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Show 6 THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE HISTORIE OF PLANTS %& Thedefeription. ¢pa,or fcorpion Furz&asthe wo 2TO the ancients,called Furze is that of of allthea Thefimalleft : as ; Word in name 5; une2 Rest Har arr OW,07fpye ; pete Whinne. Of Cammoc k Fur Nepa feemethto import :itis a ftranger in England, it hath beene touchedof the ancients onely,whichfault they haue beene all and euery of themto be complainedof, being fo breefe that nothing can be gathered fromtheir deleription:and therefore referring what might heeteofbe ‘ : faide to afurther confideration, % The kindes, Here be divers forts ofReft Harrow, whichfome haueinfertedainonethe Snooth Broomess others among thofe with prickles whereof fome haue purple lowers, andlikewile iinteand 7 flowers othe ie sp kless others white flowers,and fharpe thornes; foe alfopurple f +15, OlNETS white, and alf lowandeuery gfthemvoideofprickles, 6 Genifta aculeata minorfine Nepa Theaphrafti Scorpion Furzes, %: Theplace. > £ i |aces The commonfort heereofare verywell knowneto growein paftures and moe c Zag s ‘ |2 W. =e of England. aglai Thereft eft are likewife ast that curioufly curioully obferue the aiset hetime. : : ember inning fro Theyflower ) fromthe oeca ofSept ; ; iC WANES. y ; } Thedefevipts : re] Ss see Theaefeription _— orgroundFurze, riervp with Ralkes act ers rough, pliable}andfullofha | pliableya fallOfha ; iointedq br. anches stough, btn a leaues,in formelike nF ze, ur : albo. 2 Anonis fore Commo 1 Anonis,fiue Refta Bouts, Cammo' ‘ Chap. 19. 4 5 Geniftaaculeata. Needle Furzes or petie Whinne, TIAL DP.¢ of Saint Tohns woort, or re rather =“he¢olonr: ‘trom f f tar thornes andleaves alta toe Cure ihe foott]} i thebofome ofCh which Furze is commonly called Gess/Fa fpinoa =i pent in Engl o vee — S eee in apd Gatpeloozen: buthes; at VWhintee ven eee ee Ce ee : athe name This thorney Broomeis taken for Theophraftss his Scorpius,which Gazanameth 2¢p4 ants? A n f0 certainep things,andcommo many is maven, Q TORU TULLOY 5 thavis H S to fay 3 fignifying yi 1 ; 3 ing jowne Scorpiusin Plinie *talonyof icome Heaters } te! the Cods.in which do lie Ratfeede 4 ota puiple coloursafter which fe ent faite abroade very rouptyand hard tobe raritein peeces with the plough, 7 whe at: ake eta. aff. Deen the oxen can hardly pate forward,but are coniftrainedto ftande ftill; whereupon LePlotoh9 54,0r Ke: t Harrc W. for befides this Scorpi#sof which he hath made mentionin his 25.booke 5.chapters o 4, hook Theophraftushis words, where he maketh C4conitum Theliphonon to be Scorpéss,Ie *? * xo.chapters andlikewife other plants vnderthe fame title but vnproperly. et : A : s. & The temperatureandvertue : n s 3 ' . of Furtt There isnothing written in Theophraftus concerniug thefa culties of Scorpinas pinointg the 4 gtct tand PliieSeemethtoattribute vatoitthe famevertues,that Scorpioides hath: notwiti hf ines agaialt™ ayriters do agreethatitishot and dryofcomplexion: the feedes are vied in medici dionc,andflaying of the laske, by vio Petes Es beteaPs igo g Wehauein our ae aftures: widlikewifeia other plac ting from Peoreceda, i re es x : a rh, nas keg ely “neethfoorth whire Bee ery care ee Vege . v ,sOWeTS,and the othernotio, intoorherrough -otouphittalke: ; Harrow withouic thor: j OnE bran- 5 aut! initalke, divided tthornes hath'atoughsrorie,roug : es, .of reedg ON; fharp lyy' cut about the edges, *Stwhereon are fettet with wit! out order,longleaned A 2 e pointed,| fe . MELO lcSuranid . foorth purple Peale ike foméwhar haitie: fromthe bofoue whereak: conn : it . Marealonable co d (7 | ealonable goodfinell : the roote is very tough, lO ers of ¥ and woodi¢, ece lt |