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Grain Book II, Chapter 3, Section 4 4. From Roots for Mans Use, we come to grain, the staff and stay of all rational Creatures, and that is Corn of all sorts; now how they are born in Arms, either whole or parted, these few examples following will manifest. Wheat ![]() CII. He beareth a Wheat Ear. Maslin, it is not one kind of Corn, but a mixture of Wheat and Rye. Blanche, is a kind of Wheat that is hard and thick, it will not be driven from its husk, except it be fried or parched. Furmenty is Wheat husked and boyled. Goats Wheat, it is a Wheat without any husk, much like to our Greats or Furmentie. Typh Wheat, it is very like to our Rye, it is of an unpleasant taste, and doth make very black Bread. Rye Stalk ![]() Guinea wheat ![]() CIV. He beareth a Ginny Wheat Ear, [with] Stalk and leaves. It is also termed Indian, or Turky Wheat, the stalk is full of joints, from each with the leaf, sprung an ear, which hath a husk of many leaves folded over them, with a Bush of threads or hair hanging down at the ends, which when they are ripe, are to be cut off, and the Ear will appear. Pease-cod ![]() Garbe or Wheat Sheaf ![]() Garb with a Cock standing thereon ![]() Garb and Serpent ![]() Garbe ![]() Garbe ![]() Garland of Wheat ![]() Fasce of Palme ![]() Bunch of jagged Grass ![]() Fox Tail Grass ![]() Pease leaf with Blossoms ![]() Oat Stalk ![]() Lavender flowered ![]() Tuft of Grass ![]() Sedges or Reeds ![]() Spear Reed ![]() Previous section
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