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Of the Hifiorie of Plants. L 13' l £13.?-.‘ A of Hifiorie OfP1antS°

__ _ _____‘__.__————"-"r-Z‘. . i ‘ ‘ 2° with the like leaues, but fma1ler.The floures grow vpon little foot-{talkes of a reddilh colour Thcgmwhiym, 6,,/pa. . 4 firfltiilinqdelrflealllbtiv. xcd with purple flralscaconfifiing offiue leaues, fafhioned likea bell : after which Coimmcth ‘£9 me curled Mallow‘

.v-,:tp or round button,lil<e vnto a flat cake,compaé3c of many fmall feeds.'1‘lre root is whit'e,t0Ug 1

iii tull ofia flimie juyce, as is all the raft ofthe plant. t 2 Tire dwarfe wilde Mallow creepeth vpon the ground : the Pcalkes are {lender and W681“? 76

§_t)t‘;‘(3_,‘__l1i. and flexible. The leaues be rounder, and more hoary than the other. The floures are man’ and cit a white colour. 7

5, T he crifpe or curled Mallow, called of the vulgar fort French Mallowes, hath man)’ {man my: *7 = ‘*1’ fizalkcs, growing to the height of a cubit, and fometimes higher 5where0n doe gr0_W b'9l‘:e

=2 fotnewhat round and fmooth,of a light greene colougplaited or curled about the brim‘ 1‘ ’ ‘-Li i~ur"l‘e.. The floures be {mall and white. The root perifheth when it hath perfeéted his feed-

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<24 1‘ lucflrz3P“””l"' The field Mallow. 2 4 wfy

The wilde dwarfe Mallow-

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The SP3“m‘ Mano“ The Veruaitie Mallow gtoweth not euerie

VJ} 2,’ g. f,_ where :"it growes on the dittztolijfrdels‘ on Eh: leg: - gar . hand or the place of execu y on ori,ca - tin.‘-‘ ‘ ‘ ' * ' led Tyboru':_alfo in a field neere vnto a village

foune-ene miles from London called Bufhey,

on the bae1;e-fide.of a Gentlemans houfe na-

_ med M*.Ro6ert Wzlbralmm .- likewife amongfl:

‘ __ - i ._ the bufhes and hedges as you go from London

- W‘ -‘ ‘* e ' to a bathing place called the Old Foord:and

in the bullies as you go to Hacltny a village by

V . ' A l ' ,i;/ ' V i i London, in the clofes next the town,and in di-‘ .4 1-heveruaine Marlow hath many firaight flalkesgwhereoh doe grow diuers leaues deeptgliys y y . y .. tiers other places,as at Baliiugburne in Hart-;

. if cut and jagged eucn to the middle ribbe, not vnlike to the Iegueg ofvemaine’ whereoflt 1'-0° now 1 i .. ford lliire, lhree miles from Roifion. namezamong which come forth faire and pleafant floures like vnto thofe of the common M; the K j 13 M‘.-G""“l7”” found ‘he Vfiuam Mallow in forme,but of amore bright red colour, mixed with flripesof PurPle which fetteth fort rel?’ ‘i ” '_... ~ " With White fioufés growing PlCmifi‘“Y 1“ 3 beaurie.The root is thicl<e,and continueth many yeares. 1: This is fometiimes though more ta 1 ll ’“ ’ v i i ‘ L

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found with white floures. :1:

:1: ' 5 This annuall Ma1low,called by cz..fi,..,M.z.;4 trimq/irz3,is very like our cornm°“ Maliiow’ fending vp [lender branched Ptalkes fome three foot high 5 the bottome leaues are r0“"d’ thof flue the flralkes more fharpe pointed, greene aboue, and whiter vndemeath : the floures confifll (: . an leaues ofa light carnation colour, thefeed is like that of the ordinar Mallow, but (ma! 6 e’ga fuch alfo is the root which perifhes euery yeare as foone as the feed is ripe : it is fownc "1 f°m dens,and growes wilde i.n Spaine. ill 4 . qr The Place. he bog; d The two firlt Mallowes grow in vntoiled places among poeheybeg, by high wai€5: and I ers offields. dis h The French mallow is an excellent pot-herbe, for the which caufe it is fowne in g3“l‘i“5’ all not to be found wilde that I know of. ’ ' ‘ ' The l

clofe neere Maple-durharn in Hampfhire, cal- led Aldercrolts. at qr The Time.

Thefewilde Mallowes do floure from Ijmfi till Summer be well fpent : in the mean“ um?- their feed alfo waxeth ripe.

1) '1'/ye Names. _ _

The wilde Marrow is callechn Latine Mal.

M yprefirzk .- in Greeke,Mm’2cv im. 01‘ maul: = and

gum: , as though they fhould fay a tnitigator of "

Paine : offorne, 0/iriata : in high Dur.ch,qgap= pelirI:in10W D_uEChs glfialume, and flwcfkmfi wait: in EngliIh,Mallow.

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