the Hiftoric of Plant s. - ^ <5>5 



D^ter thm thz rot 



ss^Th 



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%^c rmtaft^t garnen pmtenep eaten tn meat0 adt^e carrot, ^ 

 Dot!) ^kln mm ant) better nourishment ttjan carrot raits,anD ut 

 S(dd fi}^ tlie la>ng0, t^e rained, anD t|)e b^eff* 



Cfje fame rot tmCztb one to malte toater Ivell > anD (tuagetf) 23 

 f lie painefc of tf)e ItDett , anD D^tuetl) atoa^ tlje UimDmetre of t^c 

 belli?, anD is goo fo; fuel) asbeb^iutfeo, fqnat, o^ burfien* 



nt ikr> of t^e iutlD parfenep t0 soo agatnlt all potCon^anD it c 

 i;ealet^ t^e btttngs ant) ff mgtngs of all benemomt beaffB > being 

 o;onken in tDtne«0no trul? it is to ercellent fo; t^t0 purpofe tliat 

 It 10 left t)0 tn to^tttng, tfjat lo^en tfie (tags o^ ratj^er t^e tutloe 

 liarts l)aue eaten of t|)ue ijerbe , no t)enemon0 beal{0 ma^ anno? 



0^ fjurf tfjem^ 



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OfSkirworts. Chap.xl, 



3^ T^e defcripttoft, 



i^e fs>Ux\xsQ%t batj^ rouno ftaUat , f ^e leauce be cut i fntpt 



about lifee t^e t^et^ of a fatoe , uiuerfe fet \jpon a Hem not 



muci) iinltfee t^e leane0 of t|)e garden par(enep,but a great 

 beale fmaller ano fmotlter* Qe fiotoers grolo tn rounD tuft0 of 

 fpolb^ top0,i are of a tobtte colo;^,! after tbat commet^ a feeo fom^ 



fbbat b^ODe, {m Iread in m^ cofyjbm the Sklrvport thatgrmeth in my 

 garden vehich agree th in all things elfc with the defcription of this Skp" 

 wort, hath a little long crooked feed of a hroivne colour, the which being 

 rt$blfedfmeUethtleafantlyfomervhat like the feed efGkh, or NigcUa 



Romana, or like thefauor of Cypres wood, itje rottf are toljite of a 

 fingers lengt!j,Draer fe banging togitber,ano as tt tuere grotoing 

 out of one moare,of a fbeet ta0e,anb pleafant in eating* 



^ The place. 



SHbefe ra)t0 are planted in garoen0. 



^Thetime, 



SDbefe rQ)t0 are Digged out of t^e ground fo be eaten in ^arc^ 

 f tbe leaff o; fmalleS of tbe are at tbe fame tmz planted agatne» 

 t^ tD^tcb be god f in fealbn to feme againe tbe peare folotsing 

 to be eaten. HBuf luben t^e^ be left in tlje ground tuittjout remrDj» 



ning, ttjeu fiotoer and are in fad in 3[ulrjand ^uguit 



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