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Nile, it grows above three yards high, (as high, faith Alpi- 
nus, above the Water) and abundantly. Which Mofes’s 
Mother knowing, chofe well, to lay her Babe in Pharaohs 
Daughter’s way, yet, in the mean time, under good Ihelter 
from the fcorching Sun. 
Both the Barques and Leaves of fome Plants, are ufed 
for writing upon by Impreflion. But this Plant hath its 
Name, not from the ufe cither of its Leayes or Barque, but 
of its Pith 5 whereof, being beaten into a Pulp, the Pulp 
fpread into thin Leaves, and feveral of thofe Leaves clapt 
together, Papyr fit to write upon was formerly made, as 
now it is of Rags. It was alfo ufed by Cbirurgions, as foinc¬ 
omes Spottg, or Elder-Pith is now, for the dilating of Pi flu¬ 
ids , and imbibing the famous matter of lll-natur’d 
Ulcers. 
Another Head of the fame Plant. 
SECT. III. 
Of HERBS. 
CHAP. I. 
(a) Lib.rp. 
c. 3 . 
Of STALKS and ROOTS. 
T Hc BULBIFEROUS GARLICK, Given by Dr. Daniel 
Whiflier. So called, becaufe in the place of Seed, 
it bears Bulbs at the top of the Stalk. Defcribed by 
Bauhinm ( a ) with the Name of Allium proliferum : al¬ 
though Bulbiferum , be more appofite 3 for that every 
Plant which bears Seed, is proliferous 3 the Seed being 
Plant# Proles , or the Foetus of a Plant. The Bulbs (not 
fully defcribed) are about twenty 3 in a round Head or 
Clufter as big as a Nutmeg 5 each Bulb equal to a mid- 
ling Peas 3 confifteth of four or five fhells 3 of which, the 
outmoft is fhrunk up to a dry Skin, on one fide, of a pur- 
plilh colour 5 the inmoft inclofeth that little Particle which 
in time becomes another bulbiferous Stalk, with a Root. 
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