Chap. 529. “Englijb Herbs. 
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to their remotenejs jrom the Jirfl outward Coat : at 
the lower part or bottom of which Bulb , is a Beard 
of Fibres or Strings like a Taffel. Some are red on 
the out fide only , others are red quite thrtf out: 
fome are white , and thefe are either fmall or great , 
flat , long , or round. Some are very /harp and 
Jlrong , others milder and more pleafant : and fome 
of thofe growing in Spain, are fo pleafafit that they 
may be eaten as an Apple. All thefe Kinds of 
Onions, contrary to the Nature of all ether Bulbous 
Roots, have no ojf-fets , or other Roots growing to 
them , but are every one alone Jingle by t he mf elves-, 
and therefore it / cents the La tines, as Columella, 
did give to the Riant the Name of Unio, from 
whence as I conceive came our Englifh Name Onion : 
This Root if it remains on the Ground after Seed 
Onion White flat or round. 
time , dies , rots , and penfhes every Tear. From 
this Root fpring up feveral green , long , hollow 
Leaves , feeming half flat : among which r ifles up a 
great , round , hollow Stalk , thicker and bigger 
m the middle than any where elfe : at top whereof 
ftands a clofe round Head , covered at the Jirfl 
with a thin skin which breaks of its own accord , 
as the Head grows larger and larger , and J hews 
forth it felf as a Very large Globular Vmble of 
white Flowers , which being pafl away turn into 
black Seed. This Head is many times fo heavy , 
that the Stalk cannot bear it, but mufl be up held by 
fame convenient prop from falling to the Ground, 
that it may not rot or perijh. 
IV. Some will have it that there is no Wild 
Onion. Others that there is, which they make 
to be an Onion which is long, and has a very long 
Keck and this they will have to be the Cepce 
Scallion not Headed. 
Scallion Headed. 
Afcalonitides, which is alfo called by ' fome Gethyl- 
l’.des, and this is that of which they J'ay Theo* 
phraltus makes mention under the Title of Gethy- 
um, as is aforementioned . 
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