AN APPENDIX OR ADDITION OF 
certaine Plants omitted in the former Hiilorie. 
The Preface. 
^^|Auii?g run through the Hi ftorie of Plants gathered by M f . Gerrard, and much, enlarged the 
lame both by the addition of many Figures and hiftories of Plants not formerly contained 
in it, and by the amending and encreaiing the hiftorie of fundry of thofe which before were 
therein treated of ; I finde that I haue forgotten diuers which l intended to haue added in their fit- 
ting places : the occafion hereof hath becne, my many bufineffcs, the troiiblefomenefre,and a- 
boue all, the great expectation and haft of the Worke, whereby I was forced to performe this task 
within the compafleofayeare. Now being conftant to my firft refolution, I here haue, as time 
would giue me leaue, and my memorie feme, made a briefe colleftion and addition(though with- 
out method) of fuch as offered themfelues vnto me • and without doubt there are fundrie others 
which are as fitting to be added as thofe ; and I fhould not haue been wanting, if time would haue 
permittedmetohaueentredintofurtherconfiderationofthem. In the meane time take in good 
part thofe that I haue here prefented to your view. 
C h a p. i. Of the <T\Taracoc or Tajiionfoure. 
The Description. 
His Plant, which the Spaniards in the Weft Indies call CranudiUa, becaufe the 
fruit fomewhat refembles a Pomegranar, which in their tongue they term Gra- 
:udas, is the fame which the Virginians call tJWaracoc. The Spanifh Friers for 
fome imaginarie refemblances in the floure, firft called it Flos Pafionis, the Paf- 
fion floure, and in a counterfeit figure, by adding what was wanting, they made 
it as it were an Epitome of our Sauiours Palfion : thus, fuperftitious perfons 
[emper fibt [omnium fingunt. Bmhine defirous to refer it to fome flock or kindred 
of formerly knowne plants, giues it the name of Clematis trifoha : yet the floures and fruit pro- 
nounce it not properly belonging to their Tribe ; but clematis being a certaine genericke name to 
allwooddy winding plants, this as a fpecies may come vnder the denomination, though little in 
other refpe&s participating with them. The roots of this are long, fomewhat like, yec thicker 
than thofe of Sarfi pari Ik, running vp and dovvne,and putting vp their heads in feuerall placesifrom 
thefe roots rife vp many long winding round ftalkcs, which grow two, three, foure, or more yards 
high, according to the heate and feafonableneffe of the yearcand foile whereas they are planted: 
vpon thefe ftalkes grow many Ieaues diuided into three parts, fharpe pointed, and fnipt about the 
edges : commonly out of the bofomes of each of the vppermoft Ieaues there growerha clafping 
tecdrelland a floure : the floure grow'es vpon a little foor-ftalke fome two inches long, a’nd is of a 
Iongilhcorneredforme,withfiuelittlecrooked homes at the top, before fuch time as it open it 
felfe; but opened, this longifh head diuides it felfeinto ten parts, and fuftaines the Ieaues of the 
floure, which arc very many, long, fharpe pointed, narrow, and orderly fpred open one by another, 
fome lying ftraight, others crooked : thefe Ieaues are ofcolourwhitifli, but thicke fpotted with a 
Peach colour, and towards the bottomeit hath a ring of aperfefl Peach colour, and aboue and be- 
neath it a white circle, which giue a great grace to the floure; in the middeft whereof rifes an vm- 
brane, which parts it felfeinto foure or flue crooked fpotted homes, with broadifh heads; from 
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