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wholfome feeding of Cattle. A Rufh, though it feems an iniperfee 
Plant, yet befides its Flower, hath alfo a plentiful brood of Seeds of a 
Conick Figure. 
12. §. Some Seeds are Cylindrick, as that of St. Fohns-wort, as 
alfo of Tut/an, and fome other like Plants, with fome Jittle diverfity in Typ 34 
the Shape or Surface of the Seed. That of Vervain, isinamatiner, is 
half a Cylinder: the true Seed lying in the Covers, likea Child, ina 
Cradle without an head. 
13. §. Others are rather Covico*Cylindrick, as that of Facobea; 
having a Coronet on the top, and feveral furrows by the Length round 
about. Anfwerable to which, is that of Erygerum; in Shape not 
unlike to a Rowling-pin. 
14, §. Some are Plani-Conick , as that of Nettle, which is fhaped 
fomewhat like the end ofa Speer. That of Eye-bright is more Eliptick 5 
with feveral Ridges running by the Lengths and joyned together with 
fhort pieces trar{verfly, as in the looping of Lace. That of Worn-Tub.7 4s 
good not very unlike a little flat Eyfewce-Glafs: in which, the Fibres 
are produced by the Length, as the Ridges are in Eye-bright. And fo in 
Yarrow, which is alfo encompafied with a Aembraneous Rimm. That 
of Dandelyon, is Plani-Conick towards the Bafé. And fo thofe of Let- 
tice,Sonchus,and fome others. To which, tho€ alfo of Hieracenm, Tra 
gepegen Scorzonera, &c. with refpect to their Surfzce, do all al- 
lude. 
15, §. And fome are Conico-Triangular. Of which, that.of Sorret 
is Conick at both ends; the fides equal 3 and upon every <Azgle, 
hath a narrow and fharp Rivim. As alfo that of Azagallis; but the 
Sides are Spheri-conick, and fo the ends are blunt. They are alfo 
pounced with many little round cavities. But have no Rima upon 
the Axgles. 
16. §. The Seed of Nigella is Triangular, and Conick only at the 
Top. Onevery Angle, hath a narrow Rims the three Sides equal; 
and Spheri-conick 3 farrounded with feven or eight Ridges by the girth, 
joyned together in fome places with others tran{verfly. That of Ar- 
feart, is allo Triangular and Conick, at the Top. But one of the Sides 
is almoft equal tothe other two 3 which ftand low. That of Kvot- 
Grafs hath three sides, one lefs than another; being as 5, 3, and 2; 
or'thereabout. 
17. §. The next (which take tobe the Seed of a fort of By- 
glofs )is very oddly figured. The Bafe, eval; theTop, conickhs the 
Back, fwelling and round as an Egg; the Belly alfo fwelling, but rifing Tub. 74, 
up into an obtufe Avgle higheft in the midle, fomewhat like a Brea/t- i 
piece of Armour: and is encompafled with a Ri floaped upward. 
#8. §.. That of Moldavian Bawm, is Triangular, and Conick, only 
at'the #z/@. The place where it is faftned, fhaped like the Beard of 
aDart. Twoof the Sides are Plani-conick, the Third Sphericonick , Tab, 7 4; 
and neat as big as both the other two. The Head flat, with a Riwn 
ere@ted upon each Side, fo asto makea Spherical Triangle. Approah- 
ing'to this, arethofe of Sage, Horehound, Clary, &c. 
19. §. That alfo of Bellis Tanaceti folio, hath two sides Planico- wy 
with, and’a third. Sphericonich, The two firft have feveral Ridges run- Tab. 74. 
ning to\the Ba/e.° ‘Which is not perfectly conick ,~ but a little dilated 
into two obtule Angles, The Head Triangular, with one Side ie 
the 
Tab. 73 
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