3£° Of the Hiftorie of Plants. Lib. i. 



tpathum fativumfanriuneufft. 



Bloudvvort. 



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t 



Docke 



ffl TheVtfcripion. 



i nPHe great water, dock hath very Ion* 



y and great ieaucs,ftiff e and hard n* 

 vnlike to the garden Patience , but 

 much longer. The ftalke rifeth vp to a great 

 height, oftentimes to the height of fine foocor 

 more. The floure groweth at the top of the ftalk 

 in fpoky tufts,brown of colour. The feed is con- 

 tained in chaffie husks three fquare,of a (hinin* 

 pale colour. The root is very great,thick,brovvn 

 without and yellowifh within, 



Thefmal water-Dock hath fhort narrow 

 Jeaues fet vpon a ftiffe ftalke. 1 he floures grow 

 from the middle of the ftalke vpward in fpoky 

 Tundles/et in fpaces by certain diftances round 

 about the ftalk ? as are the floures ofHorehound: 

 which Docke is of all the kinds moft common, 

 and of leaft vfe, and takes no pleafure or delight 

 in any one foile or dwelling place, but is found 

 almoft euery where, as well vpon the land as in 

 waterie places,but efpecially m gardens among 

 good and wholfome pot-herbs, being there bet. 

 ter knowne,than welcome ot defired : wherefore 

 I intend not to fpend farther time about his do- 

 fcription. / 



3 The garden Patience hath very ftrong 

 ftalks furrowed or chamfered, of eight or nine 

 foot high when it groweth in fertile ground, fet 

 about with great large Ieaues like to thofe oftbc 



to brownnefle. The feed is three fquare 5 contained in thin chaffie husks like thofe of the common 

 Docke. The root is verv sreat.browne without and vellow withinan colour and tafte like the true 



Rubarb. 



4 BaftardRuba 



garden Bur-dockc 

 me from the other. 



fauing that the feeds of this are fomewhat lefle. The root is exceeding great and'thick^very like 



vnto 



M 



5 



. , I £>--- — 



t famous learned phyfiti 

 ftocke or kindred of Docke 



the fame m «*■ 



red 



ftrakes of a darke red colour : among which rife vp ftiffe brittle ftal kes of the fame colour : on we 



4 



floures and feed as the common vrild Docke hath. The root 



$ The Place. 



and. Tfe 



They grow for the moft part in ditches and water-courfes,very common thorow En g' and '^ 

 two laft faue one do grow in gardens : my felfe and others in London and elfewbere bane 

 grow ing for our vfe in pbyficke and Surgerie. The laft is fown for a pot-herb in moft garden . 



^f the Time 





,\v in Line ani A* 



guft 



Moft of the Docks doe rife *p in the Spring of the yeare, and their feed is ripe in Iune 





^f The Names 



.a. i * 



The Docke is called in Greeke A***, , in Latine,tfAMW#,and Lafathum : yet PJwjM- 1 9 



feems to attribute thename of Jtowxonly to the garden Docke. Tt 



