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C. Panax y&pmuov feu raceme fa Americana. 
The crultcd berried Allhealeof America. 
This Hungarian or rather ■^‘ IrM refembline'thoft^the^heale of Hrculs, Ml of a roulh ha.rineffe, of a 
unto Tumeps, but more nearely r ^®” b d ^ v y ed an d leffe rough alfo, among whom nfeth a rough crefted 
pale gicene colour, with other lmall ffe of ones t humbe, lull of joynts and (uch leaves fet thereat as 
hollow Italkc two foot® high, andoftf^t * e thc fta lke at the bottome : at the toppe of the (hike com- 
orow be ow, but fmaller and “ or ® d f whl ^ h {ol f ow the feede very fparingly fet on the umbells (for every 
meth forth umbells of yellow flower > hen holding) which is very great and thicke, refembling thole 
flower doth not perfit the feede many, , ® isVer y great and long even as thicke as ones arme, and of 
of the Cachrys,artd ftraked like thereent . and do ' h l fmell very fouly that one cannot well endure the 
a cubits length which penfheth after ’ , (ore it begrowen to feede is taken and eaten both by the 
imell.but rather call them out: or the g , } them being of great ule with the Tartans, for with- 
6 Panax [euracemofa Americana. . . - - 
made of fmatl threds like Vineblofiomes, at the■ firflt g 
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mongft them, and tide more plealantly then the berrie 
themfelv.s. gufehatum Americanism. 
Sweete fented Allheale of America. 
The firfl leaves of this Panax are large and about a toote 
Ion-, onely dented about the edges, fomewhat like unto 
Coftmary leaves, lying on the ground, and c0 f Xw a c fo 
long white roote at the head ont hofe that foil™_ arejo 
deelclv cut in that they reach to the middle nbbe a molt, 
the fta'ke rileth to be two cubits high, without any leaves 
thereon fave onely about the middle, where it hatha knot 
and a leafe that compaffeth it,of a differing forme from the 
reft the toppe branches are foluavily laden with umbels 
ofwhite flowers, that before they open they hang downe 
that heads, whichhave fo ekcellent a fwcete toll, diat 
they fmell like Muskc., a great way of the p ace where it 
Ptoweth: the feedethaclucceede are like, but not to broad 
fs the ordinary Panax. The leaves taftefharpe, and a little 
bitcer,buc the roote lefle: 
The Place ana Time. 
The firfl groWCth in Nalpes a, , m , 
ferine hills alio and the Sea coa s ^ generally in our gardens -.the third came tint from America, & the 
thought to grow in feme places oflfj fundr V njm£;s B and came to me out of Italy for Laferfitinm an. 
feede being imparted to (undr> per o l ^ fadd]frnaden/ls, and the other fort thereo t for Angelica atro 
tkjnorum ,and faith groWeth on mount Gorge** in Amelia : the fift in Tartar,a 
not as Yliny taketh it from Hercules, tob ed [Q m plams> as Thcopb-aflw faith, there are many ether 
radea a City £ Candj,bm : the caUed alio CimiU bubula, and Cunil* gallitacea ,which is like to 
Panaccs. W AT)iofcor,de, faith 0 r ff‘ffJ x H e racleam Centaarium magnum alfo,and Ligufiicum were called 
Origamm Heracleov.cUm ^ ascll ' ed f^” ; s the famx or panaces Herackum 0 ( Mdtthiolu,, Ar.gutlara, Gefner 
Panax Heracles,m. The firfl ta keth that Panax Heradetsm that grew in the low Coun- 
ln hortu. Label,Lugdunenfis ,and others, but :V 0 f Sphondyllum, to whom I mull confent, for that 
try gardens, bearing white Aowe«, o be tather Sfh J d Uu i then th e ordinary,as I Avail (hew you m 
p ant with iuch broad leaves and white Howers.is . r 5 FranciPcam ,with yellow flowers, 
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