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’ branches, of a fingers thickeneffe, whereon are fet narrow long leaves, fomewhat like unto the Sea Spurge, or 
rather the marfh Spurge, or great Efnla, having larger yellow flowers and feedes, but like the other former Ions: 
therootes are not fo great and long as fome of the former, yet lufficiently comprehending in the ground tofu- 
ftaine the whole plant,which Lob't compareth to a Myrtle tree, for the bigneffe and falhion of growing but not 
11 Tithymalus latifoliui EEjpanicai . Broad leafed Spanifh Spurge. 
This broad leafed Spurge fpringethup fometimes, but with one ftalke, halfe a yard high or more, and not 
branched, and fomedmes with more, and fpreading forth many branches, from the bottome up to the topper 
the leaves that (land on them, are large and long, of a frefh greene colour round pointed, fomewhat thickeor 
fat in handling: and like to the younger leaves of Woade, the flo wers are ofapurplilh yellow colour, like m 
forme unto the others of this kinde.and handing in cuppes after the fame manner: the rootc is great thicke and 
li Ttlhymahs puhtftrispvc Efula. major Germanicx. Great Marfh Spurge. 
This great Spurge "(which is ufually called £/»/« major, to diftinguilh it from other Spurges) r.feth up with 
manvereat round reddifh ftalkes whereon are fomewhat thicke let, many long and fomewhat broad greene 
ftaves S nei herlo broad or long as thofe of wood Spurge, elfc fomewhat a like : the tops of the ftalkes are fur- 
nifbed with fewer and fmaller yellow flowers, than fo great a plant, would beare fhew to have: femei flowers 
breake’forth alfo below the toppes, at the under joynts, handing upon their ftalkes, three or foure together at 
the moll- afterwards come fmall round feede like unto the others, the rooteisof a blackilh colour on the out¬ 
line,™ ndwhire^vkhhg^ and fpreading diverle wayes, the barke whereof is thicker and more Aelhy 
than in any of the tell, andendureth the extremities ol the winter, although the branches for the molt part pcriQi 
every autumne, and rife a new every fpring. . 
13 . TitbymalttsHeliofcopitts . Sunne turning Spurge or Wartwort. 
The Sunne Spurge or Sunne turning Spurge,hath for the moh part but one reddilh ftalke,halfe a yard high, bare 
of leaves at the bottome almoft half way upwards,and then fpreading into two or three fmall bt^es^hereon 
grow fparfcdly, diverfe yellowillr greene leaves, fmaller at the bottome, and broader at the ends, omewhat like 
unto Purflane leaves, the flowers are yellow like unto the reft, handing m hollow cups of two leaves apeece, 
the ftalke running through them, asi. to be feene in mod of the others; the whole 
fayd to tnrne with the funne, whereof it tooke the name, the feede is fmall but round and like the reft. the roote 
is fmall and threddy, periihing every ycere after feede tune, and nfing againe of it owne towing. 
14 EfnU dulcis Trapi. Sweete Spurge. . 
This fweete Spurge rifeth up, but withonebtownifh ftalke for the mod part,not above a foote high,whereon 
grow notvery many leaves, yet without order, which are fomewhat long and narrow at the bottome, and broa¬ 
der to the middle,yet not fharpe but round pointed, and ofa pale p'eene e o, ° 1 ^ 8™^“'like all the r 
i. Titbymatui latifolius Hijpaniius- 
Broad leafed Spanilh Spurge. 
broken, but not fharpe or hot, like all the reft: 
the toppe of the ftalke is furnifhed with many 
flowers, fomewhat large, in fome places yellow, 
and mothers reddifh, which after give yellow 
feede, fmaller than the laft: the roote is greater 
than it, whofe milke is fweete like the leaves* 
and not hot or fharpe, and abideth not but peri- 
fheth after feede time. 
The Place. 
The firft groweth moft ufually in woods, as 
1 2. Efula major Germanica. 
Great Marlh Spurge. 
