' x B. 2. 
Of the HiiTory of Plants. 
z:o 
The Names. 
Radifh is called in Greeke of T heophrafhts, D;t> floral, s, Galen, and other old writers in p lOD 
afhanus, and Satuu RadicuU : in high Dutch, ftetttCl) *. in low Dutch, JSaDtlg : in Frenc'- R fort 
in Italian, Raptuno : in Spamih ,Rmam .• in Engiiih, Radifh, and Rabone: in the Bohemi in ro 4 ue 
ISftDfelB. Cdtus affirmeth that the feed of Radifh is called of c Marcellus Emtericns lUcano* r id 
lo likewife of Ait, us in the fetond chapter of the fecond booke of his Tetrabible • yet Corwins 
doth not reade Bacanen, but Cacrmon .- The name of Bacanmn is alfo found in Tl.Mvrctj(u-s in the 
2 55.Compofitionof his firft booke. J a 5 
y The Temperature. 
Radifh doth manifeftly heat and drie, open and make thin by reafon of the bitine quality that 
ruleth in it maketh them hot in the third degree, and drie in the fecond, and Ihewetli that 
it is rather a lauce than a nourifhtnent. 
The Vcrtucs. 
Radifh are eaten raw with bread in Read of other food . but being eaten after that manner they \ 
yeeld very little nountTiment,and that faultie and ill. But for the mod part, they arc vfed as f ! A 
with meates to procure appetite, and in that fort they ingender blood leiTe faulty, than eaten alone 
or with bread oncly : but feeing they be of a harder digeftion than meates, they are alfo mmy 
times troublcfome to the ftomacke ; neuerthelefle, they feme to diftribute and difnerfe the no t 
rifoment, especially being taken after meat ■ and taken before meat, they caufe belchinas and 
ouerthrovv the ftomacke. 1 - > ana 
Before meate they caufe vomiting, and efpecially the rinde.-the which as it is more bitin* than B 
the inner fubftance,fo doth it with more force caufe that effebf if it be giuen with Oximel which 
is a lyrupe made with vmeger and hony. D 3 lcn 
Mor^ouer,Radi fh prouoketh vrine, and diflblueth cluttered fand,and driueth it forthdf a aood C 
draught of the decoft ion thereof be drunke in the morning. P/% write th, and Diofcondes\\h,v l [ c 
i!i a the chf ft aga ‘ 3n ° C ° l ' Sh 5 “ t0 makethin > thlCke and g roffe which fticketh 
In Read hereof the Phifitions of our age doe vfe water diftilled thereof : which iikewife pro n 
cureth vrine mightily, and driueth forth iftones in the kidnies. P U 
„ P P er 00 tfliCe j and la ' d 0l,er night in white or Rhenifh v v iiie,and drunke in the moraine dri F' 
ueth out vrine and grauell mightily, but in tafte and fmcll it is very lothfome S> ’ ' 
fooPfpS ftamFd WUh h ° ny 3nd the P ° Wder ° f a Ace P es hearc dried > caufeth haire to grow in F 
wi “ vin ' 6 "’ ““ -r « 
•' ” I , 
bloJcc. 2 & ar '* ^ w.ie in the firil and feco0d place, were variety es-oF the long Turnep dcltribcdin the ftco.id place, in the firft Chapter of this fccond 
Chap; 6 : 
Of Voilde fadijh. 
W tu d j- i t IT Thebefcript;™. 
d h 0 , rter ara r0W f ! eafe than the comraon Radift, and more 
ftalk/is flpp 1 ,a Inaoft hke the leaues of Rocket, but much greater. The 
branches. The floures are fmalTan ' i u for tvvo , cublts hl gh,diuided toward the top into many 
feed. The root is theC ° dls Io >?g, Ilender, aud ioynted, wherein is the 
tafte. bigneile of the finger, white within and without, of a foarpe and biting 
The ftafe'is^ b / 0ad ie ™es, deeply indented or cut euen to the middle rib. 
Gut a prop, in lo much that vee fofol n c l and that Wa p belng not abIe t0 ftand vpright with- 
vpon the mud'or mire where itSS'Thp'fl, 4 n ° n0tW fl 1C ls vel T young, but leaning down 
leaues. The root is font fet in ftS e foT f r the t0 , P made of follre ^ yellow 
borand bu,„i„ g in ‘ ° f ‘ fp “ r - 
TfpiT.a . > «1 The Place. 
growes vpon the borders of bankes and ditches caft vp,and in the borders of fields.' 
The 
