I R t B k 2. The Theater of Tlantes. Chap. 15, 
one berrie, but arc parted at the toppes into two parts, wherein are conteined two feedes, from whence rofe the 
name: the roote is very long, but never growing to be bigger than a mans arme, of a browner colour on the 
ourfide, and not l’o white within as the common. 
4. Bryonia nigra Diofcoridis. Blacke Bryonie with blacke fruire in cinders. 
This blacke Bryonie fendethforth many longgreenebranches, whereonarc fetdiverle broadleaves, fome- 
what long pointed and not divided on the edges at all, of a fad or darke greene colour, having at the joynts with 
the leaves c’afping tendrells, whereby it windeth it felfe about whatfoever it meeteth with,towards the toppes 
come forth likewife long bunches of whitifh moffie flowers, which afterward turne into berryes.greene at the 
firft, and blacke when they be ripe.- the roote is fomewhat great and blackifh on the outfide, butof ayellowifh 
colour on the infide, full of a clammie moyft humour or juyee, that will cleave to your fingers. 
5. Bryonia nigra baccifera, Blacke Bryonie with fingle red berries. 
This kinde of Bryonie hath many long and fquare branches, more hard or wooddy than the lad, winding 
themfelves about everything that ftandeth next unto them, but hath no clafpers at all, the leaves are fame- 
what like unto the great white Bindevvecde, of a Ihining colour, a little unevenly dented about the ed^es.and 
(tending upon long foote ftalkes: towards the toppes of thedalkes, at the joynts with the leaves, come forth 
white flowers, every one (landing cm a (hort ftalke, which afterwards give fingle berries, greene at the firft; and 
red when they are ripe, little lefle than Cherryes, wherein are contained fowe or five fomewhat large round and 
blacke feede: the roote is great thicke and long, fomewhat like the lad, and having fuchlike clammie juyee 
within it as it hath. 1 
6 . ’Bryonia nigra fylvejtris,five Sigillum Sanft* MarU. Common blacke Bryonie or our ladiesfignet. 
This kinde of Bryonie hath alfo long trayling branches, without any clafping tendrills, (in all places that I 
have fecne) whereby it might fallen and winde it felfe, the leaves are fomewhat broade and like unto the 
leaves of the rough or pnckely Bindeweede,ending in a lharpe point: the flowers come forth at the joynts upon 
long ftalkes, many cluttering together, in long thinne or fparfed clutters, every one confiding of five fmall white 
leaves, and after they are fallen,there come in their places,Imall berries, red when they are ripe for the moft part, 
or changing fomewhat blackiih, in fome places by Handing long ■■ the roote is brownifh on the outfide, and 
white within, fomewhat great if it grow in moyft grounds, but much fmaller or whiter, in hard dryeorftonic 
places,as DalechamgiM faith; of a little hot and lharpe cade. 
7. Bryonia alba Peruana five Mechoacan. The Mechoacan of Peru. 
The Mecboacan of Peru that hath growen inthefe parts, fendeth forth divers darke grayilhlong branches,’ 
winding themfelves about Poales that are fet for them, or any other things that are next unto them,whereon dod 
grow faire broad leaves,pointed at the ends,very like in forme, unto the leaves of the laft recited Ladies feale, 
but of a darke greene colour,thinner and harder in handling,feeming fo dry as though they had no juyee in theft s 
the flowers are many, (landing in long clutters, yet everyone 
bigger than any of the former, (of afullen yellow colour in the 
Indies as Monariw faith, and as large as an Orenge flower,with 
an umbone in the middle, which afterwards becommeth the 
fruite, and being ripe is as big as an hafell nut, divided by a thin 
skinne in the middle, in each fide whereof lye two blacke feedes 
of the bigneffe of peafe) of a darke whitifh colour in the war¬ 
mer Countries of but not with us, yeelding berries and 
feede but not fo large: the roote groweth to be as great as any 
Bryonie roote, being nor bitter or'loathfome to tafte, as it is, but 
rather altogether without either tafte or fmell, having many 
circles in it, as may be difeerned in the dry rootes, that come 
over to us, and may eafily be brought into powder. 
8 . (^Mechoacan [ylveflris. Wild Mechoacan. 
This wild kind of Mechoacan is altogether like the other, 
Mechoacant radix. 
The roote of Mechoacan, 
7. Bryonia alia Peruana fine {Mechoacan, 
The Mcchacan of Peru. 
