I B. Z. 
Of the Hiftroy of Plants. 
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x Citiara maxima Anglica. 
The great red Artichoke. 
2 Cinara maxima a!l>a. 
The great white Articho.ee, 
.3 Cinara (yluejlric. 
•Wilde Artichoke, 
alio vpon the cone a floure allofthreds, ofa 
gallant purple tending toa blew colour. The 
feed is long, grearer and thicker than that of 
our Ladies thiftle,lyingvndcrfoftand downy 
haires which are contained within the fruit. 
The root is thicke, and ofa meane length. 
2 The fecond great Artichoke differeth 
from the former in the colour of the fruit , o- 
therwife there is little difference, except the 
fruit hereof dilareth it felfc further abroad, 
and is not fo clofely compadl together, which 
maketh the difference. 
3 The prickly Artichoke, called in La- 
tine Cardttm,oi S pirn fa Cinara , differeth not 
from the former, fane that all the corners of 
theleaues hereof, and the ftalkes of the cone 
or fruit, are armed with ftiffeand lharp pric- 
kles, whereupon it beareth well the name of 
Car duns, or ThifUe. 
f 7 fe Place. 
The Artichoke is to be planted 111 a fat and 
, . fruitful! (oi!e : -they doloue water and raoift 
j,iounc . i-y co.nmjt great error who cutaway the fideor fuperfluous leaues thatgrow by the 
!- CSjt 1 , !n § thc L reb y co mcreafe the greatnefle of the fruit, when as in truth they depriue the root 
from much water by that meanes, which fhouldnourifli it to the feeding of the fruit- for if you 
mui -e t te trough or hollow channell that is in cilery leafe, it fliall appeare very euidently,that the . 
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