the Hiftoric ofPlants, €j^ 



p^etwm^ ttfat in operation anu tertue it i$\iU to t^ rommon 

 spaUotoe , izt fo; all t^at toe l^aue no certatne evpzmncz of tije 



lame« 



Of Cucumbers. Chap.xxviij. 



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^ere be tioo fo;t0 of Cuoimber^, ti^t garoen ano t^e tDtio 

 CucnmberXbe garoen Cucumber ts t)(lD in mms* %liz 

 lotlDe htnbe is not goo fb; tj^at purpofe^bnt fer ueti) oncltc 



fo^ meotcine : toe ^aue gtuen pon ffiB oe&rtptton tn t^e t^troe 



boKe of tt)U! |)tOo;te t|)e vLC^apter. 



9$>Thc defcription. 



Tl^e garoen anb eateable €mvm\izt , liati} long rongb b^^an^ 

 i^tSytTw^in^ alongff f &e grounOt tjpon tobttb grotoe rougl) , 

 ronnbt(^ leaues^ano claTpers o; tenb;el£f.Cbe flofjoertf gtofoe be^ 

 ttotrt tbe leaner ano tj^e ftalketf, of a famt i^eUolne colour , tf|e 

 lo^tcb being fallen atoa^, tbe fi-utte folloloetl) after , fubtcb iB 

 long, tbe outltDe tberof 10 (parchleo, ano fet full of little bololes 

 of bofTes, tl)e coaff 0^ (lDe0 be long , and green at t{)e beginning, 

 ano afterb)arti i?eIlotxi,tjDitt)in tbe tufitci) grotoetli a b; ob 0^ large 

 tDljite feebeJCbe rojte 10 of a competent Icngtf;* 



^Thfp/ace, 



, Cbefe cncumber0 are foiuen in gari)en0,anb loue place0 Itam 



bttig toeU in ttie Cum 



^ The time. 



SCbe cbtefiettCeafon fo^ttie eating of cucumber0> i0 in Sjulg anb 

 ^guK^anb tben? are ripe in September* 



9^ The namet, 



SDbi0 feinbe of Cucumber is calleo of t^e later toiitcnef in 



wreeke «'«;c«/«foc : inJLatine Cucumis fatiuus, oi Cucumer fati- 



uuSjOf Com Cucumis Anguinus,oj Anguria.-in lbop0,Cucumcr: 



in iprencb Cowomhre: in bigb S^oucb Cucumcrn,anD (E^urcben: 

 m bafe aimain,Concommereni anb tf)i0 fametb to be tbe fame, 



tobicl? ©akn in libris de Alimentorum facultatibus, callet^ 



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f«vir(;»»»,Melopcpon. 



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