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Show he Garden of pleafant Flowers. The Gardenofpleafant Flowers, Lhaue(as youfee) inferted itamong them , and giuenit that name maybee moft fitforit, efpecially beeaufe itis butan annuall plant. Theleffer kind hauetheir namesfufficiently expreffed in their titles. The Vertues. Weknow of novie thefe haue in Phyficke with vs, although if thefih be Ni ofAuicen, both he and Serapiofayit purgeth ftrongly, Cuar. LXXXVIIL Stramonsums. Thorne-Apple, Ve: the Bell-flowers, I muft adioyne three other plants, in the three feueral Chapters following, for fome affinity ofthe fowers : and firft of the Thome. Apples, whereof there are two efpeciall kindes, thatis, a greater anda leffer, and ofeach fome diuerfity, as hall be fer downe. 1. Stramenium main album. The great white flowred Thorne-Apple, The greater Thorne- Apple hath a great, ftrong,round greene ftalke,as high asany man,if it be planted in good grourid, and ofthe bignefle ofa mans wreft almoftatthe bottome,fpreading out at the toppe into many branches , whereon ftand many vey large and broad darke greene leaues,cut in very deeply on the edges, and having m- nie points orcorners therein : the flowers come forth at the ioynts , betweenetwo branches towards the toppe of them,being very large, long, and wide open ending in five points or corners, longer and latger then any other Bell-flowers whatfoeutt: after the flowers are paft, comethefruit, which are thorny long heads, more prickly and greenethenthe leffer kindes, which being ripe openethit felfe into three or foure parts , hauing anumberof flat blackifh {eede within them : the rooteis aboundantia fibres, whereby it Rtrongly taketh hold in theground » but perifheth with the fir frofts ; yet the feede that is fhed whenthefruit is ripe, commaeth vp the next yeares 2. Stramonium maius parpurenm, Thegreat purpleflowred Thorne-Apple. This purple Thorne-A ppleisin largeneffe ofleaues, thickneffeand height offiat greatneffe and formeof flowers and fruit, cuery way equall and correfpondent al the former,the chiefe differences be thefe : the ftalke is of a darke purple colout sthe leaues are of a darker greene, fomewhatpurplith, and the flowers-are oflight purpl¢ or pale Douecolour, enclining to white, and whiter atthe bettome. 3. Stramoninm minus few Nux Metel fore alo. The fmaller Thorne-Apple with a white dower. The fmafler Thorne-Applerifeth vp with one round ftalke of the bignefle of’ Mans finger,and neuer much abouetwo foote high with vs,bearing a fewlarge,brom™ {moothleaues thereon, withoutany branches at all, which are vacuenly rentor tome about the edges, with manyribs, and fmaller veines rboning through them, ye tefl by muchthen the greater kinde : at the ioynts where thé leaucs (rand , come for long andlarge white flowers, withbroad or wide openbrims, folded together before their opening,asthe other formerBell-flowers or Bindeweedes, but hauing theif ue corners more pointed or horned then eitherthey,or the former Thorne- Apples: ter the flowersarepaft,fucceed {mall fruit, rounder and harder , fet with harder, be blunt prickes then the former, wherein is contained brownifh yellow ie ick 5 Y J il qj | mS ESD > y> 2 SSO mae aralone Hy{panicue, The Spasith {mall blew Bimdweed; 4 Strementon mt Pamminas. Tac {mali Thorne. Apple. 76 Sira™eniuma flere duplics, Une dou! Srrlsomscyrofacother ¢ Tashacce Lat folrass, Broad leafed Tabaccd. 9» |