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O f the Hiftory of Plants. 
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dracca maior. 
and Co fcatter their feed. This growes in nSany places; wilde among bufhqjs, both here and in Ger- 
mans, as appcares by that name Bauhine thence glues it, calling it rich mlximti dumeterum'.Trarus 
makes it h is Viciafit: alt eta ; and ind ges it tdbe tjie Afhace of Dio\condcs ■■ and he faith the Latines 
call it Os mrndi : the high-Dutch, £>, Crtffbffel^fetaut and Ittlfctl, 74 Wcalls it 
uor . ‘ ^ ^ 
, 3 ' ' This alfo hath a lafting root, which fen- 
i VP roun d crefted branches, a foot and fom- 
times a cubit high, whereon grow fuch leaues 
as thofe of the former, but more white and 
downie : the floures, which grow on fhort foot- 
ltalkeSjOut of the bofomes of the leaues to- 
. ' var ^ s clle to P °f the ftalks, are of a whitifh’co- 
lour, with veines of a dusky colour, diuaricated 
•oner the vpper leafe : the cods are like thofe of 
thecommon Fetch. Clttjim found this in fome 
wilde places of Hungane; it floured in May: 
he calls it r icia fytuejlris albo flore. 4 
4 Strangle Tare, called in fome countries 
Tine, and of others wilde Vetch, is a ramping 
herbe like vnto the common Tare, ramping and 
clymbing among corne where it chanceth,that 
it plucketh it downe to the ground , and ouer- 
grovveth the fame in fuch fort, that it fpoileth 
and killethnot only wheat, but a 11 other graine 
whatfoeuer .-the herbe is better known thande- 
hred, therefore thefe few lines fhall fuffice for 
thedefonption. $ This groweth pretty long, 
with mafiy fender weake branches : the leaues 
are much fmaller than the former , and end in 
clafpmg tend rels: the floures are of apurple 
colour, and commonly grow but one at a ioinr, 
311 j 1 lc /. aie iucceeded by flat flharpe pointed 
cods which containe fonte nine or ten feeds a- 
piece. 
5 This alfo growes a good height, with 
llendcrer ftalks than the former, which is diui- 
foure or fix vpon foot-ftalkes, ending alfo in clafnin^ rennr°i branches : the leaucs gr°w 
but very flender foot-ftalkes, fometimes two or thref nrbf ^ -r^ 6 fl ° UrCS g T v P on P retc y Jon § 
tifh colour inclining rohlrwhom, ___ 1 r w d es more, very fmall, and of a whi- 
SS'KZ "" Ai 7 ( - ha,h “ d! -W r ““ h ”“ h - 
come fields and medowes. f °mmer,and growes in moll places both in 
tu -r r . 11 The Place. 
me Tare is fowne m any ground or foile whatfoeuer. 
It flbureth in May;and perfecteth his fodrowSs'eptember. ' 
j r • I. , % The Names. 
it hath likevvifedafpingtendr^ V*rto noteth,becaufe, faith he, 
of the weeds which ire next veto it • offom r hath ’, b y wh ! ch K cravvIes vpwardvpon the ftalks 
high-Dutch, tBtchctKfolovviDu^c'h^if fen •TtvFr ,an f ^ ■' « is called in 
e»fc< > and Eruum • for Eruum doth much d iffer fmmr ■’ — ’ ' fl?°P s ^ * s fahely termed 
The countrey men lay vp this Vetch with the f P . V S ^ aIied ^ n En ghfh,Vetch,or Fetch, 
their cartel]. 7 P Vetch with the ieeds and whole plant, that it maybe a fodder for 
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vlIyiniL^^ 
fpeci- 
Therefore 
