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Show 1474 Guar.55. Botanicum. : Tbeatrum onan ] RIBE 16. RN miltakings ittaki verft in in the th knowledge ledge ofplants, in that that forthe molt oft part, part, wliatloof the trite trie Cyrifus, Cyti/us, were were {mally {mally verft plants, in ever herbe offeredit felfe next co hand,that had but fome thew like the true, i¢ was prefently accepted for true, Tribe 16, The Theater of Plants. 3, Pfewdostifas Hitpanicus primus, The Gilt spanith Wietee Ecfolle, although after upon better examinationit proved farre fhortthereof. The firft of thefe is the Cyti/ts Maranthe of Marthiolus, Lobel, Lagdunenfis,and all others, and taken by Camerarixs apd others, tobe the Cyti/us versus of Galen,Diofcorides,c=c, the Italian Pona, confounded this and the next together, as Bells {eemed to doe alfo,in calling it Cytifus Creticns,which he faidis like unto that of A4arantha,yeaitis the fame as he thought, having the like crooked cods, to be the Ebenus Cretica, but he afterwards corrected himfelfe, in chat it differeth much in the heads of flowers and feede, from that of AZarantha, but Bauhinus faith, he received from Bellus branches of each ofthefe to thew the difference, fo that this firft is the Liguams Rhodium, or Cytifus verus, And the fecond isthat which he firft called Cyti/ms Creticus, andby the Cretanes Archontoxylam, that is, nobile lignum,which for diltinétions fake he calleth Eéenss Cretica, The third is the firlt Cytifus of Clufius in hishiftery, and the Cytifus prior of Lobel, and likewife the Cyti/us albus /ylueftris of Cords inhis Hiftory, although Basbinus doth fever them into three forts, as whofo will heedefully marke them, fhall foone fee that there is no {uch difference in them, tocaufethem fotobe fevered, The fourth isthe third Cyrifus of Clufius, which Lobel and Lugduncnfis call quartus Hifpanicus, becaufe itis fo in his Spanife Obfervations,but wetake themallin this worke, according to the numbersexpreffed in his Hiftory of plants,as I have fhewedyou in diver; places before. forts have in theirtitles,the number that you fhall findethem in C/wfiws. The foure lait Thel'ertues, Theleaves of all thefe forts (forit is probable they doe notone differ from another) are cooling, and doe difperfe tumours,and hard {wellings, if they fhall be beaten with bread and fo applyed, the’ decoction of thembeing drunke,proyoketh urine, for as Galen faith, the leaves have a digefting quality, with fome temperare humidity in them alfo,as Mallowleaveshave,Co/wmella fheweth that in former ages, there was much profit madeby the feeding of fheepe herewithto give ftore of milke, and notonely to fatten them,but Bullockes and Goates alfo,and Hens,and all other forts of cattell : but was planted alfo for Beesto feede on, as from whence they did gather more honey, then from any ot~er plant whatfoever, and befides icabideth greenc eight moneths ofthe ycare for their palture.and may be kept dry thereft ofthe yeare following, as the dry fodder: if women thatbe Nurfs have notany ftore of milke in their brefts, lec them fleepe fome of the leaves and young branches hereof in faire water all night,and being {trained forth in the morning,ler them takethreeparts thereof, witha fourth of Wine, which will breede good{tore of milke in them,and make theirchildren ftrong and able: the dryed leaves {teeped ail night in warer,and boyled afterwards,ftrained and drunke is as effe@tuall as the juyce. Cuar.Ly, Pfeudocytifus. The baltard or bafe trée Trefoile; SZ, Here aredivers forts al(0 ofthis bafe or baftard kinde to fhew you, whereof onéisthe moft adulterate g) of themall, whichtherefore fhall be laft expreft, 1. Pfeudocytifus Hifpanicus primus, The firlt Spanif bale tree Trefoile, : This firlt bafe tree Trefoile groweth up tothe height of a {mall tree, whofe body and branches are with a grayifh barke,the younger twigges being hoary white,the leaves are many, and {maller then in any otherfort of Cytifus, three alwayes fet ona ftalke, ofa pale greene colour, and abiding in the Wintér, contraryto any of the reft,ofa bitrerfh tafte, the fowers are yellower and fmaller then Broome flowers, ftanding a8 tt were {pike fafhion at the end of the branches, after whichcome roughhairy long pods, wherein is thicke flartithblacke {eede, fmaller then that of Broome : the roote is wooddy and {preadeth divers wayes, the wood is firme and yellowith. ’ 2, Pfeudocytifim Hispanicus fecundus. The fecond Spanifp bafe tree Trefoile. This fecond Spanife fort, rifeth not much above a yard high, fuil of fhootes from the rootes, which are branched forth and wholly white,having hoaryTictoile leaves, never open but as ic were foldedtogether, the middle rib being great,ofan extreamebitter tafte: the dcepe yellow flowers, are fomewhat fweere and fandat the end of the branches like the former and the peds that follow are long and rough,ofa blackith purple colour, the poincs being turned downewards,with greater and blacker fecde in them : therootcis like the former. ; 3. Pend cytifus niger. Blackebafe tree Trefoile. This bafe tree Trefoile groweth with the limber pliant fhootes, it bringeth forthnot fohigh, but ftraighter and greater then the laft, the barke of them being ofa darke grayith colour, befer with {mall Trefoile leaves, fomewhat round,and a little bitter in tafe,and of a darke greenifh colour, ‘the flowers atthe toppes of the ftalkes manytogether{pike fafhion,ofa yellow colour and pretty {weetefent, likeuntogrow honey, the codsthat fol- low are fomewhat long and fla:,with brownith feede in them. 4- Pfeudocytifus foliys fubrotundi, Bale wee Trefoile with roundith leaves. The ftem hereof hath fandrybranches growingforth from it, and fee with fmall roundith darke leaves, uponvery fhort footeltalkes : the flowers,are {maller then thofe of Brooine,and yellow,bur more gréene Llore fet together at theends of the branches, thenthe {mallneffe of the plant might feeme to beare,ofa pretty. fweete {entand a pulfelike tafte, the pods and {ede are {mall like the lat. : : 5. Pfendocyrifus Fifpanicus Banhini, Bashinys his Spanife bafe wee Trefoile, This Spanifh bafe tree Trefoile hath hard round ftriped ftalkes, foure or five foote high, branched into fundry branches,fomewhat woolly,{tored with divers {mall Trefoile leaves,ofa pale greene colour,the flowers are {mail and yellow like the others, unto which fucceede many{mall pods like unto thofe of Birds-foote, three, foure, ar five joyned together on a ftalke,with {mall flat blackifh feede in them : thisis not the fame with the firlt ofthefe bale tree Trefoiles here fer downe being much different. G. Cytifus facie quibujdam Aliffum finticans. A Cytifus-liké unlike plant: Becaufe others before me haveplacedthis plantas lalt of the Cytifus;{o muft I for thistime, which elfe might io Vere Scien Cuap.55- 2. Pfeudveytifus Hifpanicus/coundas. The fecond Spanith bale tree Trefoiles |