Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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B 
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L a E.i. 
q) The Vert ties. 
It is reported to be good againft the weakene(Te of the liuer which proceedeth of an hot can fe , 
for it cooleth and ftrengthreth it not a little. 
BaptiftaS Aldus commendeth it,and writeth that tbechic-fevertue is in the root ; ifa fpoonfull of 
the ponder thereof be giticn certainedayes together with wir.e,or with forae kinde of broth , it 
profited] much againft the diieafe called Enteroccle. 
Chap. 505. Of Melilot , orplaifler Qlauer. 
The Vefcription. 
t -j-iHe firftkindeof Melilot hath great plenty of fmall tough and twiggy branches, and 
1 ftalkesfullofioyntsor knees, in height two cubits, fet full of leaues three together, 
like vnto Burgondie hay. The floures grow at the top of the ftalke, of a pale yellow colour, (lan- 
ding thickly fet and compatt together, in order orrowes,very like the floures o (Sccundaca altera . 
which being vaded, there follow certainc crooked cods bending or turning vpvvard with a fliarpe 
point, in fafhion not much vnlike a Parrets bill, wherein is contained feed like Fenttgreeke, but 
flatter and flenderer : the whole plant is ofa reafonable good fmell,much like vnto honey, and very 
full of iuyee : the root is very tough and pliant. 
1 OUehlotus Syriacaodora. 
A (Tyrian Clatter. 
2 Melilot m Italic a & Potanina, 
Italian Clatter. 
2 The fecond kindeof Melilot hath fmall and tendervprigbt ftalkes, aettbit high, and fome- 
whatmore, ofareddifli colour, fet full of round leattes three together, not fnipt about the edges 
like the other Trefoiles ; and they are ofa very deepe greene colour, tliicke, fat, and full of iuyee. 
The floures grow alongft the tops of the ftalkes, of a yellow colour, which turne inro rough round 
feeds as big as a Tare, and ofa pale colour. Thewhole plant hath alfo the fauotir of honey, and 
perifheth when it hath borne his feed. 
3 1 he 
