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TRIBE 12, The Names, called it Scorpioi o author hath made any mention before now of thefe, except the firft by Lobe/, who Bupleurifolio repens & the lalt byt Adarthiolus by che name of Sonspivides,B the ie figure withoutany deferovion, by fomélearned and xeferred it himfelfe unto the Scorpioides, yetas he faith, it was controverted in his time Diofcoridis, Dodoneus ref, men, that from the authoritie of Nicander his Scholiafte would have itto be Te/ephinm {eth thiac opinion: faying, it neither pleafed him, nor manyother learned, yet Guilandinus, Anguilara, and Cafal i it to the faites nuts and with them Baxbinus hold it to be the crue Z elepbinm of Diofcorides : Lobel putteth whether it bethac Telephinm of Cratevas orno, and feemeth to leane to their Opinion, faying they are nor led ita dryin thereunto by weakereafons ; yet becaufe Dio/corides giveth to his Telephinm, and Galen confirmeth pullef and clenfing qualitie, yet notvery hot, and thereby conducing to heale fale ulcers, and the talte of this fhould be the Clyme. rather like the medow Trefoiles, I may, as I thinke yet continueit in fufpence ; but tharit num of Diofcorides, as Columna feémeth to thinke, being in my judgement miftaken, in makingthe leavesofthis thenthis, nor to be like the {mall Ribwort Plantane, whenas the other Bxplesrifolio commeth neerer thereunto, having three ribbes to be feene in the leaves, 1 fee leffe reafon; for Dio/corides, faith Clymenum hatha flalkelike A. CLASSIS DVODECIM BE. Bsplenrifolo, hathinthe Beane, foure fquare, but fo hath not this, nor hath it thofe Polyperum ciyrhi ; but that decde fome refemblance of thefe rough prickles, but notthis which is fmooth: Bamhinus alto feemeth to make two forts of this, the one which he referreth to this which is ufually called. Scorpioides AZatthioli : the other he calleth Scorpioides Portulace folio; but Ithinke hecan finde no other Scorpioides Portulace folie, but this of(Wat~ ; thiolus, I have given myreafon, let others correct withbetter if they can, of ea , THE TWELFTH TRI The Vertues. i The twofirlt forts being plants lately made knownetous, we know of no propertie they have: faid of the alte of the Medow Trefoiles, and cannottherefore but-be neare bf oh fame cheats, ifn he Telephium of Diofcorides, it fnould havea propettie in it toclenfe the body from the foule fcurfe or leprofie : but bath m0 with Barly water, but this herbe it hath beene anointed, be wathed away : : = ; 2 houres that 1 alee Gr ihSoae ee yetto heale up foule ulcers,as is ipoken before; as; the propertie fhould be in v oe CHAP. L Triticum, Wheate. co follow in order unto them is ofthe Avingfinifhéd the Claffis of the Pulfes, the next whereunto I will adjoyne Cerealin, that is, all the diverfities of graine and Corne, of them, as the old Romanes and Greckes* with all the feverall Pule»ges and orderings or drinke, or for medicine which meate as foode, their for ufed chem intheir times , Curmi, and the reft + after Zythum , Ptifana us, on,Trag s,Crimn Chondru or are Alica forts of Cornesare the moft noble and which mutt follow che Graffes ( for that all rhe ed before them) Rufhes, and ufefull kindes of Grafles, and therefore preferr , Reedes. all others, namely Wheate; it is of To beginne then with the moft noble Graine of without colour, , fome.of 4 white divers forts, fome with beardesor aulnes, others orofother colours, fome flat, o= , called red Wheate, and {ome blew both ftalke and eare, others with aredder with donble ; and. fome thers many tome with fingle rowes,o thers {quare, fome wich fingle heads, others with Winter corne, others onely: in the Spring, called Sommer called re therefo and , Winter before e and yetto {mall to be(own one particularly, were to enlargethis Volume, corne, : togive you ample defcriptions ofevery l explication ofall the refts general a for ferve may that one of tion purpofe: [will therefore give you a defcrip , and yetin as compendious a manner as may be, withonely fuch differences as may not be omitted 1, Triticum pica matics, Bare or naked white Wheate. th faire g joynted roote, with threé or foure or moteftalkes,wi ” The white Wheate rifeth up from the creepinjoynt one, & at thefourth joynt ufually commeth forth the long blooupright broad and long greene glaffe-like leaves,at every h any branches, which while the head ftandet care or {piked head, one likewife on a{talke without d a little with the weight thereof,andis thehea downe boweth ripe, full is is clenfed meth finall yellow aglers, and whenit d up in divers chaffic skins or coates,and is whenit {ec withtwo double rowes of feed or corne, wrappe with all ,and is the chiefelt Wheate of all, making cleare and th yellowi at fumewh e, {ubftanc t rme compac the pureft white bread. 2. Triticam ariftis munitum, Bearded or réd Wheate. onely the head heréofis larany refpeéts from the otber, This fort differeth not inthe manner of growing in to be foure fquare, and bearded alfo the meale whereof ger and redder than the former, w ith foure fides {ceming n, and peradventhis Triticum Loca, from the ‘Dutch appellatio maketli not fo pure white bread. Lobel calleth in fome countries of this Land anoher fortt of bearded ture may be the Far ox Adorenm of Pliny, We have diffeLammas ; becanfe the ftalkes are redder, orelfelittle Wheate, which the country men call ared ftrawed rence in the cares 3. Triticum Lucidum. Bright eared Wheate, ) {omewhat longer and greater,of a bright browne biewThe eare hereof fheweth plainly the difference, whichis graine larder, and ofa browner coloursthis kinde is ith colour, with long rough, beardes and aulnes, and-the making alfo a heavier and blacker bread, Lobelcal~ acourfe graine, yeelding mach more brannethan the former, it Tragus, and called, ashe faith by the French Ble leth this Triticum Loca alterum. Lugdunenfis feemeth to call q turguct, , ‘ ‘ 4. Triticum multiplici (pica, Double eared W héate. g in the eare, chiefely whichis fhorter, Wheate is likealfo unto the fecond fort, and differeth The double exred greater, the beards or aulnesare fhorter, and fois the and hathdivers other {mall eares rifing from thefides ofthe compact. leffe and loofer is {elfe ftalke'alfo s the graineit 5. Trifolium Creticum, The wilde Wheate of Candy. like unto ordinary Wheate, the eares are fomewhat Thé wilde Wheate of Candy growethin ftalke and leafe and bluntat one end, more liketo Rie than andblacker, the beardes alfo fhorter, and the cornes leffer 6, Triticum |