jagged round about 
the edo'cs like the teeth of a faw, hauing the pale yellow floures of Pemnphyllnm or Torbaentilla - 
within* which are little moflie or downy threddes, of the colour of faffron, but Idler than the com- 
mon Aliens. 
8 The eighth kindeof Cinkefoile (according to the opinion of diners learned men, who haue 
had the view thereof, and haue iudged it to be the true Leucas of Diofcoridcs^ agreeable to biofeori- 
dcs his defcription)is all hoary, whereupon it tooke the addition Incannm. The ftalkes are thickc, 
tvooddy,and fomewhat red,wrinckled alfo, and of a brovvne colour ; which rife vnedual! from the 
root, fpreading themfelues into many branches, fliadowing the place where it groweth, befet with 
thickeand notched leaues like Scordium, or water Germander, which according to theiudgment 
of the learned is thought to be of no leffe force againft poifon than Pentaphyllon , or Tormmiila , be- 
ing of an aftringent and drying quality. Hereupon it may be that fome trying the force hereof, 
haue yeelded it vp for Leucas Di'ofcoridis . This rare plant I neuer found growing naturally, but in 
the hollownefle of the peakifh mountaines, and dry grauelly vallies. 
t It Jguinquefolium fyluaticum minus flo. tilbo: + 12 guinqtrtfolitM minus flo.auno. 
± 9 This hath the like creeping purple branches as the laft deferibedithe leaues are narrower, 
me re hairy and deeper cut in : the floures are alfo of a more golden colour, in other refpefts they 
arealike, t 
fro The wood Cinkefoile hath many leaues fpredvpon the ground, confifting of fine parts; 
among which rife vp other leaues, fet vponvery tall foot-(lalkes,and long in refpeft of thofethat 
did grow by the ground, and fomewhat fnipt about the ends,and nOt allalongft the edges. The 
floures grow vpon {lender ftalkes, confifting of fine white leaues. The root is thicke,with diners 
fibres ccmming from it. 
t 1 1 This alfo from fucharoot as the laft deferibed fends forth many (lender branches not 
creeping, but (landing vpright, and fet with little hoary leaues, fnipt onely at the ends, like as 
Small white floured wood Cinkefoile. 
Small golden floured Cinkefoile-. 
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