

5>z6 Of the Hiftorie of Plamsi i 



I b: 2. 





f The Defcriftton. 



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His Plant (which is called of fome y Sifi 

 vs called Potacus or Potato's. It hath lo 

 like vnto thofe of Poropi 



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of the wilde Cucumber 

 the fioures j therefore I 



,s generally f 

 corn e ^e7uVsC«t? ro ^ 



• There is not any that haue writtcnof this ; plaT hau Si? T ** 

 tnetioures j tneretorei refer their defcription vnto thofe that mall Wifor L. f ? thlD g of 

 ledge of the fame. Yet haue I had in my garden diuers roots that Sou i fl£ lT'l ho *- 



of Winter, and haue growne 



Winter caufed them 



no 



roots 



roots 



lr J ng, or 



ground. 



head, in maner of the Skyrret,vrhich being diuided intS diuers Vanfp S^&T* 

 mcreafe, efpecially if the greateft roots be cut into diuers goblets, and plantedlngoSleS 



^J The Thee, 



The Potato's grow in India Barbarie,Spaine, and other hot regions 5 of which I planted di u ,* 

 roots (which I bought at the Exchange in London)in my garden*whcre they flou iCvnti fe 

 tcr.at which time they perifhed and rotted. / "wwincuraw »«. 



% The Tone. 



It flounCheth to the end of September : at the firft approch of great frofts the Icaues m 



th the roots and (talks do ner fh ° lu »' 



t <fl The Names. 



Clufws calleth it 3*uta % Camotes^mttes,znd Ignamcs ; in EngUfli 







temperat qualitie. 



appearebythctafte 



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A The Potato roots are among 



n 



Vertues, 



The Potato roots are among the Spaniardsjltaliansjndians, and many other nations, ok 

 and common meat; which no doubt are of mighty and nouriihing parts, and doeftrengtb 



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the embers they Iofe much of their windinefle 



and fruit, but fomewhatwin- 



pedinwinc. v ~ r - . 



£ O f thefe roots may be made conferues no Iefle toothfome, wholeforae, and dainty 



fQ 



cmuUjLTid diuers other fuch like. 



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meats called in {hop$.Mtr{d 



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C Ihefel oots may ferue as a ground or foundation whereon the cunning Confectioner ot Sugar- 

 Baker may worke and frame many comfortable delicat Conferues and reftoratiue fweet-mears. 



X> They are vfed to be eaten rofted in the a flies. Some when they be fo rofted infufe and fop wetn 

 in wine : and others to giue them the greater grace in eating 3 do boile them with prufles and fo eat 

 them : likewife others drefle them (being firft rofted) with oi!e,vineger>and falt,euery mao accor- 



nd liking. Notwithftanding howfoeuer 

 thebodyjvehemently procuring bodily In 





a 



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Chap. 370.' OfTotatos of Virginia, 



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^Tht&efcripim. ^ ^ 



ow flexible branches 



afterward 



^__, filing vpon the groiind>^g; 



vneuen,knotted or kneed in fundry places at certaine diftances : from the wnicn * ^ ^ 



meth forth one great leafe made of diuers leaues , fomc fmaller, and others g« ^ ^ 



r vpon a fat middle rib by couples, of a fwart ereene colour tending t0 [ cd ^.L £ra at 



embling thofe of the Winter- Creffes, but much larger j in tafteat the firftHK ^ jor 



rdrtiarDandnioDi'nethetoneue. From thr hofome of which Icaues coi ^j 





