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Of the Hiliorie of Plants. L1 B’ 2‘

_ i Q] The Names. mm M iike Vggch is called of Matt/;iolrrr,Poly_;mla,biit not properly eofmoﬁ it is called Ajl74$" ’ ' i S paiii{h,G arawimillos : in the Portugals tongire,Al}7b4£eca .- in Dutchﬁrleyne Clfitiwﬂ. L 7‘/ye Nature mm’ V(.'7‘fIl£’5'. of Ajlrzggzzlzmas Galen faith,hath aﬁringent or binding roots, and therefore it is of the numb“ C thofe Sirnples that are not a little drying 5 for it glueth and healeth vp old vlcers , and ﬁalah I S flux of the be-lly,if they be boiled in wine and drunke. The fame things alfo touching the Vclwe ofﬂﬂrdg/W5, Diofcorider hath mentioned : The root,faith he,drunl<e in wine,flayeth the 1351”! 3" prouolzeth vrine,being dried and cat} vpon old vlcers it cureth them : it likewife procufet {lore of milke in cattell that do eat thereof; whence it tooke his name.

B I 1‘. ftoppeth blceding,but it is with much ado beaten,by reafon of his hardnelfe.

C H A P. 52 I. Of Z(_g'zlrzt3y Vetcla.

I sgratlzyllir leguminaﬁi.

_ 2 Stella legamtw 4- Kidney Vetch,

Starry Kidney V€F°h'

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Idney Vetch harha ﬁalkc ofthe height of acubit, diuiditig it felfe into 05”" befiiti

ches,whereon grow long leaues made of diuers leaues like thofe of the Lentil,c<;:: C

as it were with a loft white downinelfe : the ﬁoures on the top of the {talks 3“? 0] clgds low c0‘l0ur,very many joined together as it were in a fpoky rundle : after which grow VP lfﬁffom. In which is contained fmall. feed :thc root is flcndeiaand of a woodd y fubﬂance. at Tlllséfgdlﬂm

times found with white ﬂoures : whereupon Tzzéern. gaue two ﬁgures, calling the 011?-Mg’ ﬁgure

ﬂare luteo,and the other Lagapoclmm flmllo. 0 ur Author vnﬁtly gaue this later HICDEFT-'35

in the Chapter of Lagopmyby the name of Lagapum maximzim. 1 , hath Th‘? li“§’Y Kidﬂey V_ctch,calI_ed Ste/la Legrlmgrzoﬂz , or according to Cartujit»';v!r:Z’ara;nany

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many fmall ﬂexible tough branches, full of fmall knots or knees, from each of which fpringeth °“ one long {mall winged leafe, like birds foot, but bigger : from the bofoine of thofe leaues come forth liitle tender items, on the ends whereof doe grow {mall whitiih yellow ﬂourcs, which “ﬁery ﬂender,and foone vaded,like vuto them of Birds-foot : thefe ﬂoures mine into fmall (harp E°‘_“‘€<': cod sﬁanding one diitant from another,lil<e the diuiﬁons of a {’tar,or as though it conﬁlted. . ltlttle hornes5vvherein is contained {mall yellowifh feeds : the root is tough,and deepely growing 6 ground. . . , , In 3 There is another fort of Kidney Vetch called Birds-foot, or Ormtboporlirlm, which hath very a’n:‘Y {mall and tender branches, trailing here and there clofe vpon theground, fee fun of {man Mr fof: mugs, of 3 whitiih greene, in fhape like the Ieaues of the Wilde Vfftchs but a great cleale yﬁnelaafld ﬁner, almofi like f mall feathers : amongft which the ﬂoure_s_ d0 g1’0W, that are very (mall, c0d°“’1fh,and fometimes whitifh ; which being vaded there come in place thereof little crooked 325% or ﬁx growinrr tooether, which in thew and fhape are like vnto a fmal1Birds-foot, and em‘ and euery cod refertiiblibng a claw : in which are inclofed fmall feed like that of Turneps.

Orraitlzopodzum miﬁmg

‘h 4' - . V ili 3 Ormt ape xmrzmzqw A 5l5 4- smauBirds.fOoL

The great Birds-foot,

1: 5. Scorpoide: Leguminoﬁ; Small horned pulfe.

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556' There is a1l'o another kiride ol'0rnitl2o1;>_ocz’izlzl¢r2, otrhl:i§ds-f<r)}ot, called {mall Birds-goat, wthaitcltlll it the“es?”3:‘;;*ti:‘:;i;i.it*“:‘:.::i‘::£*ri%‘ eh . *7 auhand in length, fprea mg t P , 8 l 1 .5 V {man an "“ manner of the leﬂer Ulmclzm: the ﬂoures are like vnto thofe of the former, but vef)’ ~ 2 3 red colour. litttle 55 This {mall horned pulfe may ﬁtly here take place: The rootftherc:11<;l;1(c‘:;>Lril{liitlsdoﬁariiygig; foot h‘bres,from which arife two or three little {lender ﬂraight ﬁalkes ome under and “end thantﬁgh :at the tops of thefe grow little {hatpe pointed crooked homes, 1'0 erer ‘he H - - r f are f (1 L‘ °“Tes are (‘mall and yellow ; the leaues little and winged like tho so i 5- out, pm, an ndéeéﬁilllnltll thisshamoﬂgﬁnthe cotrnei in the ﬁelds in Narbon in France. and they {ct ‘E forth bY ‘hc r aue rue on 1 . y ere g y »q The Place. . » 4 ' ‘ti 3-. 4; Theft: plaritsl found .g*!OYYiPg VP°“ H“”‘Pﬂ“‘l H.°3L‘.l‘ 9e.‘?.‘.E L99?i_°“2“Sl‘_F again“: . .,_,,_, _ , m _

Ofe of Fenugreeke, turning their ends inwards like the tailes of SC0YPi°“5 and f0 l°YntCd ad

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