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:f The nature. 



JCfje Cucumber ts foID anti moifi in ti;c fefont) tiegrer, 



^Tbevertftes. 



Cucumbct' tattehm meatf, tiG!g(DDfo^tf)e(l^omatkanDbotii<! ^ 

 el0 tljat are troubleu toitfj beate: bat it te&lDetf)fmal!nouri(^i» 

 ment anD euiI,infomucb tbat ti)e tmmeartirable ijfe tberof^Slletb 

 tbe taincs tcitb cclD nougbtie bumonrif, tbe iDbtcb(,b|?caufe tbep 

 ma? not be r onnerf cD into goD blaiujDo at t\it Icngtb b^ing fmjtb 

 long antj great agues anb otber uifeafes , as<©alcn Uj^itetb. 



Sbe feetie o^onhen toitb mil&e o^ ftccete tuine tofetb tbe beU^ 115 

 gently , anb is berp goo againS tbe ernlceration , ano raU)nefre 

 of tbe blabDer^no in toarb topping of tfie fame. 



SDbe grane leaues ftampeb \3iii^ toine ano laib to,|jeaIet|> f l^e ^ 

 bttingeg of Dogge0. 



Of Mclones and Pepones. Chap.xxix, 



\^The kinds. 



T^t l^epon id a kinbe of Cummber,tbe tulncb ^ notoe of bt^ 

 uer0 fo;te0,a£{ tbe great ^roimD, anu flat : tobereof tbe great 

 10 aid of ttDO fo;te0) tbat i0 iDbite,anb greene* 



^ The defcrift'ton. 



1 npl^e great pepon batb Iong,rounb, great, rongb, anb fjol 

 1 IotDb;ancbe0,befettoitb4o;tlbarpp^icfeIes.i:be leaned 

 be great , b^oab , anb rongb^parteb into foure q% 6ue Dcepe tvAtz^ 

 c? lagged , mucb greater tben i^t leaned of V^t ©ourDe : b? t^z 

 laibe leaned come f0.:tb clalptng tetiD^elled/lDbereb? t^is pepon 

 groitietb bp, anb ta&etb bolbfali b)? ener? tbing* Cbe flotcerd 

 grolD amongHtbe leaned, ber? great anb boUoSo toitbin, taggeb 

 abont ^t eoged, anb of a ^ellotD colour. 2Cbc tcvAt is ber? bigge, 

 fbicbe, anD long , one fojte tbereof id of a granilbe colour Vaiti 

 man? ribbed o? cclted , ano tbe rinbe is berp barb ; tbe otber fojte 

 is tnbtte , coaereb iuitl) a foft anb tenber rinbe* SCbe fiKDe is in^ 

 dofeb in t^z frait , anb is tobtte anb b;oab , mm^ larger tben tlie 

 fiKbe of tbe Cucumber. 



a Cbe fecono hinb tobofe firnit is ronnb,batb alfo p? tcble? ftsSks 

 anb leaned:tlie ffalttd be (mailer, i moft connnonl^ cre^e alongS 



tfie grounb. nt leaned hz alio (mailer i not (b bespe cat o; rent* 



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