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Show 724 THE! SECOND ‘BOOKE! OFTHE that right afechoxcan that hath beene brought from Mexico, andotherplaces ofthe WeltIndes orno?Theroote by the figure {hould feemeto anfwere thavofthe wildé Vine, but as yet thereof Jcannot write cercainly. . % Theplace. : Somewrite that AZechoacan was; firlt found in the prouince of newSpaine,y neere yntortheciti HISTORIE/OF PLANTS: aad foorthivinediffering very notably one fiomanotherin divers refpeas,and it toa J ettery oftein leah ¢yeral kindegof Secke? and therefore it fhall be tofinall purpofe tovfe Vine, more thento let you knowthe thing that the fimplett doth kin a I sedatecaic cee this aVine ofawoodie fubftance , icbringethfoorth bunches of ele a - is a faie ritis likewife 5 diffetiig onely intafte, of Mexico or Mexican, whereofittooke hisname. It groweth likewife in.a proninceof the Wel : Indies called Wicaragna and Owito,where it is thought the beft doth gtowe. & T he names. 1 Viti vinifera, 3 ThemanuredVine, Btapes uke vnto the commonVine, 2 Vitisvinif fp Serah mat Hifpamica. The Spanit ired Vine, Itbeareth his name asis faid,of the prouince in which itis found, Some takeittobe Byyemiefe cjes,or to beakinde of Bryoniez but {eeing the roote is nothing bitter, but rather without tafteor as one faith,without qualitie ithath Jitéle agreement with Bryonie 5 for the roote of Bryoniieisvery bitter, Diuers nameit Rha alba, or whiteRubarbe, but vnproperly, being nothing like, Itcommeth neérer vnto Scammonie, and ifI might yceld my,cenfure,it feemeth to be Scammenjunaut. dom Americanum.ovacertaine Scammonic of America: -Scatmonie creepeth,as we haue faidin manner ofBindweede. The rooteis both white andthicke-¥ the inice hath burlictle tafte,ashah this of Atechoacan: it is ‘called in EnglifhYMechoca aad Mechocan , andmaybe calledIadian Bryonie. %& The temperature, "The roore isof ameane temperature betweene hot and colde,bur yerdrie. : The vertues. A.- ltpurgethbyfiege,efpecially fegme; andthenwaterifh humors, Tris giuen from onefall dtm weight to two,andthat with wine,or withfome diftilled water (accordingas the difeafe requitth) or elfein flefh broth. B ltisgiuen with good fuceefle to all, whofe difcafes proceede of flegme andcolde humors, Iti good againft headachthat hath continued Jong,olde coughes, hardnefi¢ ofbreathing, the colds, pain ofthe kidneies andioints,the difeafes ofthe reines andbelly. Ofthe Manured Vine. (hap.309. %: Thekindes, He Vine may be accounted among thofe plants that haue neede of ftaies and props, andes : notftande by themfelues ; it is helde yp withpoles and frames ofwoode,and by ee fpreadethall aboucand climerhaloft: it ioinethit felfe_vnto qeesy,or whatlocnet Santee vntoits OfVines that bring forth wine,fomebe tame and husbanded; and othersthatbi e wildesofamt Vinesthere be miany.that are greater,and likewife anotherfort that be leffer, % Thedefeription. He wunke orbodie of the Vine is great and thicke; very. hard, couered with02 and thofe full ofcliffes orchinkes 3 from which growefoorth branches,2s we manywaies {preading ; ont ofwhichcomefoorthiointed fhootes and {prngss bofomeo! thofé ioints,Jeaues and clafping tenidrels 5 and likewife bunches ot se 3 the ae : a A r jndenteaa a Se ofgrapes: the leaues be broad, fomething round; fiue cornered, and lorena edges; among which come foorth manyclafping tendrels ,that takeholdo inch props t and alfoin i as doftand next yntoit. ‘The grapes dodiffer both in colour and greatnes, things,the which to diftinguith feuetally. were impofiible,confidering the infinite ae and alfothofe which are twanfplanted from one.region or climate to another, ae both fromthe formeand tafte they had beforesin confideration whercof,it fhall bel rn foorththe figures of a few,and {peake fomewhatofthereft. -e jsmade@ 2. The Spanifh Wine Vine, orthe Vine of whofe fruite the wine called Sec’ ke ismaes ventha woonderfillyaccording to the place or countrie where it groweth : for itis melee ‘s of Madera,Canatia, Grecia, and fuch other countries where thofe kindes of Vines 06 %& Thedefiription. 3. Thereis . } (wk 0 ated the Parts of Morea ,as ahilZante ,S4 holoniaand Petras, Sof awoodie fubftance ee : pc Eiger ofthe continent) acertaine Vine thatha hatrunke orbolute broad Jeane’ fl } bet na {calic or rngged barke, ofa grayith colours whereupon dc “omthe bofone as § ae indented about the edges,not vnlike vnto thofe ofthe Marfh Ma ateltalks, whetenk ae come foorth manyfinall cla{pingtendrels, and alfo totigh and’ pliant Whig titecommmethoon very faire bunches ofgrapes,ofa watchet blewifh colour; from the We cal Brain Jong tender laces orftring »fuch is foundamiong Sauotie ; wher- POD Flaxe, which w i hath ttylaced Sauorie,not valike vntothat that groweth among tteke Wine Bak igh Dodder,or Podagra lini, whereofis madea blacke wine which is ca 4 Theplant. on thetafte ofSecke. Sather Raifins Ce fmallRaifons which are commonly called Corans or Curtans, 3 3 : sete being a fheubi mney, isnot that plant which among the vulgar people is taken for Car stbve or bufh that bringeth foorthfinall clufters of berric } Raines No affinitic with the Vine, orat orans, hath ‘a bodie or ftocke as © ife. - 7Theleaties are larger thetiany ofctthe othe samon 8 which coine foorthclufters ofgrapes, informe] Colours vhich being ripe ate gathered and Jaid vpon hardels, carpets, mats , and Lee fuch |