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Show =, 1624Cm AP.O2, Theatram Botanicum. Tris n17 Trize 17. The Theater of Plants. Hinctefive Mandioce gentineMexican e (pecies daz folijs ; ien e Cankabi nis, Tyo forts of the rue Weft Indian Hempe leafed Hivsca, Cuar. LXXXII Bangué, The Indian dreamer. 1625 Cuap,84. Hetich Americanum, Mallow leafed Potatoes, i Rai iis herbe groweth up withhard ftiffe (quare ftalkes like unto. Hempe, yét tough and not eafié to pea Sere breake nor fo hollow as Hempe, whofe Bangue, Rie T 2) barkce may be drawne into threds as well The Indian drcamer, meee! as Hempe (yet Garcias faith the ftalke is BF wooddy, with butalittlebarke ) of a pale gteene colour + the leaves are like unto thofe of Hemp, dented about the edges, greeneon the upper fide, and gray or hoary underneath, of a dry infipide tafte: the feed is like unto Hemp feed,butleffe and not fo white, The Indians ofthe Eaft Countries ufe both leaves juyce and feed thereof,for many purpofes both good and bad Se,os to ftirre up an appetite to meate,andthe validicy of venerious actions, wheteunto they are mighty prone and procive, and whereinis their chiefe felicity, eating Gy KZ the leavesor {eed alone,or with fomeSugar, divers al- fo doediverfly compound or mixe it, fome putting thereto in pouther Faufelor Nutmegges,or Cloves, or choyfe Cainfire or Muske, or Ambar, according to ¢very Onesfancy andability, or as they would be intoxicated, for it will drive them into fleepe,and chen grow great dreamets,according totheit humours and difpo- thatthe juyce of this roote groweth on the Vpland in the Continent, isnot any whit hurtfull, asitis faid, although it be hurtfuil in the Iflands: & this bread was fitions, butif they take it with Opium, as the great men ufed by allthe people of America, from Florida to Pe- and Souldiours ‘oftentimes doe it, will caufe deepe fiecpes to make them the more able to undergoetheir fore labours, rravaile, and watchings in the warre, and 7#, and about totheStraights of AZagelane, abovea thouland miles, yet had they 4Zzizalto,thatis,Indian or Turky Wheate,in molt of thofe places, The Names hereofare very various,according to the Country, for to forget them alfo- But the womenoftentimes abufe their husbands hereby in giving it-them to fulfill their Inft before their faces. Althoughthis plant be in face like unto Hempe,yet the qualites are quite contrary, ; it is called Afanibot by (ome, Hiurca,Hinccajor Incea,according to others, and (azari, as they call the bread whichthe Spaviards doc write Cacavi, that is Ca/avi, whichis the moft generall name throughall places, We havenotheard that the Indiansufedeither herbe or roote to any Phyficall retnedys f apes Like hereunto is that whichis called Hetich by the Indians, whofe leaves areround roote fike unto great long Turneps, being oftwoforts, the one being yellowith the like Mallowés, and the nda other white, when they are boyled or baked into bread, and is planted from peeces cut off from the roote. Some would referre this to tk Vingum of Theophraftus, whic h Pliny calleth Ocrum, es Pan Sane Cuap, Cevadillafive Hordeolum caufticum Amevicanum, She Indian Canfticke Barley. Cuaes LX XXIII Hinecafive Mandiocaek qua Cazavifit, The true Indian Hincca whereof the Indians bread Cazavi is made: SS Cevadilla five Hordeolay caxficum Americanum The Indian caufticke tree. LXXXIv, Onardms (aith that among other raré feedes and plants,that were fent bim from Hijpaniola, behadthis alfo,which they there cal- He plant hereof growethlike a {mall fhrub orbuth of Elder, and is accounted tobe of two differing forts of leaves, and rifethto befixe or feven foote high, with fundry wooddy ftalkes, bearing many faire broad leavesthereon, divided into fandry parts, like unto Helleborafter, ‘or the fingers of ones hand, fevenor eight together, uponalong footeflalke, each part ofthem beinghalfe a foote long,and three inches broad, but not endented about the edges, abiding alwayes greene: the onefort of leaves are {omewhat broad towards the points, the other narrower, it hathfaith myfriend that gave metheintelligence,a {mall {potted flower, but-whatfruite followed, hath notyet beene fignified by any: the roore groweth quickely great, for it is ufually planted every yeare, orevery other yeare, and becommeth as greatand longas agood great Carrot roote, browne on the outfide, and very white within, ‘the mannerto propagateitis, to cut offa ftalke about foote long, and put it more then halfe way into the ground,whereit will quickely take roote, and withina yeare or little more be fit totake upand ufeagaine. ‘Ofthisroote did the Americanes, notwithtanding in manyplaces they had A¢aix, whichis Indian Wheate, both in the Ifles andin the’Continent, for many, hun- dreds ofyeares make their bread whercon they lived in this manner Having pared awaythe rinde, they {craped or broke fmall theroote, whichis white, {appy, and full of {ubftance, from whence they preffed out the Jayce which they keptbyit felfe, having an evill {mell, whereofwhofoever tafted, either man or beaft, dyed withoutremedy, and that quickely, but if they boyled itto the halfe, it would become a good wholefome drinke althoughlike {mall Ale, and if {et in the Sunne it would be as good vinegar as might be Wine, and ifit were boyledthicke; it would be fweere as hony,and ferve for thar purpofe: the maffe from of whence the juyce was prefied, they did put into a panne and {etit overthe fire ro makeit grow thicke, and being dryythey made-it into pouther, and patting water thereto theyformedit into {mall cakes, and dryed themin the for their ufe, and would abide goodforalong time, rwenty yeares without corrupting, Sun, which they'kept giving good nourifhment tothebody, although it would exafperate the jawes and throate‘in eating thereof, for which purpofe they had need of water,or other liquour, to moiftenicoften, or elf it would be hard to fwallow, being fomewhat harfh and fharpe in che throate, This ordering of the rooteto make poyfon wholfome,is no leffe admirable then that led Cevadilla, that is to fay Hordeo- lum, Small Barley, fromthe likeneffe of the fpiked head of feed unto an eare of Batley bat leffcr, having the feed enclofed inthelike chaffie huskes, bur ie ike unto Linfeed,yet greater, whofe Property is more ad. mirable then ever was heard ofinany other-herbe or feed, for neither Sublitsatum noxfire it felfe can effe@ more in a cautery to be ufed, therefore it will kill the wormes thar breedin foule ulcers, and -clenfeth thofe'that are foule and flincking, bycafting fomé of the ponther therejtito, yet with difcretion,accord ing to the greatneff: and folenefle of thefore, and ufing thofe remedies ttat are At for it, but ifit chance to worke teo eagerly or fharpely théy ufe to dippe tents in Rofewater; or Plantainé-water, and patthem into the uleers, itis aled in the liketmanner, for the fores of beaftes: this feedishot inthefourth degree, ond it,if there wereanyfurthtrdepreeto be rekoMillois a $paine or kind of Cornelike Millet, nfedboth for bread and drinke in the Kiedorne of, Sabo in Gatien, remembred in the Sea voyagésof, Vander bagne-in Clafus his Cure pofteriores. a |