15^ SalmonV Herbal. 



Lib. I. 



Ill The Di-fcriptior T'^ '^ 





wiong which Leaves njes up a Stalk, bearing many 



l£efrom "th' filer, ' eL7ptm^,i7led£f?cfl^^^ 

 V. New here is to be noted, i. That the lellmo 

 nTnnh ""Y'^^'r "^^ ■"'?■ TA'^ long and the Jhort. 

 One of the long forts is of a pale yellow, and this 

 has the greatelt and longeft Root, and UkeSife the 

 greateft head of Gieen : this for the moft narr k 

 the worftfort ofG.m, not being fo fweet and 

 hrm as the other. The other lone rc>t\^af c rl^pr, 



their Roots become Wliite. Thejhon ^HzfcS- 

 lo diuded into pale and deep yellow, or Golden 

 color 2. That ihe led Canon, befides thofe 

 which are red quite throughout, there is another 

 whole Root is red without for a pretty way inwards', 

 but the middle is yellow. 



VI The Places They are only Sown inG.r^.^., 

 or other manured Yields, chofen and fitted out for 

 that purpofe, and delight to grow hi a Sandy and 

 light ground, that their Roots may the more eafily 

 pierce deep downwards, which in a ftifFclay ground 



VII. The Times. They are to be fown in March 

 Root ; and the year following they bring forth their 

 Flower and Seed. In Carolina I faw a Carrot above 

 four years old, which brought forth its ripe Seed in 

 ih& fifth year : The reafon thereof I conceive to be 

 becaufe the Malter of the Houfe cut off every year 

 its green Tops, that it might not Seed, whereby 

 the Root grew very great, as alio the green head 

 the fifth year, which was four or five times as big 

 as any ordinary Carrot head : This head he let ftand 

 for Seed, and it produced him an incredible quan- 

 tity thereof, very fair, and nearly twice at large as 

 "' l^7rhe Qualities'. The Seed is hot and dry in 

 the iirft Degree, Aperitive, Difcuffive, Diuretick, 

 Carminative, Stomatick, Nephritick, HyftericL and 

 Alterative : The Roots are Sweet, Flatulent Ana- 

 leptick, and Spermatogenetick. ' 



their Specification, Preparations and 



It with this note, that' thefe Garden 

 fling near fo ftrong and powerful as 



Vild Kinds, the Seeds of both being 



chiefly ufed in Medicine : As for the Roots, the 

 GW^/?iC/«</ a thoufand fold exceed the Wild tbr 

 Food, not only for the pleafure of Eating them, 

 but alfo for their Analeptick or NourKhing fa- 



