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French Leeks, or Vine Leckes. 







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lues bring forth manyleaues about a 

 hand-full high, long, (lender, round 

 like to little rufhes • amongft which 

 grow vp fmall and tender ftalkes,fending forth cer- 

 taine knops with floures like tfjofe of the Onion, 

 but much lefler. They haue many little bulbes or 

 headed roots faftned together: out of which grow 

 downe into the earth a great number of little 

 firings, and it hath both the fmell and tafte of the 

 Onion and Leeke , as it were participating of 



both. 



2 The Vine Leeke or French Leeke growetb 

 vp with blades like thofe of Leekes : the ftalke isa 

 cubit high, on the top whereof ftandeth a round 

 head or button, conercd at theSrftwithathinne 

 skinne, which being broken, the floures and feeds 

 come forth like thofe of the Onion. The bulbeor 

 headed root is round, hard, and found, which is 

 quickly multiplied by fending forth many bulbes. 



* J The wilde Leeke hath leaues much IiW 

 vnto thofe of Crow-garlicke, but larger, and more 

 acride. The floures and feeds alfo refemblerhoie 

 of the Crow-garlicke, the feeds 

 bignelTe of comes of wheat, with final ftnngs com 



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