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Tries 4* 
Chap. VI. 
gramen T-arnaffivulgare. The common grade of'Pantajfw. 
HifGraffeof Parnaffui hath many leaves riling from the raote, not altogether round, but ending 
in a point, fmailer and thicker than Violet leaves, with many ribbes or long veines in them, of 
a frefh greene colour, every one (landing on a long foote (hike, among which there arifeth 
divers (lender weake (hikes, fcarle a Foote high, and fcarfe able to Hand upright, whereon grow 
at the feverall j'oynts fuch like leaves,but fmailer,without any foote (hike, but having the ttalke 
joyning fo dole to it, that it feemeth almott to runne through it, the toppes of the dallies are na¬ 
ked and bare of leaves unto the flowers for a good way,which are white and confifi of five leaves [landing round, 
and in the middle a fmall round greene head or button, with (ome yellow threds about them, which in time 
growing to be ripe is a round button, wherein iscontained fmall reddifh feede: the roote is a (mall blackifh 
threddy bulh of fibres, not perilhing as divers of the former doe. 
Grume* Parnajfl duplicate/ flare. Double flowred Grade of Parnafftu. 
This is in all things like the former, faving in the flower, which hath a row of fmailer leaves, within the other 
outermod, which maketh a (hew of the double flower: this feldome giveth any leedeas the former, 
The Tlace, 
The fitd groweth in many moifl moorith grounds in England., as in the Moote, neere Lynton and Cambridge, at 
Heffet and Drinkffione in Suffolk;, in the Batchers dole thereby ; in a Medow dole on the backefide of the Parib- 
nage houfe of Burton, and at the bottotne of Barton hills in Bedfordjhire-, as alfo in the middle of the great Towne- 
field of Hadington, which is about a mile from Oxford, and on the other fide of Oxford, in the padure next unto 
Botley in the high way. The other was found in the country of Brabant, 
The Time. 
They flower not untill about Saint fames tide, and the feede is ripe a moneth after. 
The Names. 
Itis called Gramen Tarnajfi, and judged by mod to be the'right Gramen Parnajfl of Tbiofcorides, although Gcf. 
tier in hortii Germania faith, that the right is not knowne to any in our dayes, but faith withall that the Polonians 
doe call itEmeadynamit.lt is very probable, that this herbegrew mod plentifully upon Mount Tamaffiii.vebtto- 
on catted feeding, became fat and well liking, as out Clover or three leaved grade doth with us, and thereupon 
took the name,as is ufuall in divers countries to call herbes by the name of Grade,although they haveno likenelfe 
yyith Grade indeede; and this may anfwer M r . Gerards finding fault with the name of'Parnaffui Grade. Cordm 
Gramtn Vatnafli fore ( hnplici . 
Singl ■ Parnejfu s Gtrlfe. 
Gramen ParnaJJ!dapliii. 
Double flowred Parna(/us Grade. 
