Chap, 
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Herb, 
'S. 
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Hollow nefs , dnd thus /[ringing up , rifes up to be 
three or four feet high, being greet, round, end of a 
purplifh color at the bottom , but green above , befet 
from thence to the middle thereof, with many long 
and broad green Leaves, very like to the Leaves of 
our Common white Lilly, but Something fltorter and 
narrower, confit/edly without Order, and from the 
middle upwards it is bare or naked without Leaves 
for a certain /pace -, and then it bears four, fix or 
ten flowers, more or lefs, according to the Age of 
the Root, and the fertility of the Earth where it 
grows. The Buds at the fir ft appearing are wbitijh 
ft ending upright among a Bufi) or Tuft of green 
Leaves, [mailer than thofe be lorn, and ft abiding above 
the flowers ; after a while they turn themfelves, and 
hang downwards, every one upon its own f 'oot-ftalk 
round about the great Stem or Stalk, fometimes of an 
even depth, and fometimes again one lower or higher 
than another, which flowers are almoft in form like 
to thofe of an ordinary Lilly, but Jomewhat leffer and 
clofer, confifttng of fix Leaves , of an Orange color 
ftrtped with purplifh Lines and Veins , which add a 
great Grace and Beauty to the flowers. At the bot- 
t am of the flowers next unto the Stalk, every Leaf 
thereof hat on the outfide a certain Bunch or Emi- 
nence flicking forth, of a dark purplifh color ; and 
on the in fide there lies in thofe hollow bunched places 
cert am clear drops of Water, like unto Pearls, of eve- 
ry f west Tafte, almoft like to Sugar or Honey. In 
the midft of each flower is a long white Stile or 
Point el, forked or divided at the end ; and fix white 
Chives tipt with yellowifh Pendents, Jlanding clofe 
about it : after the f lowers are paft, fix-fyuare Seed- 
Veffels appear, jlanding upright , winged as it were 
or welted on the edges, yet Jeeming but three fquare’ 
becaufe each couple of thofe welted edges are joined 
clofer together. In thefe Pods or Veffels are contain- 
ed broad, flat and thin Seeds , of a pale brownifh co- 
lor, like unto other Lillies, but much greater and 
thicker alfo. The Stalk of this Plant does fometimes 
grow flat, two, three or jour fingers broad, and then 
bears many more f lowers , but then generally they are 
f mailer than when it bears roundStalks. Sometimes 
it happens that the Stalk is divided at the top carry- 
ing two or three Tufts of green Leaves, without any 
flowers on them : and fometimes likew fe it bears 
two or three Heads or Crowns of flowers (as we have 
before hinted at fe& 2. above) upon one Stalk ; this 
is not often feen, but when it happens, it is meerly 
accidental. The whole Plant, and every part there- 
of, Roots, Leaves and flowers do f me ll fame what 
Jl rang much like to the Scent of a Fox s which if a- 
ny do but come near it, they cannot chufe but fmell 
IV - fF* Places. This Plant was firft brought 
from Conftantmople into our Country among other 
bulbous Roots, and being made Denizons in our 
Gardens, they are now become Natives of our 
Land, where they thrive admirably well. 
V. The Times. They flower in April, and Lome- 
times in March, if the Weather is mild ; and the 
Heads with Seed are ripe in the end of May and in 
June. It is quick in its Growth, but it fprings not 
out of the Ground till the end of February or be- 
ginning of March. 
VI. The Qualities, Specification, Preparations , Vir- 
tues and XJfes, are the fame with thofe of the White 
and Orange-tawny Lilly , treated of in fome of the 
following Chapters, to which you are referred. 
VII. Obferv. 1. To obtain the true color of the 
flowers of tins noble Plant .- Take Sap-berries, and 
lay them in lteep in a proportional quantity of fair 
VVater for two hours, and mix a little Saffron in 
that lntuhon, and it will give the perfect color, to 
iimne or illumine the Flower withal. 
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..5 R, - A > in r,!t bottom of each of 
thefe Bells, there is placed fix drops of molt pure 
clear ft, rang Water, ftfeet in Talte, like to Sugar, 
refemblmg in Shew fair Oriental Pearls ; thefe drops 
it you take them away, new and frefh drops Will 
arsvaa “as at *r 
CHAP. CLXXVIII. 
Of CUCUMBER Garden. 
L T H c f r f‘ , "’ es - Ic !s called in Arabick, Olathe 
, r b Che ffJ : Greek, : in La- 
tin, Luctmis V Lucumer Sativm .- in Enghlh, Gar- 
den Lucumber. 
II. The Kinds. Of thefe we make four feveral 
torts, viz. I . Cucumis vel Cucumer vulgaris The 
Common Garden Cucumber. 2. Cucumis Angmuut, 
The long Snake-like or Serpentine Cucumber. 0. 
kucumis vel Cucumer Pyfiformis, Pear-faftioned Cu- 
cumber. 4. L ucumis vel Cucumer Hifpanicus, The 
Spantjh Cucumber. 
<ya rd on- (ucum&ers 
III. The Descriptions. The firft has aRoot which 
is long and white, with divers fibres adjoining to it 
from whence fpnng forth many trailing roueh preen 
Branches, lying on the Ground ; all along whereof 
gtom feveral Leaves, which are rough, broad une- 
venat the edges, and pointed at the ends, with long 
crooked twijiing Tendrels or Clafpers, coming fcih 
at the fame Joint with the Leaf, but on the other fide 
thereof. Between the Stalks and the Leaves , at ire 
Joints come forth flowers fcverally , each jlanding 
on a Jhort Foot-ftalk, opening h Jelf into five Leaves 
oj a yellowifh color ; at the bottom of which gr id 
