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The Theater of Thants. 
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2. Onopjxus altey anguflifoliut. 
Another wilde way Thiftle. 
Chat; XI. 
Cardtti qmdmfjlvcftrcs ftinofijjimi. Certaine very prickly wilde Thirties; 
;{ Here are fome other wilds Thirties that are very prickly, to be intreated of, which have not yet begnc 
mentioned, which I thinke fit to place together in a Chapter, which are as followeth. 
'- ®| *• OnopjixM. The common way Thiftle. 
This common Thiftle hath divers long leaves lying compaffe-wife on the ground.very hairy all over- 
efpecially while they are young,of a deepe or lad greene colour,long,and fomewhat narrow,rent and 
tome on the edges, and let with many very fharpe prickes,from among which rife up very prickly ftalkes armed 
or fenced with fharpe prickly filmes, branching forth in divers places, and fet with the like leaves up to the rop^ 
where (land divers heads exceedingly ftored with {harp pricks on all fides;from ont of the middle thrtift forth ma¬ 
ny purplifh threads,of an excellent lively colour, after which come fomewhat fmall feede like unto other 1 hiftles 
lying in downe: the roote is blackilli, hard, and woody, where the ftalkc rifeth and perifhing every yeare after 
feede time, 
2. Onopyxtu alter anguJlifoUtts, Another narrow leafed way Thiftle. 
This other common Thiftle differeth from the former, in that the leaves hereof arc longer, narrower, morer 
gafbed or rent oh the edges and not hayrie, but fmooth all the leafe over; in the flowers which are purple and 
lotr.e times white,in the {cede and roote, and in the prickles like a Thiftle,it differeth little or nothing. 
3. Onopyxtts paritmaculeattis. The gentler way Thiftle. 
This alfo differeth from the ocher, chiefely in the heads which grow many together, and are hut finally fe t with 
prickes, and nothing lo much as the ocher .but the leaves,are more jagged,and fetuery thicke with (bore prickles; 
the ftalkes are round and a little prickly, but not filmed as the other, the flowers are purple likeTithers. 
4 - (hwpordon. The 4 ffes cracking Thiftle. 
This Thiftle hath many long leaves fet on the cornered woolly ftalkes,which grow as high as any man, but not 
branched at all, the leaves feerning like branches being a foote long, and much divided into many leaves, iome 
long and narrow, and ethers ftnaller and fhorcer lee with them at certaine {paces, tach ending in a lharpe long' 
pricke : from the upper joynts of the ftalkes, with the leaves, and at thetoppes alfo come forth woolly heads 
upon ftnall foote ftalkes, let with lone prickes, from the midft whereof thruft forth divers bright reddifh purple 
threads.- the leede that followeth is like unto other Thirties; the roote is a foote long, thicke and blacke with 
fome fibres fet thereat. 
5. Polyacanthos. The mod prickly Thiftle, 
This molt prickly Thiftle is as it were compofed wholly 
of prickles, tor the leaves arc fhort and narrow, fo thicke 
fet on both Tides with fmall fhsi pe prickes, that they rake 
away all fhew of leaves: the ftalkes alfo and branches are 
To plentifully ftored with fharpe prickes up to the toppes, 
that nothing elle is to be feenc: the heads alfo are in the 
lame manner thicke fet with prickes,out of which rife pur¬ 
plifh threads, as in other Thirties. 
6 . Cardans Polycephalos. The many headed Thiftle. 
Theftalke of this Thiftle hath neither filme nor pricke 
thereon like the laft, but branched forth into divers parts, 
and they againe parted into other fmaller branches, on 
which Hand many heads and fmaller ones under them,with 
divers fmall prickes about them, outof which rife purplifh 
flowers of fhorr threads,as in others, the leaves are but few 
on the ftalkes being fhort and narrow, blit as rhicke let 
with prickes as the laft almoft.- the roote is hard and 
woddy. 
7. Drypit Theophrapi ssfnguila r a 
jiugmlara his launcing Thiftle of Theophraftus. 
The leaves of this Thiftle feeme to be compofed onely of 
long fharpe thornes, like unto Iuniper leaves, many fet to¬ 
gether on both Tides of the middle ribbe in tufts at cercaine 
fpaces: the ftalkes are fmall, acubite high, with two fuch 
w inged leaves at each j'oynt: the toppes of the ftalkes are 
fet as it were, with bunches or tufts of filth long leaves like 
thornes,out of which come many fmall white flowers,con¬ 
fiding of fmall leaves, and not ef threads, like other 
Thirties: the feede lying in the downe of the heads is fmall 
covered with a brownilh barke, very like unto Rice in the 
huskes,but when the huskc is taken away, it is very yellow, 
and like in forme unto the Corne-flower leede: the roote 
is fmall like Couchgraffc fpreading farre about. 
S, Drypis ejuortsndam Lagdanenp, 
Another Drjpis or launcing Thiftle. 
This launcing Thiftle rifeth up with divers (lender ftalkes 
fometimes to a mans height, whofe long leaves and nar¬ 
row are made up of many parts, finally cut in or divided 
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