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CHAP. DLXXXIV. 
Of RADISH Garden. 
I. 'T' H E Karnes. It is called in Greeks 
_L 'P ei<p*m : in La tine , Raphanus , Lf Rapha- 
nus Horten (is: and in Englifh , Radifh and Garden 
RadiJJ) , or Reddijh. Cali us lays, that Marcellas 
Empericus calls the Seed of Radifh , Bacanon 
which is alfo found in N. Myrepfus , lib. i. comp. 
255. but Cornarius reads it, Cacdnon. 
II. Kinds. Of Radifhes there are three 
Generick Species, ws. 1. 'P*W« > Ra- 
phanifs Hortenfis , Garden Radilh. 2. 'P^*w 
mJivii, Raphanus Sylvefiris , Wild Radifh. 3. 
Raphanus Ruflicanus , Horfe Radilh : of ail which 
in order. 
III. T he Garden Kinds. They are various, as, 
1. Raphanus fativus communis , Our common 
Garden Radilh. 2. Raphanus fativus minor , The 
lefier Garden Radilh. 2. Raphanus Orbiculatus , 
The round Radifh. 4. Raphanus niger , Rapha- 
nus Pyriformis , The Pear falhioned, or Black 
Radilh. 
rife up to the height of three or jour Feet , bearing 
many purp/ij h Flowers at top , 0/ _//>///- Leaves 
apiece , which turn into thick fhort Pods , /a which 
are contained round Seed , larger than Turnep cv 
Cole- wort £00 and of a pale reddijh color. 
V. Gerard deferibes it thus. I/j- £00/ 
/<?#£ white , both within and without , 0//1/ 0/ a 
fharp Tajie. It fends forth great and large Leaves, 
green , m/g/>, c.v/ /a 0/7 both fide s with deep gafhes. 
not unlike to the Garden Turnep , but greater. 
The Stalk is round and parted into many Branches , 
07// of which fpring many Flowers of a light purple 
color , made of four little Leaves and when they be 
paji, there come in their places, fharp pointed Cods „ 
puft or blown up towards the Stalk , full of a 
fpongeous Subfance , wherein is contained the Seed , 
of a light brown color , fame what greater than the 
Seeds of Turneps 0/' Cole- worts. 
VI. T/70 fecond , 0/- Small Garden Radifh. //* 
R00/ /.r f mall , /0tf£, white both within and without , 
except a fmall part of it , towards its top , which is 
of a reddijh color. Its Leaves are exaftly like the 
former , faving that they are fmallcr and more brit- 
tle in Handling. The Stalk is about a Tard high , 
Radifb Garden fmall. 
The Description. 
IV. T 7 j<? />/, 0/- Our common Garden Radifh. 
J/j R00/ 2s long, white within 5 0W 0/ 0 reddijh 
purple color on the out fide towards the top of it, 
and of a fharp bit ing 'Tajie yet fome arc lefs Jharp 
and biting and of a more p leaf ant Tajie. It has long 
Leaves unevenly gafifd on both fi les : the Stalks 
Radifh Garden Great. 
having fome Branches from the middle upwards 
like the other , on the tops of which grow the Flowers, 
very like them alfo. The Seed is f mailer and not 
fo fharp in Tafte. 
VII. The third, or Round Radifh. Its Root is 
almofi Orbicular, and firm, nothing waterifh like 
the Common Radifh, but more pleafant in Tajie , 
and wholefomer , not fo apt to rife in the Stomach , 
as the others are, or as the Garden Radifhes do. 
Its Leaves are like the Garden Turnep from a- 
mong which fpring up a round and fmooth Stalk , 
dividing it felf towards the top into two or three 
I Branches , on which grow fmall purplifh Flowers 
confifiir.g 
