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Show Ofthe Hifterie of Plants. 1118 isch fruit fit to beaten,ofthe Verbe *»,whichfignifieth to cat: it maybe called Scorpion, becaufi the {prigs thereofare fharpe pointedlike tot he Scorpionstaile, The Temperature. The berries or Raifons,and efpeciallythe {eed that is in them hauea binding quality, aswe haye {aid,andtheyaredrie in the later endofthe fecond degree. @ The Vertucs. Dioftorides writeth,that the Raifons of fea Grape do ftay the flix, and alfo thewhitesin women} when they much abound. —— Ue 2s OF the Hiftory of Plants. ofthebranches,ofa faint yellow colour: after which comethefeed,round gieciie at the fir if wardtedand laftly of a blackecolour : the root long, far, full of fibftance preepecti ial Dee, Swithe in thevpper cruft of the earth, andis of areddith colour whenit is greene and freth ae 4 Wilde Madder is like in fotme vnto that of the garden but altegether fmaalle 1 rf feaues ate not forough,but fmoothandfhining : the floures are white : theroot is tender,and oftentimes ofareddith colour, 9 Rubiamarina, Sea Madder. + Our Author as yonfee gaue the hiftoryof helederia the firft plice, but formerly the figure was iathe third place, and another figure ofthe fimein the ~ : yal ‘od ee $ 4 Rubia [picata Cretica, Small Candie Madder. econdplace, and thefigure ofthe greater was ia the firlt place. Cuar. 460, rity Of eMadder. q The Kindes, Here is but onekinde of Madder onely whichis manuredorfet for vfe,butifall thofe thatate like vntoit in leaues and manner of growing were referred thereto,there fhould be many forts: as Goofe-graffe,foft Clincr,our Ladies Bed ftraw, VWVoodroofe,and Croffe-woort,all which are like to Madderin leaues,and therefore they be thought to bewildekinds thereof, a I Rubiatindtorum, Red Madder. 2 Rubiafyluefiris. Wilde Madder, coureterbas toot two foot long, with many dry threds banging thereat,ofa reddith ‘ efeihingspet on le out fide of the fame forme andbigneffe, but within it of the colour of hommbiches Mniperor copes wood,fending forthdiuersflender ftaiks roundandfulof ioints: conaiony oe ore fmall thin leaues, ftiffe andftharpe pointed, fomewhathairie} innumiber us af ete nee en cone ; from the bofome of which come forth certain Re yellowing ON iru together vpon aheape : the floures growat thetop of theftalks ,ofz } Rubiafpicata Cretica Clay. t : hath . foure fquare rough little talks, @F frot the root many knottie proceed ine from pee tNs bothishdiusicwee proceeding g wring forth i immediately from the root into many branches, hauing but one fide bianch oe oF ove toint: aboutwhich joints grow {pred abroad foureor fiue, fometimesfixe othing but tonefinn tong leaues,fomewhat rough: the toppes of the ftalkes and branches are top ofeach hai ma £ qi, The Defivription. : erfedfatte & oye eA Daa INP tit branchesdifp Madder hathlong ftalks or trailing or manured He garden nd itt row broad ypon the ground, fquare, rough, andfull of ioints ; at euery ioint fe Se Rare greene roughleaves, in mannerSAG of aett: ftarre,or as thofe of Woodroofe : the floures grow at thetopPe ot spe fquare {pikes or eares,made ofthree leafed greene huskes':out ofthe “Ce tobe feeiae cen a averyfmall greenishyellowfloure,hauing foure exceeding {mal leaues tnd On the ins fal terw hich followethin each huske onefmall blackithfeed, fomewhat long, ok ed o¢ atoal ch a adent orhollowneffe.on the other. ‘The toor is {mall hard, wooddie; aw en ; manylitrle branches or chreds,red without,and white within,andperifhSSed,with the feeds are ripe. Tuly, 19162 1. Synanchicd |
