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of them to be O/0jk.We fee alfo, that wheats and other Come fowen, 
if you take them forth of the Ground , before they Iprouc, are full of 
Mi'l’e- And the Beginning oiGermi nation is euer a Kinde of Putrefacti¬ 
on of [he Seed. Euphorbium alfo hath a Milke, though not very white, 
which is ofa great Acrimony, And Saladirie hath a yellow Milke, which 
hath likewiie much Acrimony • For it cleanfeth the Eyes. It is good alfo 
for Cat wafts. 
Mujhrmes are reported to grow, as well vpon the Bodies of Trees, 
as vpon tljeir Roots , or vpon the Earth : And efpecially vpon the Oake . 
The ca afe is, for that Strong Trees, are towards fuch Excrefcences, in 
the Nature of Earth • And therefore Put forth MoJJ'e , Mufhromes, and, 
the like. 
There is hardly found a Plant, that yeeldeth a Red luyce jn the Blade , 
or Fare ; Except it be the T ree that beareth Sanguis Draconic : Which 
groweth ( chiefly ) in the iflandSoquotra : The Herbe Amaranthus(m 
deed,) is RedaW oner *, And Brafill is Red in the tvood: Aridlois Red 
Sanders. That Tree of the Sanguis Dr acorns, groweth in the forme of a 
SugaMoafe.lt is like, that the Sap of that plant , conco&eth inthe Body 
of The Tree. For wee lee thatG rapes andPomegranats^axe Red in theluyee , 
j but are Greene fri the Teare : A nd this maketh the Tree of Sanguis Draco- 
nis, leffer towards the Top, Becaufe the luyce hafteneth not vp^ And be- 
fides it is very Ajiringent •, And therefore of Slow Motion. 
It is reported, that Sweet MoJJ'e, befides that vpon the Apple-Trees, 
groweth likewiie ((bmetimes)vpon Poplars • And yet ( generally)the 
Poplar is a Smooth Tree of Barke, and hath little Mop.The Mop of the 
Larix Twburncth alfo Sweet, and fparkleth in the Burning .Qu&re of 
the Mopes of Oderate Trees, As Cedar,Cypres, Lignum Aloes, &c. 
The Death that is moft without Paine, hath beene noted tobe,vpon 
the Taking of the Potion of Hemlock • which inhumanity was the Forme 
of Execution of Capital/ Offenders in Athens. The Poyfon of the A fpe,that 
Cleopatra vfed, hath fome affinity with it.The Caufe is,for that the Tor¬ 
ments of Death arc chiefly railed by the Strife of the Spirits • And thefe 
Vapours quench the Spirits by Degrees, Like to th eDeath of an extreme 
Old Man.I conceiue it is a lelTcPaipfull thanOpium,becau{eOpium hath 
Parrs of Heat mixed. 
There be Fruits, that are Sweet before they be Ripe , As Mirabolanes ; 
So Fennell-Sceds arc Sweet before they ripen, and after grow Spicie. 
And fome neuer Ripen to be Sweet « As Tamarinds, Berberries , Crabs, 
sloes , &c. The Caufe is , for that the former Kinde hatie much and fub- 
till Heat,which caulcth Early Sweetneffe • The latter haue a Coldand 
Acide luyce, which no Heat of the Sunne can fweeten.Butas for the Mi- 
rabolane, it hath Parts of Contrary Natures • For it is sweet, and yet 
Ajlringent. 
There be few Herbs that haue a Salt Tap • And contrariwife all 
Bloud of Lining Creatures hath a Saltneffe The Caufe may be, for rhac 
Salt, chough it be the Rudiment of Life, yet in Plants the Original! Tap 
remaineth 
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