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branched about a foote or lialfe a yard high, but not of fo fad a greene colour not difconloured underneath) but 
at the very toppe of the Clalke many being fet together, which are whiter and fmaller, and nothing fo long and 
pendulous, ending in fine fmall pointed leaves: and laflly in the beries which in this are fmaller then in any of thel 
former, and of a mod orient red or fcarlet colour, (which made them at the firft to bee taken for Chermcsor 
Scarlet berries where they are natural!, and thought fit to dye withall, bur found unprcfitable)which while they 
are white, and before they become ripe have fix blacke drakes on every of them equally diltanr, but are quite 
worne out being ripe, within which are contained white,hard, (lony graines or feedes like the other: lacclut: 
Cormttus of Parts in his Canadenfmm plant ansm hifioria maketh hereoftwo forts, one he calleth Fertile, the other 
S frri/e.when as they arc both but one fort; however happening «ne may be more apt to beare berries then ano* 
ther, for that which I have in my Garden that never bore berries, rofe from the feede of thole berries that were 
brought us from New-England. 
8. Po/jgonatnm racetnofnm Americanism. Cluder like Salomons Seale of America. 
This plant fhooteth up a round brownifh finglc dalke, and fometimes parted or branched, about two or three 
foote high,fet with many very faire broad leaves, fomeribbes being of a reddilb others of a lad greene colour t 
harder then others,and compafied about the edges with a rougher and darker lid : at the toppes of the branches 
(land in open cluders many (mail pale coloured threds like unto the Vine Blofiomes, which palling away there 
fucceede lundry fmall berries, compofed like a duller of Grapes, and each ot the bignefie of a Iunipcr berry, yel-1 
lowilh before they be ripe, and finely fpotted with blood red fpeckles, which after they have long fo abiddem 
are worne out by the ripening ofthem,and changered like a Cherry, whole pulpe or juice is fweete, andcon-: 
taine within them fmall white rounidifh feede.-the roote is thicke,white,tuberous, long and j'oynted as it were by 
diftanccs.wich fundry fibres thereon. ’ 
9. Poljrgonatumperfoliatitm'Brafi/iamim. Salomons Seale of Braffil. 
The Salomons Seale of 2 r*r/?/hath an upright draked dalke,about a cubit high,whereon are fet leaves one above t 
another, very large, about foure inches long and two inches broad,of a pale greene colour, full of ribbes. tender 
and not hard, which compalfe the dalke at the lower end, where it is broaded like unto Thoroughwax, that the i 
ftalke feemeth to goe thorough them : the flowers alfo (which fland in the fame manner that the ordinary forts i 
doe) are much larger then any of the former, confiding of five narrow white leaves two inches long a peece, han¬ 
ding at the ends of very fmall and long footedalkes: the berries and rootes are not fet forth by mine author. 
IO. Poljgonatum ramofttmperfeliatnm flare luteo majw dr minus Americanism . 
The greater and lefler thorough leafed yellow Salomons Seale of America. 
This Salomons Seale hath a (lender fmooth dalke or two,halfe a foote high, parted about the middle into two 
branches,and each of them againe into others, the greater fort having faire.broad and long very pale greene rib¬ 
bed leaves, compacting the dalke wholly at the bottome.the fmaller fort much narrower and fmaller: at each of 
io. PolygrmatamramofamperfoliilaMforelultomajatHminsuAmeriemam; 11. p oljimatum Angaftifolium. 
The greater and leffe thoroW leafed yellow Salmons Seale of America. Narrow leafed Salomons Scale.' 
