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, N this Hillorie of :l3l.antsitwo11ld be tedious;

to vfe by way ofintroduétion any curious difcourfe vpon the generall diuiﬁon of Plants, contained in Latine vnder <.4rb'ar, Frutex,Suﬂ"mtex,H6764-: or to fpeake of the differing names of their feuerall parts, more in Latine than our vulgar tongue can well expreile. Or to go about to teach thee, or rather to he.» guile thee by the ﬁnell or talle, to ghelle at the temperature of Plants : when as all and euery of thefe in their place ihall lrsrtre: their true face and note,whereby thou mayll both know and we them.

In tl1I‘€€bOOl{€S therefore, as in three gardens, all our Plants , are bellowed sforted as neere as might be in kindred and neighs The ﬁr-ll booke hath Graf{'es,R b0urhOOd'

Tb _ uihes, Corne, Reeds, Flags, Bulbous or Onionrcoted Plants. :6‘ ft‘—C011d, molt forts of Herbs vied for meat, medieine,or fweet fmell.

/ The ‘h“'d hath TEES, Shrubs, Bufhes, Fruithearing Plants, Roﬁns,Gummes,Rofes, Heaths,

£”““g?~‘=3;s Mulhroms, Corall,and ther feuerall kindes. _

t. 6:} boole hath Chapters, as for each Herb a bed :and euery Plant prefents thee with the La— me and Englilh name in the title, placed ouer the p1<5’ture, or the Plant.

_Then followeth the Kinds, Defcription, Place, Time, Names, Natures, and Vertues, agreeing; With the belt receiued Opinions.

W _fI:all of alllthotihall a generall Index, as well in Latine as Englifh, with a carefull fuppfiy like 1 cofan Izzaex Bzazrzgzm, of Barbarous Names. thus hauing giuen thee a generall view of this Garden, now with our friendly Lahors wee 1 éiccompante thee and leacle thee through a Gralie-plot, little or nothing, of many l'l€fl7£lI1liS ‘V-l'E_YOfore touched 5 and begin with the molt common or bell knowne Grails, which is called in a 3513? Gr4:22‘c=_;s Pmmr e 5 and then by little and little conduét thee thro_ug_h moﬁ pleatl“a:tt~garclet1s’ 13 other eenghtfull places, where any Herbe or Plant may be found fit for Meat or E‘/ktlierne.

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