ADVE RTISEMENT 



T N the midfummer of 1786, a few feeds 

 were given me, faid to be thofe of a 

 dietetic vegetable, known in France, under 

 the name of the Racine de Bifette. As I 

 was then ignorant of its Cultivation and 

 qualities, I planted the feeds in light earth, 

 which was then placed in my hot-houfe. 

 They vegetated in about a week, and in the 

 fpace of two months had acquired {talks of 

 the thicknefs of a goofe-quill, when they 

 were tranfplanted into the open air. 



Although 



