T R IBE 14. 
The Theater of ‘Plants. 
ChaP, 42. I27p 
1 o. Gr.imen marmumfpitatum alterum. 
Another fort of fpiked Sea graffe. 
11. Gr.imen mannum mcditiftancum mcius statics 
Tlmij juibufdam. G roa : Sea Thrift. 
9. GrdmenmaritmmfficatHm. Spiked Sea Graffe. 
The roore qf this Graffe is compofed of a buffi of many long 
unn^ or fibres, from whence rife many lone hollowed or 
cuttery leaves, compafflng one another at the bottome, a« 
mong whom Iprmg two or three ftalkcs bare of leaves unto 
the toppes where they beare long fpiked heads of greeniffi 
flowers let clofe together. 
I o. Gr amen.mar inum fpicatttm alter urn. 
Another fort of fpiked Sea Graffe. 
The leaves hereof are ffender long narrow hard,and fharpe 
pointed growing often on the low places nere the Sea, that 
iomectmes wafhethover ir, which no cattle will eatewil- 
tingly,it beireth fundry low ff alks with fmall long and round 
heads thereon. 
11. Gramen rnarinum mediterraneum majus Statice 
ejuthujdanj. Great Sea Thrifr. 
Although I have in my former Bookc deferibed and pi&u- 
red both the forts of Thrift,the greater and lefl'er, yet bcraule 
J am to mew you another fort of the greater kiiide. I will 
hcrcagame briefly remember them, and fhew you that the 
greater of them groweth with many fairelong and foroe- 
what broad wbitilh greene leaves,lying clofe together upon 
the ground, from whom rife ffender ftalkcs, naked unto the 
toppes, except in one place toward the middle, where it hath 
two fmall leaves, turning downewards contrary to almofl all 
other herbes and at their tops a tuft of blufh coloured flow- 
ers.openmg by degrees. 
12. Statice Americana. Grcac Sca Thrift of America. 
.is other great Sea Thrift of America^th likewife ma- 
nv luch leaves as the lalf hath, but they are of a fadder greene 
colour,and iomewhat fhinms with tworibbes m each, and 
blunt at the ends,the (lender (hikes beare alfo fuch a tuft of 
tiowirs but they are whiteand breakeout of a skinne which 
' IcwfibreXetr ' ke,th£ '° ng T* with but 
... , , „ I 3 - Q ra ™'n mtrintm minus. Small Thrifr or S»a 
T is other fmaller fort is well knownc to have many fmall hard Chort" 
greene leaves thj'cke growing together 
and 
