788 Chap. 29. 
Tbeatrum Botanicum. 
Tribe 6 . 
into fundry formes and orders after fuch a manner, as I thinke meete to difpofe them, and in feveral! Chanters 
according as you ihallfinde by the titles at the heads of every of them, F Sl 
Ordo primtu. The firft Ranke or Order.' 
BieraciaT)extb Iconiifolijs acuta. Sharpe pointed Dandelion-like Havvkeweedes. 
1. Hieracmm mays Smcbitet. (great Hawkeweede with Sow-thiftle leaves. 
T His great Hawkeweede hath many large hairy leaves lying on the ground much rent or tome onthefdes 
1 into divers gafhes and j'agges, fomewhaat like unto Dandelion, but with greater parts, more like unto thole 
of the fmooth Sow-thiftle, from among which rifeth a hollow rough ffalke, two orfometimerhree footehioh 
branched from the middle upwards, whereon arefetat every joynt, where it brancheth longer leaves, little or " 
nothing rent or cut in, bearing at their tops fundrypale yellow flowers, confiding of many Irnall narrow leaves 
broad pointed, and nicked in at the ends, lerina double row or more, the outermoft being larger than the inner 
which forme mod of the Hawkcwcedes doe hold in all the forts, which turne info downe and with the fniali 
browniftifeede is blovvneaway with the winde : the roote is long and fomewhat great with many fmalifibres 
thereat: the whole is lull of a bitter milke. “ 
2 . Bicracittmma]m Creticnm, Great Car.dy£{ awkeweede. 
This Candy Hawkeweede hath the fird leaves little or nothing dented, but fomewhat like Endive, yet thofe ■ 
that follow are cut in on the fides, not fo much as the Sow-thiftle, elfe not much unlike, which are mere tender 
yet larger than the former as the ftalkes are likewife, bearing on the branches greater huskes wherein rhe yellow 
flowers grow, which paffe into downe with rough crooked (cede lying therein, and are both difperfed by the 
winde : the whole plant is bitter, and perifheth at the fird approach of Winter being 1 ut ar.uall, and to he r e w 
fowen every yeare. ‘ 
3. Bicractummagnum Hijjtaaicam, Great Spartipi Hawkeweede. 
This Spamjb Hawkeweede hath a round hollow crefted ftalke fomewhat hairy, about a cubite high or more 
whole bortome leaves are long and large like Dandelion, very much cut in and hairy on the edges, each being a" 
bout a footein length, and an inch and a halfe in breadth , thofe on the dalkes are divided at the bottomc into two 
parts Iikeeares, compafling them about, as they grow higher they are lefle jagged, and the higheft a little waved 
onely at the edges; at the toppe of the ftalke groweth a double flower like the Dandelion, andof thefamebi"- 
nefle, but of a paler yellow colour which palfeth into downe as the reft doe. 
1 . Hicracian majus Soitcbiros. 
Great Hawkeweede with Sovt-rhiftlc Ieavcj. 
4 . Hieracium folijs &J?oribus Detitis leotiis bulfojr, 
EUlbcd DjndcJicn-like Hawkeweede. 
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