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Show eAnieAppendix to the Theater of 5 Theatro Botanico TIppendiv. 10, Marum Egyptiorum Alpine. The Egiptians Maram by Aipitiu wobereferred top. 436 Io, Marum eAgyptiorum Alpino, The Egyptians Marum by Alpinws withoutfent. This plant faith A/pinvs aecounted a AZarum with the ‘E- Siptians and growing among rubbifhandindry places doth fomewhatrefemble a wild Clary in the leaves and growing, being voyd of talte or favour, efpecially the lowelt, yet thole that rife va with the ftaike and fowers, are frongand not uns pleafant,the leaves thereon being of a cubits height are white and hoary,and the flowers like thofe of Clary;the feedis {mall andround like Cabbage feed, They ufe to lay ic among their gatments,and Phyfically co expell winde power fully,and to abate {wellings, 5+ Origanum Indicum, Indian Organy, of baftard Marjerome, Profper eAlpinus in his Booke of Egiptianplants fetteth forth one,he faithis there called Zatarendi, and decferibechit togrow flowlywith {undry branched ftalkes and almoft round thicke whitifh leaves on them, fullof fap or juyce, and very {weet, bearing neither flower nor fruite : they ufe it in their meates as others doe Origanum : thus much A/pinm. But Veq flingius taking vpon himto corre@tand amend him faith, hac the plantcalled Satarhendi by them isthis plant ( whofe figure There give you fromhim, and as he faith did {pring with Signior Coutarind of Uenice,it there be not fome fallacy or miftake in the matter,for befides that Alpinus figure hathlittle fimilitude unto this, he faith, whoitislikely obferved it long by faying it grewNowly, he obfervedin ail the time of his abode in Egypt that it bore nothing: but as foone asit came into Contarinis hands, it bore according as other forts of Urigannm both flowers and fruite yet larger. I put this butas adoubtin thé mattér ) and defcribeth it in this manner.This dainty plant rifeth wp to a footes height, with ftraight ftalkes and foft render Marjerome like leaves, pon them,covered witha whiti(h downe,or wooll, being almoft round but pointed at the ends, with fundrypale coloured veines inthem: Itbeareth many white flowers at the tops of the ftalkes, bowing their round heads a litrle, whichare made of many {inall leaves fet togethér, It is fomewhar aromaticall in tafte with fomepleafing acrymony,anda lictleaftringenc withall, but exceedeth in {weetpes that of Gy Polinm Graphaloides, i The hoary Poley mountaine, ek This kind of Po/ey toute is wholly imall y ~ allover, and having {mall Icaves like. ve onthe leaves, a little dented about the edges, fo thicke renga Hehe lower crooked ftkmme, thatthey covertt, fer wit rie ike rife divers other ftalkes or branches, thinly heat — leaves, and at the toppe of cach of thema ae a bell, upon a Tong bate ftalke, confilting of er g ’ growin flowers, ftanding in their {mall cups, which teed is ave turned into downe,and with the yellowifh {mall _ catryed away with the winde:: theroo:eis 42 planandiong. Alpisws only maketh mention hereof di, tis exotics, 13, Origanumfiftulofum Cornuto fed patius MentaStrum , fftulofum Americans. A wild Mint of America and Thereore of this plant is wholly compofed oflong {mall fibres, which fhootethforth fundry fqaare hairy ear halfea yard high, fet with ewo long and fomewhat s leaves at the joynts,fomewhat refembling thofe of the Willowherbe : atthe joynts come forthallo divers branches withfuchlike leaves thereon, but lefferup to the tops,where and ten or twelve {malleaves in compafle,under the round head, compofed of anumber of pale reddifh, purple flo wers, refembling the head of a Scalion, each flower being long or three threds andhollow, biforkedatrtheend, with two tipt with purple: in the middle of this round head fhooreth forth fometimes fuch another round head of flowers, wich leaves tinder them: the whole planc both talke and leaves but rafteth fharpe and fiery like Arfmarc, yet the roote hath notafte at all. : 23. Origanum fiffulofum Cornuto,fed potius : Anericanui, A wild Mint of 5. Gr/gantih ludicam. Another Indian Organy, or battard Marjeromes p.z 5. Mer nm fifulo/em p-34- enim. 5 a ROR (5) SSSsy ISN SOE em DN AD 7 a RSM op 0258, aie Bee sy ie LZ)V7 oF are covered with an hoary downe,and fmellech like Savory Candy. 2. Origanum Oxitis Matthioli, White Organy of Giecce, p.ts, 19, Polinm Gnaphacides,» Hoary Poleymonataine:, pu2f. 2 = 2 StitesPR ee White flowred Cafidony |