Tribe i}. The Theater of plants, Chap.qo. 117 s 
The Place and Time. 
The three firbareoften found in our owne land, but the threelab not knowne as yet, and doe a.l keeps the 
fame time with others. 
The Names. ' 
The firitfeerefet downs,is no doubt the fame with the firft andgreateb GramenTjpwidat of Hmhimu. ffcc 
fccond hath heretofore beenecalled QramenTjphitthmmajtuby divers, I he third is llkewue called mintu. The 
other three have their names in their titles, not being mentioned by any before. 
TheVertucs. 
Thcfe arc as unprofitable for any Phyfical! ufe as the lab. 
C h * p. X X. 
Gramen Cypercidcs. Cipertu Grades. 
iF Cyperus Graffes there are a great number.fomc growing in watery and moorifh places, either up- 
1 land or neere the Sea,others in the corners and borders of fieldes or Woods, or the moiber places of 
them, which (hall be declared in this Chapter and the other in the next Clafiis hereafter, and firlt of 
that fort that partaketh both with Cyperus and Typha, to the one in the leafe, and to the other in the 
head. 
t. Cyperat Typhimu. Cats taile Cyperus Grade. 
This Cyperus Sraffe hath many long narrow three fquare hard greene leaves riling from a bufhye roote, a- 
mong which rife up diffe greene flalkes, two foote high and better, with fome Joynts and leaves at them, and at 
the toppes two or more (lender long rough he-ades fet together one above another,like fome of the Cats tailes.and 
of a darke greene colour tending to purple. 
2. PJendocyperm graminem five Miltaceut. Tufted baflard Cyperus grade. 
This Grade hath divers, faire,long,and fomewhat broad, and Ihorter, paler greene leaves then the lad, from 
whence arife three fquare ftalkes like Cyperus, about halfe a yard high, let with leaves from the bottome to the 
middle of the bailees, compading them at the bottome, the toppes being furniCbed with a larger tufted head, 
then is equall for the plant, wherein is contained the feede ; the rooce is biackifh and bufhie. 
y. Cjramen Cyperoides fylvarttm termiusjpicatum. Slender cared Wood Cyperus grade. 
The balkes of this grade are three fquare,a foote high or more, withfaire, but hard and rough graffie leaves; 
foure or five inches long, the fpiked headcstliat grow at the toppes are many, one above another, fienderand 
long,yet fome more then others,as fome of two inches, others of one inch, or an inch and a halfe of a yellowifh 
grccr.e colour with long yellowifh feedes in them,with yellowifh great and dringy rootes. 
1 . Cyperui TjpWnui. 
Cats taile Cyperus Grafle. 
%. 7 J feacIocjperus gramincui five Mili:ceut. 
Tufted baft ax d Cyperus G.raftei 
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