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Show Of the Hiftorie ofPlants. 238 2 Bey Radithis called in Greeke of Theophraftus, Diofcorides,Galen,and otherold writers jassresin fhops, Raphanus, and Sativa Radicula : inhigh Dutch, Bettich + in low Dutch,Radug ¢ in French, Raifort: in Italian, Raphano iin Spanith,Rauano: in Englifh,Radifh,and Rabone:in the Bohemian tongue, (ani nie Ree that fhewethit felfe aboue the ground of areddifh Se a Radith witha roundroot hathleaueslike thegarden Turnep : a gw ie a Mee Bsedfeto, Ce/zuvs affirmeththat the feed of Radith is called of Marcellus Empericus,Bacanon; and. fo likewife of Aétivs in the fecond chapter of the fecond booke of his Tetrabible: yet Cornarius h vp around and fmoothftalke, diuiding it felfe toward the top into ts ° or t bree raniches, os d row {mall purplifh floures made of foure leaues apeece : which being paft,there NegION EOS e ee Eeall fone cods puft vp or bunchedin two, and fometimes three places,full of oe aise one Radith ; wherein is contained thefeed, fomewhat fmaller than the Cole. _ - pune a hotter taite The root is round and firme, nothing waterith like the com. doth not reade Bacanen, but Cacanon : The name of Bacannm is alfo found in NMyrepfiss inthe 255-Compofition ofhisfirft booke. | The Temperature. Radith doth manifeftly heat and drie, open and make thin byreafon of the biting quality that ruleth in it. Galenmakeththemhot in the third degree,and drie in the fecond,andtheweth that itis rathera faucethana nourifhment. The Vertues, — Otisree pleafant in taftewholfomer,not caufing fuch ftinking belchingsas the garden > bits, of abright reddifh colour. The leaues are deeply cut ingged nd Shcee fomewhatrough. Thefloures are madeoffoureleaues,of alight ee i as ,y feed is contained in fmall bunched cods like the former. The root ist afhione mn s peas ork 8 Turnep, blacke without and white within,of a firme and folide fu can and fharpe,biting the tongueasthe other kindes of Radifh,but moreftrongly. e tafte is quicke 4. Raphanus pyriformir, fine radlice nigrs, The blacke,or Peare-fafhion Radifh, Aoleappa Round Radifh. 3 239 The Names. Thefmall garden Radifh hath leaueslike the former,but fmaller,and more ee in hand. linc. Theftalke of two cubits high, whcreonbe the floureslike the former. The feed is fmaller, anilnor fo fharpe intafte. The rootis fmall,long,white both withinand without, except little negecec een witha root fafhionedlike a peare, sroweth to the height of three orfourecu- Of the Hiftory of Plants. Lis. 2. e de9 Radifh are eaten raw with breadin ftead ofother food , but beingeaten after manner,they A yeeld verylittle nourifhngent,and that faultie and ill. But for the moft part,theythat are vfed as fauce with meates to procure appetite,and in thatfort they ingender bloodJeffe faulty,than eaten alone or with bread onely : but feeing they be of a harder digeftion than meates, they are alfo many times troublefome to the ftomacke ; neuertheleffe, they ferue to diftribute and difperfe the nou- rifhment, e{pecially being takenafter meat, and taken before meat, they caufe belchings , and Before meatethey caufe vomiting,and efpecially the rinde:the which asit more biting than B the inner fubftance,fo dothit with more force caufe that effeét if itbe giuenis with Oximel,which isa fyrupe ouerthrowthe ftomacke. madewith vinegerand hony. Moreouer,Radifh prouokethvrine, and diffolueth cluttered fand,and driueth it forth,if a good C slraught ofthe decogtion thereof be drurike in the morning. Pliny writeth,and Diofcorides likwife, that‘i is goodagainft an old cough ; and to makethin, thicke and groffe flegme which fticketh In ftead hereofthe Phifitions of our age doe vfe water diftilled thereof: which likewife pro- D cureth vrine mightily, and in the cheft. driueth forth iftonesin the kidnies. Therootfliced and laid ouer night inwhite or Rhenifh wine,and drunke in the morning, dri- BE) ueth out vrine and grauell mightily, but in tafte and {mell it is very lothfome. j d ae toot ftamped with honyand the powderof a fheepesheart dried, caufeth haire to growin FE ort {pace. Thefeed caufeth vomite,prouokethvrine : and being drunke with honiedvineger,itkillethand G driueth forth wormes. The root ftamped with the meale of Darnell anda little white wine vineger, taketh awayall ‘H blew andblacke fpots, and brafed blemithes of the face. The root Boltedin broth, and the decoéion drunke;,is good againft an old cough : it moueth I womensfickneffe,and caufeth much milke. sane figures that were in the firft and fecond place, were varictyes of the long Turnep deftribedia the fecond place, in the firlt Chapter of this fecond Cuar: 6: , a b @ The Place. ia All the kindes of Radith require loofe ground which hath beene long manuredandis a * what fat. They profperwellin fandie ground where theyare not fo fubied&t towormes,as 10 grounds. The Time. qa oan Gott Thefe kindes ofRadifh are moft fitly fowen after the Summer Solfticein Iune ee they ing fowen betimesinthe {pring they yeeld nottheir roots fo kindly nor profitably, Aied die for the moft part quickly runvpto ftalke andfeed, where otherwife they doe not aa feedtill the next {pring following. They may be fowen tenmoneths inthe yeere, but'a before, the beft time is in Tune and Iulie. «1 Of wilde Radifh. q The Defcription. Ilde Radifh hath a fhorter narrower leafe than the common Radifh, and more deeply cut or iagged, almoft like the leaues of Rocket, but much greater. The ftalke is flender and rough,of two cubits high, diuided toward the top into many ena Thefloures are {mall and white: thecodis long, flender, aud ioynted , wherein is the .-The root is of the bigneffe of the finger, whitewi thin and without, of a fharpeandbiting The -hs water Radith hath long and broad leaues,deeply indented or cut euen tothe middle rib. oat! aks long, weake,and leaneth this way and that way, beingnotableto ftand vpright with- : athe in fo muchthat yee fhall neuerfind it, no not wheniti s very young, butleanifig down ios 6 ormire whereit groweth. The floures grow at the top made of foure {mall yellow hot ve ©rootis long,fet in fundrie {paces with fmall fibres or thredslike the rowellofa {put, Urning in tafte more than any ofthe garden Radifhes. The fi gq The Place. € Arlt growes vpon the borders ofbankes and ditches caft vp,andin the borders of _ : ic |