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y eateing Of It the bltlﬂgs

the herhe Elapboéofmm,or wilde Parfnep,whereupon the feed is giuen with wine again and ftingings of Serpents. . at. that W‘“‘h

;~ Both the Eglxl-cs tltatfotmetly were in this chapter were ofthc Garden Pgrfngpg ; the ﬁrlt being that oELnb:I,and the fccond that 05 T“"'"'"" .‘.l~.on1Ji hauc btcnc in the fccond place, was formerly put For Spbmdylium.

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. ‘ on‘? J; lift of many fmall leaues faﬁcﬂeitfgme,

I’ rib, euery particular one where0 16 6,, if ' thing nicked in the edges, but they agrfncp, greener, 8: fmoother than thofe afthﬁ _ 11-011,}, The italkes be fhorf, and {eldome a cub?‘ ~*-’ ’ the floures in the fpoltie tufts are W 1“? one roots bee many in number growing wt 0 or 3 1): [1 head an hand breadth long,tnoﬂ commmcll a ﬁnger thick,they are fweet,whit’€: 50° eaten,and molt pleafant in tafte. 1,’ ‘Tire Place arm’ Time. 5. y‘. y W This slcirret is planted in Gardens, and efgfzer ,4’ ’* ’ cially by the root, for the greater all u ones being taken away,the lemi‘ are he done 1 the earth agai.n.e:which thing is belt Nome VP’ ‘\ 1/ " ''‘'' ~ . in March or Aprill, before the ftalkes C meted . -‘:”"'~’¢‘” and at this time the roots which be‘? $3 1 ‘ " are eaten raw,or boyled. ill T5: Names. _ and al? ,. This herb is called in Latinc, 5if".Wm'f call , {'0 in Greeke,n'mav; the Latines d0 1’ .6 W1 C ail» i’ 5‘ 5’f‘’’‘;and diuers of the later Herb-Wﬁs name law or C/zeruil/:zm,or S arm"/Z4, the Germansmigﬂt §r.§ter1in:Tmgm,%am garter: 1’i_39"£m;ha£ in the Lowi-t:ountries.§uPt’k2t D30?“ muggy: is to fay,Sugar roots,and oftentim€5:_9F nch, in Spanifh,C/2erz'm'4:in I:a11an,szfar_o~'1” I And 55””? -‘ in Englifhgskirret and Sk1fW°,’,,;, the Em at _ : ~ _ this is that Sifér or Skirret which 7’ efﬁhene, as I’)g;yC;l;F Sygéltfgliitjclltgd to bee CO'mf]€lCd ynto him frorn Qelduba;a caﬁle about the rit;1caft‘9ch C fare- faid Empgrout did fol tnitfhczglrsthlrentil xtlileilhhnciblie Iderhejind is thg ﬁbmgutght mm mm mm)’ Yea“? 0“! Of Germany. It is not,as diuets fu ole Sail: {fa htisesjgice E (inf 5:11;‘-‘h he hathwms. 35“ in his 39-Ch3Pter: for Sccacul is deifcribed b Elgeleaatfe oi: Iuléerz th tuis to fa Of the peaga Uwdttéialm Sy[”’.zm”" eXP°“ndCth it : and it brinécth forth a blacke fiui: of the bigﬂeﬂé 0” bigot -pm {alum Ofnloﬂhlrelalid Of“ (‘Wet ‘@956, which is called Gmmmz Calm! : But the Skim: 1.121? a The Imfe Of the Peafeanelthc‘ doth it bring forth fruit like to the Ciche- cafe-w'l1ereUP°n1E1s he nifeli, that the Skirret doth very much differ from Sempio his Seraml: (0 game is it from beemgt ‘ I fame. -

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The roots ofthe Skirrct he moderately hot and moil’c5 they be eaﬁly concoéled; HWY 3 meanly,and yeeld a reafonable good juyce : but they are fomethincr windie by reafon WIICTCO al{o protlokeluﬂr. b ’ (ten.

They be eatenlroiled, with vineger, falt, and a little oyle after the manner ofa falladsand 0.“ of times they be {tied in oile and butrer,and alfo drclfcd after oiher fafhions according I0 the 5!“ the cooktgand the talte of the eater. J The

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gggthth away windineffe out of the ﬁomaclte, and gtipings of the belly, and hclpeth the hicket of xm§- They [titre vp appetite, and prouokc vrine.

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He leaues of the Garden Carrots are of a deepe gteene colour, compofed of many fine Fennell-like leaues,very notably cut or jagged5among which rrfeth vp a ﬂalke ltraight: ked t f _ and round,foure cubits highfomewhat hartre and hollow,hau1ng ‘at the top round lpo- 1-‘ “ ‘S. In which do grow little white ﬂoures : in their places commeth the feed,rough and hat-

slfweet ﬁnellwhen it is rubbcd.1‘he rootis long.thicke and ﬁngle, of ya faire yellow colour‘,

"0 be eaten, and very fwcet in taﬂe.

I Paﬂinaraﬂttim tenuiﬁrliag :; 3 Paﬂinacaﬁtim atrairuéeni. Yellow Carrot. Red Carrot.

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’c0l1 There is another kinda hereof like to the former in all parts,and differeth from it only in “W. °“‘ Ofthe root,whiCh in this is not yellow, but of a blackilh red colour.

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ore °f€ Carrots are fowne in the ﬁelds, and in gardens where other pot-herbes are : the)’ require 3

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