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Show HISTORIE OF PLANTS. THE THE SECOND BOOKE OF 4 Gnaphalium montanum album, F Tx White mountaine Cudweede, 3 Guaphhalium marinwn. Sea Cudweede, Gnaphalium: Alpinam, ‘ Rocke Cotton ita H 517 % The defeription. Thereis a kind of Cotton weedbeing of gteater beauty then thereft, that hath ftraight &vpright ftalks, three foote high or more’, couered with a moft foft and fine wool,8 in fiich plentifiil maner, thata manmay withhis handesstake it fromthe ftalke in great quantitie : which ftalke is befet with many {mall, long and narrowleaues, greene vpon the inner fide, and hoarie on the other fide, fafhioned fomewhatlike the leauies of Rofemarie, but greater. The flowers do growe at thetop of the ftalkes in bundles or tufts, confifting of many {mall flowers of a white colour, andvery double, compact or as it were confifting of little filuer {cales, thruft clofe togither, which do make the fame very double. WVhen the flower hath long flourifhed, and is waxen old, then commeththere in the middeft of the flower, a certaine browne yellow thrum, fuchasis in the middeft of the Daifie; which flower being gathered when itis yong, i may bekept infuch mannerasit was gathered, I meanein fiuch frefhnefie and well liking, by the {pace of awhole yeere after in your cheftor elfewheres wherefore our Englifh womenhauecalled it Liue long, or Liue for euer, which name doth ’ fume ruben,fj 6 Gnaphalium montanum imum purpurtim. Bright redmountaine Cotton weeds ae weede? ene Cotton apac mountai Purple Bc aptly anfwerhis effects, 8 Filago minor. Small Cudweede. ription. % Theidcfi oweth® n, gr s defcri ptioOe >The feuenth kinde of Graphalium, or Cotton weede of Cla/iushi ” Moufeares height of ning or ten inches, hauing little long leauesylike the {mall of an hoarie colour on’ the outfide. The ftalkes in like manner are very woollies dering eter commethfoorth.afaire flower and a ftrange, hauing fuch woollie Jeaues _ maaeto™ it felfe : andin pcvie’ ‘isk about, thataman would thinke itto be nothing elfe but wooll flower come foorth fundrie {mall heads ofa. pale yellowcolour,like vato the ott The raote is blacke,and fomewhatfibrous. + onslh? 9 Filago,fine Herba impia. Herbeimpious,or wicked Cudweede. |