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a grey till color; John Traacjcan) laid that he taw 
Thrfc Acres' of Land about Brajfels Planted with 
this Kind, which the owner waited like Endive , 
and titen hold them in Winter for Winter Salleiing. 
Xl II. T be ? laces. Thele all grow in Gardens, 
but the firft two or three are the moll common with 
us; we' find by daily experience that our Eng/ifi > 
Re. I hariichoke is the molt delicious ot them all ^ 
they have been fent from us to trance, Holland, 
Italy, and other Countries, where they have grown 
well tor a Sealon, but they have not in thefe places 
retained their excellency and goodnels for above 
Two Years, but have much degenerated, whereas 
with us they dailv improve, lo that it leems our 
Soil and Climate has the preheminence, and is the 
molt natural to this Plant in exalting it to its high- 
elf perfection. 
XIV. The Times. 
■rviv. a... c All thefe Kinds are increafed 
by Hipping the young Shoots trom the Roots, which 
being replanted in tebruary , March , or April , have 
many times -the lame Year, but the next at furtheft, 
born very good Heads: The Hartichoke is to be 
Planted in a very fat and fruitful Soil, and they love 
Water, and a moift Ground ; it is a great Error to 
cut away the fide, or fupeiiiuous Leaves which 
grow by the Tides, thinking thereby to increafe the 
greatnefs of the Heads, when as in truth they de- 
prive the Root of much Water by that means, which 
would nourilh it , to the feeding and inlarging of 
the Heads -, for if you mark the Trough or hollow 
Channel which is in every Leaf, it will appear very 
evidently, that thofe Furrows were defigned, even 
from the extream point ot the Leaf to the Ground 
where it is lalfned to the Root, for no other pun 
pole , but to guide that Water which falls far off 
unto’the Root, for that without fuch ftore of Water 
the whole Plant would wither, and the Heads pine 
away and come to nothing ; they are Planted for the 
moil part about OSober , or fomewhat fooner, the 
Plant mull be fet, and nourifhed with good ftore ot 
Afhes, for that kind of Manure is thought to be bell 
for the Planting thereof, and every Year the Slips 
muff be taken or flipt off from the Root, and are to 
be let in April , as aforefaid, which will be fruitful 
about Attguft following, as Columella , Pal/adius, and 
others, as alfb daily experience teaches. 
XV. The Vitalities. They are, viz. the nails or 
bottoms of the Scales or Flakes, as alfo the bottoms, 
on which Down and Seed ltand , hot and moift ill 
the firft degree, Diurecick, Analeptick, and Sperma- 
togenetick. 
XVL The Specification. Being much eaten, they 
are fnid to be fingular in flopping the involuntary 
courfe of the Seed in Man or Woman. 
XVII. T be Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1. An Effcnce , or Blood of the Heads. 1. A 
Dccotlion of the Root in Wine , the Pith being firft 
taken away. 3. A Pouder of the Seed. 4. The 
Sallet. 
The Virtues . 
XVIII. The EJfence , Sanguis, or Blood. _ It is made, 
of the bottoms, as the Blood ol Parfneps-, it is Diure- 
tick, nourilhes much, and reftores in Confumptions, 
tho’ of the Lungs-, and being taken from two to four. 
Drams in Red Wine Morning , Noon, and Night, 
it flops the involuntary flux of Seed , commonly 
called Gonorrhea fimplex , yet it provokes Lull ex- 
treamly, for it ftrengthens the whole Body. 
XIX. The DecoSion of the Root in Wine , Being 
drank liberally , it takes away the rank fmell of the 
Atm Holes , for it lends forth plenty of ftinking 
Urine whereby the rank and rammiih favour of not 
only the Armpits, but of the whole Body is much 
amended. 
XX. The Pouder of the Seed. It opens obllruai- 
ons of the Llrinary parrs, provokes Urine, and clean- 
fes thofe Veffels from Sand, Gravel, fmall Stones, 
and other Tartarous Matter, and much amends the 
evil fmell of the Body, carrying oft the fcetidnels 
by Urine. 
XXL The Sal/et. It is manifold, 1. Made of 
the Heads, by boiling them foil, after which they 
are eaten with melted Butter, Vinegar, Salt, and 
Pepper; this being much and often eaten nourilhes 
very much, and reftores in deep Confumptions; it 
alio very much increafes Seed', and ftirs up Bodily 
Lull. 2. The Leaves ot the heads and their bottoms 
pickled ; eaten with Meat they are very pleafing and 
grateful to the Stomach. 3. The raw Sailer. It is 
made of the Ninth Kind , being whitened like En- 
dive, and fo ufed as a Winter Sallet, being eaten 
raw,’ with Pepper, Salt, Vinegar, and Oil, as you 
drels whitened Endive, Sailary, Src. 
CHAP. CCCXXXIX. 
Of HARTICHOKE Wrld, 
0 R, 
Wild ARTICHOKE. 
I.'T' H E Nantes. It is called in Greek 
X Diofcoridis, and is doubtlefs k«Kt©- Tbeo- 
phrajli , in Latine Cynara , and Cinara Sylvejiris , 
and Scolymus , in Englifh Wild Artichoke, or Harti - 
choke. 
WilclJtr/-, 
fcAod 
II. The Kinds. There are two feveral Kinds, viz. 
1. Scolymus Diofcoridis , Cynara Sylvejiris Dobell ] , 
(becaufe it fo nearly relembles the Cimira aculeate, r, 
Scolymus 
