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es the Paradife of Plants. 
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- CHAP. CCX. 
poise OF Afparagus. 
T is called in Greek dsmdguryos 5 Afpargus, and according to the Atticks 
Al ecodgaryes Af pharagus, yetbyics Etymology which iseither guiaex afperis 
vir gueris Ligitur as Varro, ot quodin Afpera vitgulta nafcitur, as ‘Pompeins thé 
rdammarian would have it, ix eemeth t6 have its originall frond the Latin, 
which many other Piancs have, being afterwards made Greek by fome’ of the 
Later writers in that Language, Galen faiths that the fifit budding of any herb 
that wasted tobe éaren aiter it ‘prung trom the feed, was called Afparagus, as 
<n Cabbage; Lettice, *e."\“Birt that being moft ulually eacen ac chacttime, hath 
the name peculiarly to it (elf, Ic is called alto opuiveev, in Greek do Te Spudy , 
Comer provoketh tuft : atids Corruda in Latin, from Cerr#e becaule it quickly 
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decyayeth after it is ripe’; and Sperage .A/parages, and Sparagus in Englith, 
‘ ta? " fi leona see ef ee rt oe 
te 436) co stoft booy vibe Rede or 
5 ee : m % a a 
ant te erie tst ease: aad & , 2% f j Sr eo: Re 
sh ito ie Pe chat pa. 
; i e.%3 wae. : 
2, Seaorwild 4f- 
agus, t. Garden Afparagns, 2, Sea 
saves, 3. Wild Afparagus with fharp Leaves, 4. Prick- — 
ifparagus with cruel fharp chores, — 
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Lace ee? + bey ’ 
~ The, Forme; 
Garden Sparagas riferly up-at the firft, with divers whitiflrgreen fcaly heads, ~ 
very brittle or eae to breake while they are young, which atterward rife up in- 
to very long and flender green Stalks, {ome bigger and {ome lefier, according to 
the grow the Roots, andthe fertility of the ground wherein it is planted, 
but common!y of the bigneffe of an ordinary riding Wand at the bottome, and 
as high asaman almoit ; on which ate fer divers branches of green YES 
fhorter and {maller then Fenneito the top; at the Joynts whereof come 
forth,{mail mofly zeLows{h flowetss which turn into round berries green at the firlt , 
and of an excellent red colour like unto beads of Coral!,when they are ripe ; 
wherein are contained black, feeds of an exceeding hardnefle. The roots are 
diperfed from a fpongious head into many long chick and round firings, where- 
by ae es keth much nourifhment out of the ground and fendeth forth many heads 
ori Sto hS Git iF 
fag ho wiakk 
frp growet 
he feco 
