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Show at cates a— THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE 3 Incea maior YelloweK OfMaitfellon,or Knapweede. Chap.228. I Jaen nigra. Blacke Matfellon, 2 Jaceamaior. Great Matfellon, \ SS 5) % The defeription. i ve Atfellonor blacke Knapweede, is doubtleffe akinde ofScabious, as all the ot ai A tituled with the nameof‘Zacezs yetfor diftintion,I haue thought good tolett 4 4 eed in fenerall chapter,beginning with thatkinde whichis called in Englith eae and Matfellon,or a¢zterfilo. Ic hath long and narroweleaues,ofa blackifhgreene co oy 4 like Diviels bit, but longer, fet vponftalkes two cubits high , fomewhat bluntly oo of a the edges : the flowers do growat the top of the ftalks being firft finallfealy knopsylike thru ofCorne flower,orblewbottles,but greater, outof the midft thereof groweth a pulp ot thteddie-flowet: The rooteis thicke and fhort. «ch orealt 2 The great Knapweedeis very like vnto the former, butthat the whole pean a be theleaues bigger and more deepelycut,euen to the middle rib: the flowers come foorth gene ai fcaly heads, of an excellent faire putple colour,and much greater. 3° Thethirdekinde ofMatfellon,orKnapweede, is very like vato the formet great “ecolouts before mentioned, fauing thatthe fowers ofthis plant are ofan excellent faire yelloni shoot ceeding foorth ofa {caly head or nop, befet with moft fharpeprickes, not to be seg Fre ; hurt ;the flower is of apleafing fmell and very fweete ; the rooteis long and lafting , farre abroad,by meanes whereofit greatly increafeth. 4 frw0 cubits Themountaine Knapweede of Narbone in Fraunce,hath a ftrong fternme, of re very the leaues are amongthe hedges'and bufhes: Couentrie is verie and § cadplentiful! about — = : 2 he Knap" iagged, in forme of Lonchitis, or Spleene woort; the flowers are likethe reftot¢ ofa purple colour. 4 : |