Of the Htftorie of Plants, 
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and of a light greene colour the floures grow vpon long foot-ftalks comraing forth of the bofonis 
of the leaues, many together, hanging downe,fmaIl, yet fbaped like thole of other Pulfes, and of a 
purple colour : after thefe follow cods almoft like thofe of Fetches, but rounder, red when they be 
ripe, and containing in them a longifh white feed : the root is hard and wooddy, running diuers 
wayes with many fibres, and luting fundry yeares : this varies fomtimes with yellower green leaues 
and white floures. It floures in May, and growes onely in fome few gardens with vs. 
2 The ftalkes of this alfo are a foot or mere high,ftiffe, cornered, and green • on thefe do grow 
winged leaues fix or eight on a rib, after the manner of thofe of thelaftdefcribed .-each of thefe 
leaues hath three veines running alongft it: the floures in fitape and manner of growing are like 
thofe of the former, but of a moll elegant purple colour: which fading, they become blew. The 
floures are fucceeded by fuch cods as the former, wherein are contained longifh fmall variegated 
feed : which ripe, the cods fly open, and twine themfelues round, as in moll plants of this kinde • 
the root is blacke, hard, tuberous and wooddy, fending forth each yeare new lhotits. This floures 
rn April and May, and ripeneth the feed in lime. This wasfound by Clufius in diuers mountainous 
vvooddie places of Hungarie : he calls it Or obits Fannonicus 1. 
^ 3 Orobus montanus flo.albo. 
White mountaine Peafe. 
t 4 Orobus montanus angujlifolius. 
Narrow leafed mountaine Peafe. 
ned wi2ed ieis ft rn^ r£° crefted; whereon by turnes are faft- 
times amhe vt C ,° nfiftln S °/ f f ? Ure Sufficiently large and fharpe pointed leaues,whereto fome- 
ges : their tafteTs e firft g fZf h ! 5? TT' fUn from th ^ middlc rib awards their 
fomming fofthofrbe hTmTTT’ afce " Vards bjtter ifh • The floures grow vpon fhortftalks 
colour white n ^ ^ fi *. t0gethcr > like thofe of the Fetch , but of 
are likethS ° nthe . tvv P ^tle ^ that turne upwards. The cods 
otherkindes This' 1 ?. 3 , and contameln thema brownifh feed, larger than in any of the 
Piues vs this bv T the name To P and penflleS as foone as ic hath perfected the feed 1 Clufius 
to rr. 4 ; v, ^ us giues thefa ™ ^ 
feeme to be of two feuerall plants ■ for N 3 M L ?& d, 1 a g - 1 1 s9- T lIt thefe 
alfo that in th zHifl. Lugd. to be • yzicMus faith rvn ^ / S 2 JUiriS rc0r ’ and Pl,c h feemes 
J -.& • yet C/K/iwlaithc-Xprelfely that his is an annual!, and flonreth in 
A prill 
