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Show 888 Ofthe Hiftory of Plants. Lips 2 dies bower,whichI take from his aptnefle in making of Arbors,Bowers, and thadiccouerturesh gardens. @ The Temperature and Vertues, The facultie and the vfe of thefe in Phyficke is not yet knowne. $85_ Of the Hiftorie of Plants, There is another (Vematis of the kinde of the white Clematis or burning Clemariéwhicl] haue recouered from feed;that hath been fent me froma curiousandlearnedcitizen of Strawsborouch whichis like vnto the others in each refpeét,fauing that, that the floures heereofare very double, whetein confiftéth the efpecidll difference. i 4 Amongftithe kindes,ofclimbing or clambering plants, Carolus Clufius, and likewife Lobel haue numbredthefe two,which approch neere vnto them in leauesand floures, but are far different inclafping tendrels,or climbing otherwife,beeing low and bafe plants .in refpeét of the others of theirkinde, The firfthachfor his roots a bundle of tough tangling threddes,in humber infinite, and thicke thrufttogether ; from, which rifé vp many {mall ftalkes, of abrownith colour, foure Cuar. 327. Of purging Peruinckle. fquare,and of a wooddie fubftance : whereupon doe grow long leaues, of a biting tafte, fer toge- q The Defeription. Mong thefe plants whichare called Clematides thefe be alfo to be numbredyas having certaine affinitie,becaufeofthe {preading,branching,and femblance ofthe Vineand this is called Flammula vrens,by reafon of his fierieand burning heate, becaufethat being laid vpon the skin, it burneththe place,and makethan efchar, een as ourcommoncautick or corrafiue medicines do. The leaues hereof anfwerboth in colour and {moothnefle, 7inca,Perwinca,or Peruinckle, growing vponlong clambring tender branches, like the other kindesofclimbing plants. The floures are very white, {tar-fa(hion, and ofan exceeding fweet{mellmuch likevntothe fmell of Hawthornefloures,but morepleafant,andleffe offenfiue to the head : haningin the middle ofthe flourescertaine {mall chiues or threds. The rootis tender, and difperfeth it felfe far vnder the ground. 1 Clematis vrens, Virgins Bower. therby couples;in fhapelike thofe of 4filepias, or filken Swailow-woort. Thé floures growat thetoppe ofthe ftalkes, of a faire blew-or skie colour, confifting of foureparts in manner ofa croffé,hauing, in. the middle a bunched: pointell, like vnto the ead of field Poppiewhen itis young, ofa whitifh yellowcolour,hauinglittle or no fmell at all. The floures.beeing paft, then commeth the feed. furchas is to be feen inthe other kindes ofClematis. The whole plant diethat theapproch of VWwinter,andteconereth it felfeagaine ftom theroot, which indureth, wherebyit greatly increaferlij 4 Clematis Pannonica, Buth Bower. 5 Clematis maior Pannonica, Great Bufh Bower, 2 Flammula ovis furreita. Vpright Virgins Bower. 1. a ofeat Buth Bower differeth not fromthe formerlaft defcribed, but in greatnefle: which t 6 Se fetteth forth the difference, ; iil ots ing Jongiohtor tough som phice 2 Vprisht Clambereror Virgins Bower is alfoa kinde of Clematis, es oyhe beg oS Amidedie th 0 notvnlike to rhofe of Licorigefrom which rifeth'vp ftraight vpright ftalke,o: fer vpon 2 mice™ or foure cubits, fer about withwinged leaues, compo fed of diuers fmall leaues, A a come fo rib,as are thoft- ofthe athe treejory alerian,butfewer in number:at the top ofthe frerwhicd come {mall white flonres,very like the precedent,but not offo pleafant a feet fmell 5a the feeds,flat and fharpe pointed, 3 The é . Which feng aay there is another, whofe bending crefted ftalkes are fome three cubites high; fo0t-falles ~— fundry {mall branches, fet with leaues growing together by threes vpom fhort about the i os are like myrtle: leaues,butbigger, more wrinckled,darke coloured,and fhipe eicolon aod the floure refemblesa croffe,with foure fharpe pointed roughleaues ofawhitith in p g tg‘which diuers rowes vpcontaine in their middles. The roatis long and on theroc {tine I aces oflooflittle ky pl{mall mount Baldleaues usinItaly,where Pona found it,and he cal yes ls alt s cruciata Alpina ,$ : | | q The |