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2. Geniflaminor folijs Hyperici. Small of low Broome. 
This dift'ereth from the former chiefely in not growing fo great or high, and that the (lender branches are 
hickc flored with leaves like unto Saint Johns wort: the flowers, feede, &c, are like the former. 
3. Gcnijlu lluenfis. Hand Broome. v..,. 
This Hand Broome fhooteth forth many flalkes, divided into many branches Pall of great joynts or knees, with 
livers fmalland narrow leaves fet round about the joynts, of a pale yellotvifh grccne colour as the ftalkes are 
lfo, this hath yellow flowers and feede like the common. 
4. Genifla albatenmfolia. White Broome. 
This Broome is very like the former, but that it groweth not fo great, haying many twiggie branches; which in 
ime grow to wooddy ftalkes,whereon are fet many fmaller leaves then the former, fomewhat greene on the up- 
>erfidc, and of a gray and firming colour underneath : the flowers, are in forme like the others but (omewhac 
inallcr, and of a whitifh colour: the feedes and pods are alfo like the former. 
5. Chitmtgemfta. Dwarfe Broome. 
This low or Dwarfe Broome never groweth very great or high, neither come his (lender greene pliant bran- 
hes to be hard or wooddy, butalwayesabidethlow, riling little more than a foote in height ■■ on whole greene 
jliant twigges arc fet fmail and fomewhat long leaves, of a darkegreene colour on the upperfide and gray un- 
lerneatb, abiding on them all,the fammer long, and at the toppes grow fmail yellow flowers, not fo yellow nor 
b large as the firlt, but like unto them for the forme, and fo are the pods and feede but fmaller j the roots is long, 
ough, and much Ipreading in the ground, and long lading. 
6 . Cbamc-gcnifta. (Jretica. Dwarfe Broome of Candy, 
The Candy dwarfe Broome hath low fmail hoary branches lying upon the ground, not exceeding one hand in 
ength, yet divided into branches oftwo or three inches long,having very fmail and very narrow leaves fet there- 
>n, two or three growing together.one being longer than the reft, all hoary as the ftalkes are : from the joynts 
with the leaves come forth three or fours yellow flowers like the other. 
7. Gemfia tiniloria vulgaris. Common Greeneweede or Dicrsweede. 
Our common Diers weede hath a number of fmail rough greene ftalkes, two foote long or thereabouts, riling 
rema roote very muchdifperfed underground, and wooddy; whereon grow without order many fmail long 
eaves of a fad greene colour, and many yellow flowers at the toppes, very like unto Broome flowers, but Idler 
ind fomewhat paler, after which come (mail pods lefler than Broome, and feede therein not much unlike. 
8, Genii}a ttniloria Hijpartica. Spanijh <5 reeneweede. 
The Sp.in'Jlj Greeneweede hath more woddy ftalkes, riling much higher than the former, and bare without 
■ithcrlcafe or branch for a good fpace above the ground, and then fpreadeth forth may fmail foort and brittle 
>ranches,ftored with many long and narrow leaves, fomewhat like unto the leaves of Flaxe or Spurge flaxe, 
;reene on the upperfide, and of a gliftering white or Giver colour underneath, fomewhat harfh 2nd bitter with- 
ill in tafte : the flowers are many and yellow, that Hand at the toppes of the branches, like unto the former: the 
whole plant is very beaudfull to behold, either in flower or out of flower. Vnderthis herbe when itwasin 
Gw ft & vulgd w & R ipum Genifhe. 
Ordinary Broome, and Brocme Rape, 
7. Geni,ffa tfaftoria vulgaru. 
Common greene weede. or Dyers weede-. 
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