30 Adam in Eden, Or, - 
ahem inorder. And firft to thofe which provoke Luft, of which there may be fome occasion 
to perfous that are married, and deftitute of Children, fingle perfons having more need te 
objerve the next bead then this. ; fe ie | 
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‘CHAP. CCLXVII. 
Of the Artichocke. 
Names. 
‘opbraftus, and xuvagy and xldex, Cynara and Cinara, of diversothers, which 
[: is called in Greek Cxsarp@-, Scolymus, of Diofcorides nin'|@-,Catios, Of Thee ae 
laft name is by the Poets derived either from yu'y@- Canis, becaufe when 
King Locrus enquired of the Oracle where he fhould buildaCitty, the O- 
racle an{wered in that place where he fhould be bit by the Leg with a Wooden 
Dog, who hurting his Leg with a wild Articoock as he pafled by, underftood that 
that was the Woodden Dog, which the Oracle meant, and fo he buile the City © 3 
there where ic grew. Or from Cinara, who being a fair Maid, was turned into” 
an Artichock. St is called alfo in ee moa se me ne ae would have it to be 
originally fo,deriving it a Cinere, either becande it delighteth to be dunged with 
Afhes, or becaufe the Leaves are of an Afh colour. Searels 7 ~ 
T be Kindes. es 
There be feverall forts of Artichocks. 1 The red Artichock. 2 The white Ape 
ticbock. 3 The French Artichock, 4 The Thiftle Artichock, § The Chardon, 
6 The wild Artichock of Candy. ) 
‘The Formes. | y 
The Artichock hath divers great, large,and long hollowed Leaves, much cut 
fn, or as it were torn on both theedg. 
--sifeth up a {trong thick and round 
alk, covered many times with athin skin — 
» ofawhitifh green colour : from whence _ 3 
- ike unto down, bearing at the top onefcaly head, fomewhat like untoa Pine . 
Apple ar firft, but afterwards the {cales become more feparated, yet in thebeft 
kinds they ftare not much, being either of a reddif li, brown, whitith, or greenifh es 
colour, in fome broad at theends,in others fharp, or prickly,after the faidhead 
hhath been faffered to ftand along while; in fome there will break foreh atthe 
top thereof many blewith purple thrums or threads, under which groweth the 
{eed amongft the choaky or downy fubftance in the middle of the head,andun- 
reby it is increafed, if fo be the head be cut ofbetore ic lower, others ee 
bage 
whic 
Some have fuppofed Articbocks to be hot and dry in the fecond degrees - 
ee to me they feeme very temperate. 3 Tee 
bftance which ismoftcommendeds ‘The Root fpreadeth 
fonable well, yeelding divers heads of Leaves or fuck- 
