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Although this was ' in September, they 

 continued to increafe rapidly, and preferved 

 their verdure throughout the winter* In 

 this feafon I plucked off fome of the leaves, 

 and had them boiled for the table ; they 

 were of a fine green colour, lighter v than 

 fpinach, and fomething like it in tafte, with 

 a flavour fomewhat refembling that of afpa- 

 ragus. 



At this period, I took up three roots, 

 each about four ounces in weight, which, 

 after boiling, eat very much like parfnips, 

 and had the fame Ihape of the roots. 



So much I had experienced of the culti- 

 vation and ufe of this vegetable, when the 

 following account of it fell into my hands j 

 a tranflation of which I immediately pro- 

 cured, and now^ publifti, in order to diffufe 



the 



