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encreales ; and is much milder than the Com- 
mon Garlick both in Tafie and Smell. It has 
veto or three fair broad. Leaves of a frejb 
or light green color , and pointed at the end. 
The Stalk groins to be about an Hand length 
high , bearing many fitiall and pure while Star- 
like blowers at the top ; and afterwards J. mall , 
black and Jmoolh round Seed. 
IV. Gerard thus deferibes it. Inftead of a Root, 
it has a long fender' bulb, which fends down a - 
buniance of Strings, and is covered with Skins or 
thick Coats. From whence Spring two or three 
broad tongijh Leaves, (harp pointed, /month, and 
of a light green color. The Jhtlk is a /pan high, 
fmooth and Jlcnder, bearing at the Top a c/ujler of 
whiter far faflnoned flowers. 
V. The fecond, or Snake Ramfon, Its root is 
bulbous but longer than the other, covered with 
a broanijh outward Skin or Coat , /omewhat 
netted as it were like Gladiolus, with a Tuft 
of fibers oljoing to it. Parkinfon fays, it hits 
j omewhat broader Leaves than the other Ram- 
fon, fomething like to Lilly Convally Leaves, but 
/potted oftentimes with black Spots, cu the fender 
Stalks are, which bear many /mall white Flowers 
on their Heads. 
VI. Gerard deferibes this fecond fort thus. Its 
Root is great and long , covered with many fcaly 
Coats, and hairy Strings. This Mountain Ramfon 
ri/es up with a Stalk half a Lard high, and of about a 
fingers thickne/s , yet very weak, and full of a Spongy 
Subfiance . near to the bottom, it is of a purplifh 
color, and gi ten above , bearing at the top 
a multitude of /mail whit if) Flowers , Star- 
fafhionci and fomething Gaping. The Leaves 
are three 'or four broad, and Ribbed like the 
leaves of Great Gentian, but more refetn- 
bling the Leaves of Garden Ramfon , or Bears- 
Garlick (before defer ibed) favtng that they are 
larger. 
VII. The P laces. The firft, or Bears-Garlick or 
Ramfon , befides its being Planted in Gardens , is 
found to grow Wild in many parts of England, in 
Woods and Borders of Fields under Hedges, among 
the Bulhes. Gerard fays, he found it growing in 
the next Field to Booby’s Bam near London, 
under that Hedg which borders upon the Lane : 
alfo upon the left Hand under an Hedg adjoin- 
ing to a Lane leading to Hampftead near London. 
The fecond grows Wild on the Mountains of Ger- 
many as Clufius fays but with us only in the Gar- 
dens of the Curious. 
VIII. The Tunes. They fpring up in April and 
May, and they Flower in June and July-, and their 
Seed is ripe in Augujl. 
IX. The Qualities. They both of them have 
all the Qualities of Carden Garlick, bur are 
not full out l'o ftrong and efficacious as it, being 
hot and dry but in the third Degree. 
X. The Specification, Preparations , and Ver- 
tices are the fame with thofe of Garden 
Garlick, in Chap. 307. Sill. 9. ad Set}. 22. 
to which I refer you: yet the following par- 
ticular Obfervations Authors have made concern- 
ing them. 
XI. Obfervat. 1. The Leaves of Ramfons ; 
In the Low Countries. They are ftamped and 
eaten by feveral People with Fifh for a Sawce ; 
juft as we eat Green Sawce made with Sorrel. 
And the lame Leaves may very well be eaten 
in April and May with Bread and Butter, for 
they very much expel Wind, and ftrengthen the 
Stomach. 
XII. Obfervat. 2. The Dijli/led Water of the 
Roots and whole Plant. It is of Angular good 
ule againft Stone, Gravel, Sand and Tartar in 
the Reins and Bladder : it opens obltrucfions 
ol- thofe parts, and cleanfes them very well : it 
provokes Urine ; and is faid even to break the 
Scone and drive it forth. But if it breaks it, 
I conclude, jhat its fubttance or confidence, mult 
be made of a Friable matter. 
XIII. 'Obfervat. 3. The Root of the Snake Ram- 
fon. It is like Garlick in its Operation. Came- 
rarius fays, that Country People hang it about 
the Necks of their Cattle, when they are fallen 
Blind , arid perfwade themfelves, that by this 
means they will recover their Sight again. Thofe 
who work in the Mines In Germany, fay (as Clufi- 
ns reports,) that they find this Root powerful 
in defending them from the injuries of Evil 
Spirits and Devils , which are oftentimes trou- 
blefome in thofe places. I rather think that 
hereby is meant, that it is good agailf the Ma- 
lignity of'Poifonous and Pelfilential Vapofs, and 
Morciferous Damps, which are very frequent in 
the Mines. 
RAKF.T, fee Rocket, Chap. 598. 
RAMPE, fee Wake Robin, Chap. 
RAPE, fee Turnep, Chap. 
CHAP. DXC. 
Of RAPE - SEE Di 
AND 
COLE-RAPE. 
I. 'T' H E Names. We know no Greek Name 
± it has: but it is called in Latine , Rapo- 
Cau/u , W Caulo-Rapum : in Englijh , Rape and 
Cole-Rape. 
11 . The Kinds. The Species we treat of 
here ate, 1. Rapo-Caulis, The Garden Rape- 
Cole. 2. Caulo-Rapum , The Garden Cole- 
Rape. 3. Brajfca Sy/veftris, vel arvenfts , 
The Wild Rape, or Cole-wort, which yields 
the Rape Seed, and is only fown for Profit 
fake. 
The Defcriptiotii 
III. The firft, or Garden Rape Cole. It has 
one (ingle long Root , garmjhed with many Thready 
Strings. From which fifes up a great thick Stalk, 
bigger than a Great Cucumber, or Great Turnep, 
at the top whereof /hoots forth , great broad Leaves 
like to thofe of Cabbage-Cole. The Flowers grow 
at the Top on fender Stalks, compatl of four 
fmall yellow Leaves , which being paft, the Seed 
follows, inclofei in fmall long Cods, like the Seed 
of Mujiardi 
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