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 Ascyro7t. 



Ascyron is not very comon in England, howe be it I sawe it 

 thys last yere in Syon parck, it hath a foursquared stalke, & is like 

 ^saynte Johans grasse, but it is greater and not wyth suche holes as 

 are in saynte Johans grasse, wherefore it maye be called in english 

 square saint Johans grasse or great saynt Johans grasse. 



Asclepias. 



Asclepias is called of the Herbaries Hirundinaria, of the duche 

 men Schwalben^wirt and of some poticaries Vincetoxicum. It 

 groweth in Germany in highe mountaynes, and in stony grounde 

 amonge busshes. I haue not sene it in England, it may be called 

 in englishe Swallowurt. 



Asparagus. 



Asparagus is of .ij. kyndes, the one kinde is called in latin 

 asparagus altilis, or asparagus alone, of the poticaries sparagus, in 

 Englishe Sperage, in Duche Spargen, in french Esperage, it groweth 

 very plentuously in the Ilandes of east Freeseland, but in Englande 

 it groweth no where els that I knowe, but in gardines. The other 

 is named in latin Corruda or asparagus syluestris I neuer sawe thys 

 kynde but onely in Italy in the mounte apenine, it maye be called 

 in englishe pricky Sperage, because it is all full of pr)ckes. 



Asplemim. 



Asplenum or asplenium named in greke 'asplenon, or Scolo- 

 pedrion, in duche Steinferne, is called of the poticaries Citterache. 

 It maye be called in englishe Citterach, or Scaleferne, or Finger- 

 ferne, Thys herbe groweth communely in greate rockes and in 

 moyste walles, it is very muche in highe Germany besyde Embis 

 bath, and besyde S. Goweris. I heare say that it is also pletuous 

 in the west countrey here in Englad. 



Astragalus. 



Astragalus is called in lowe duchelande Erde nut, &: in Berg- 

 ' B iij, back. 2 wurt. ' B iiij. 



