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Show “1280. Ofthe Hifterie of Plants. bisa old branches or boughes of the tree. Theleaues of this tree arealmoft like them.of Myrtus , very rough vnderneathlike the branches aforefaid,but the leaues that growhigher,and towardthe top of the branches, are fmooth, growing about the branches very thicke together, as in the other kindes of Ciftus... The floures are yellow, growing on the topofthe twigs, confifting of fiue long leaues full of many very long chiues within, Whenthe floures be vaded, there followeth a verie long andfiue {quatehead or huske full of feed. The wholetree is very fweet, out of whichiffueth Lin, 3. OftheHiftory of Plants. 1281 aeof the bigneffe ofthofe of flax, but three {quare, containinga feed of the bignefle Ofthat of 3 Henbane. Chu/ius foundthis in diuers parts of Spaine, and fets it forthby the name of Ciftasfolio Sompfiuchi. + £ 19 Ciftusannuus flore maculato. ” £20 Ciftusfolio Sampfuchi: Spotted annuall Ciftus, agumorrofine, or rather a thicke clammy andfat iuyce, fuchas commethforth of the kindes of Marjerome leaued Ciftus, Ledum. 17. This annual Ciftus growethvp fromfeed with one vpright ftalke tothe height ofa cubit, oft times divided into other {mall branches ;whereon grow rough leaues fomwhatlong,ofadark greene colour, The floures growatthe topofthe ftalks,confifting of5 {mall yellow leaues :which beingpaft, there followetha three {quare feed veflell full of {mall reddith feed, The rootis finall and wooddy, and perifheth whenthefeed is perfected. 17. Ciffus annuus. Ciftus lafting oneyeare. 18 Cistus avnuus longifolins Lobely, Longleafed yearely Ciftus, ¥ \% q The Place. . HollyRofes growin Italy, Spaine, and Languedoc, and in the countries bordering vpon the ri_ Padus,in all Hetruria and Maffiles, and in manyother of the hotter proninces ofEurope,in “tyand ftony places, infinitely accordingto the diuerfitie ofthe regions where they doe SOW; Ofwhich I hauevarying two fortsif mygarden, thefirft, and the Céfus annuus. ; | The Time, they floure from May to September. , q The Names. ws HollyRofe is called in Greeke wv, OF i.,:in Latine alfo Cifus, and Rofa (ylwatica : of di- 18 This other Ciftus thatlafteth but one yeare hath longftalks diuided into other branches re of the height of two cubits ; whereon do growlong roughleaues,fet three togetherat certail grow on thefides - @ ftances, the middlemoft whereofis longer than the other two : the floures th branches, like the female Ciftus,of a white colour: the root is ofa wooddy fubftance,as are ee reft of his kinde. + 19 This erowes fomefoothigh, with a fquare roughgreenifhftalke, whereon by a at ceftaine {paces ftandlittle longifh roughleaues, yet toward the top ofthe ftalk they pick "i. of the — : times three together : vpon the top ofthe little branches grow floures like thofe with a fine fanguine {pot vponcachleafe of the floure. It groweth — . ftus, ofcolour yellow, of Ciftas annst pattsof Franée, asalfoonthe Alps in Italy. Clufius defcribes it by the name Ponain his Mons Baldus calls it Ciftus annuusflore guttato. F and fome¢20 This hath manyflendet branches whereon grow{mall roundifh leaues, hoarie, ¢ ort whatlike thofe of Marjerome, fomwhatleffe, with the middle rib ftanding out. The ficent vpon.the topsiofthe branches, and confift offiue white leaues,with a darke purple a of ayellow colour: their feecj-velic dle ofeachleafe ; thethreds in the middle of the floureare ° aft Xe pit: as 5cribonius Largns writeth; but not properly :in Spanith, Z/fepa : of the Portu- ae 4: inEnglith, HollyRofe, and Ciftus,after the Greeke name. The fungous excrefcence tis. re the root of Ciftus, is called in Greeke venir, becaufeit groweth vader the fhrub Ci; ty gf called Limodoron : fomecall it was: among whoni is Pails eeineta, whoalfo dork nigh that Hypacifts which growetht vnder the thrub Ciftus,but the iuyce hereof; whereupon a one the word Hypociftis, by which name the Apotheearies call this iuyce whenit is hardOMe it is called Erithanon,Citinus, and Hypoquiftidos. Cig bi ; a The Temperature, za i a Galen faith, doth greatly dry, neere hand inthe fecond degree . and it is of that cold- de, . it hath withal! a temperate heate : the leaues andthefirft buds being beaten do only dry Néc,in fuch fortas they may clofe vp vieers,and ioyne together greene wounds. The fo agi gs The Vertues, ) : 2 sete are of moft forcé, which being dtunke with wine are good againft thebloudy flix, A ce ofthe ftomacke,fluxes, and ouerflowings ofmoift humors. ; i Rare. cute putrified vicers being applied in mannerofa pultis : Diofcorides teacheth that they p ‘“temedie for eating vicers,called in Greek néuas being anointed therewith; and that they cure hi "esifealdines,and : old vlcers, Bond Ppppp 3 has 4 Hypoci Aypacifies |