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Show HISTORIE OF PLA NTS. THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE 2 Triticum aristis circumuallatum. Bearded Wheate: i (hap. 4.0. OfCorne. 3 Triticum multiplicifica. Double eared Wheate: Hl { & The kindes. | Husfar haueI difcourfed vpon Grafles,Rufhes,Spartum,Flags sand Flower de-lucesy my next labouristo fet downefor yourbetter inftruction sthe hiftorie of Corne,and the kindes thereof, vnder the name ofGraine, which the Latins call Cerealia fomins or bread corne : the Grecians slmea and chuireiaxpuare, of Which we purpole todit courfe, There belong to. thehiftorie ofgraine all fuch things as be made ofcorne, s as Far,Chondyus, Alica,Tracus,Anylum ,P tifana, Polenta, Maza, Byne ot Mault, Zythwm, andwhat (Seriet are ofthat fort, Therebealfo ioined vnto themmanyfeedes,which Theophrastus inhis eight béoke placeth amongthe graiftes,as Millet, Sorgum,Panicke, Indian wheate, and fuchilike, Galen in his firft booke of the faculties of nourifhments, reckonethvp the difeafes of graine, as well thofe ee that comeofthe graine it felfe degenerating, or that are changed into fome other kinde, and made worfe through thefault of the weather, or ofthe foile 5as alfo fuch.as be cumberfome, bygrowing HE TTA Ta among them, dolikewife fitly fucceede the graines, And beginning with corne,we will fisltfpeake ofwheate,and deféribe it in che firft place,bicaufe it is preferred before all other corne. I Triticum fpitamuticz, White Wheate. % The defcription. I Mek Ak ad, Thiskind ofWheat which L’obelins¢a Tet Spica Mutica,is the moft principal all other, whofe cares are altogither bare ornaked, without awnes orchaffie beardes. The lia ftalk rifethfrom a threddie roote, copact ofmany {ttings jointed orkneed, at fundry diftancessftom whence fhootfoorth graffie blades or leaues,like GLUES Ap Teritionme Typhinum. Flat VWVheate. 5 Tritictom luctdaon. Bright Wheate. vnto Rie,but broader: the plantis {fo well knowné tomany,and {o profitable to all, thatthe meanelt and moftignorant, need no larger defcription know the fame by. & The defcription. 2 The fecondkinde of Wheate in roote,ftalks, joints and blades , is Jike the precedent, die ring onely ineare,and number ofgrainesy whett: ofthis kinde doth abound,hauing an earecom” ing of many ranks, which feemeth to make the eare double or {quare cared. The roote and grainé is like the other, butnot bare and naked,but brilt. led or bearded, with many, finall and fharpé ciles or awnes,notvnliketo thofe of Barley. 3. The third kind is like the laft defcribed,8¢t™ differeth fromit in that, that this kind hath mao] finall eares, comming foorth ofone gteat ¢# and the beardsheerofbe fhorter, then ofthe #0" merkinde, WWheatein leaues.ftalkes : j of 4 Flat Wheateis like vnto the other kinaes Wherein confifterhthe aoo is beatded and bordered with very rough and fharpe#™ 5 Bright Wheate, is like the lafte before defcribed fower {quarefomwhatbrightand hining, theother not,. and differeth from ie in that, this kiadé ) Se oe KALIRES i |