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Show Lis. 2. Lis. 2 Of the Hiftory of‘Plants. 248 q 7 he Names. Cuara. Rocketis called in Greeke; to: in Latine,Ervca: inhigh Dutch,Rauckenbraut: in French, Roquette : in Low-Dutch, Rakette 3 in Italian, Ruchetta - in Spanith,ovwga,in Englifh,Rocket,and Racket. The Poets do oft times name it Herbafalax : Eruca doth fignifie likewife a certaine canker worme,whichis anenemie to pot-herbes, but efpecially to Coleworts. $ The firftiscalled Eruca fatina, or Hortenfis major’: Great Garden Rocket, 2. Thefecond, Erucafjlueffris : Wilde Rocket. 3 This thirdis by Lobel called Eruca[ylueftris anguftifolia : Natrowleaued wilde Rocket. 4) Chifius fitlycalls this, Naf urtinms [jlneftre : and he reprehendeth Lobel for altering the name into Eruca Naffurtio cognatatenuifolia: Crefly-Rocket. 5 The fifth is Eruca marina, (thought by Zode/ and others to be Cakile Serapionis,) SeaRocket, 6 Erucaaquatica : Water Rocket, i ¥ 5 Erucamarina, } 6 Eruca aquatica, Water Rocket. Sea Rocket. Of the Hiftory of Plants. Of Tarragon: ie pie @ The defcription. Draco herba, Tarragon, Arragon the fallade herbe hath long and narrow leanes of a deepe greene colour, greater andlonger than thofe of common Hyf{ope, with flender brittle roundftalkes two cubites high: about the branches whereof hang little round flowers, neuerperfectly opened, of 4 yellow colour mixed with blacke,like thofe of common VVormewood, Therc fibrous, creeping farre abroad vnder doe the rootes of Couch-graffe,by whic ting forthit increafeth, yeelding nofe but as it were a certaine chaffie or duftier that flieth awaywith the winde. q Theplace. Tarragon is cherifhed in gardens, and is encreafed by the young fhootes : Ruellius and fuch others haue reported many ftrange tales hereof featfe worth the noting,faying, that the feed of flaxe put into a radifhroote or fea Onion,andfo {et,doth bring forththis herbe Tarragon, q The time. It is greene all Summet long, and a great parg of Autumne,and floureth in Iuly. The names. It is called in Latine, Draco, Dracunculus hor- renfisand Tragum vulgare by Clufins , Of the Ita lians,Dragoncellum ; in French,Dragon, in Englifh, Tarragon. It is thought tobe that Tarchonwhich —Avicen mentionethin his 686. chapter:but he writeth folittle thereof,as that nothing cancertainly be affirmed of it. Simcon Sethi the Greeke alfo maketh mention of Larchon. & Thetemperature and vertues. Tarragon is hot anddrié in the thitd degree, and not tobe eaten alone in fallades,but ioyned with otherherbes,as Lettuce,Purflain,and fuchlike,that it mayalfo temper the coldnes of them, like as Rocket doth,neither doe we knowwhatothervfe this herbe hath. q| The Temperature. Rocket is hotand dry in the third degree,therefore faith Galenit is not fit nor accuftomed tobe eatenalone, A» q The Vertues. ; Rocket is a good fallet herbe,ifit be eaten with Lettuce,Purflane,and fuch cold herbes ; forbes ing fo eaten it is good and wholefome for the ftomacke,and caufeth that fuch cold herbes donot ouet-coole the fame : otherwife,to be eatenalone,it caufeth head-ache, and heateth too much, B Thevie ofRocket ftirreth vp bodily luft, efpecially the feed. Cc It prouokethvrine; and caufeth good digeftion. Cuar.ns Ofgarden Crefses. ; D Pényxeporteth, That whofoeuer takeththe feed of Rocketbefore he be whipt, hall be fo bar: dened, that he fhall eafily endure the paines. E Theroorandfeed ftamped, and mixed with Vineger and the gall ofan Oxe, taketh away free; ‘kles,lentiles, blacke and blew {pots,andall fuch deformities ofthe face. re oH $f. finde The ittrearedof figare tharwas in the thirdplace, Ghall aclarge, And thari ynderthetitle ofSruea/j . anguftifolia,is of the fameplant thatin the Chapter ofTurriti is called Cmelineso 5 ache fictt place is BrsfimuinfecimdemofTabern. and I queftion whitherit be not of Smaps {jlueftve mines Cua? & The defcription. Arden Creffes or Towne Cteffes hath fmall narrow iagged featies;(harpe and burning in tafte.The ftalks be round,a eubite high,whichbring forth manyfimall white flowers, andafterlittle flat huskesor {cede veflels,like to thofe of fhe pheatds purfe,wherein are contained feeds of a browne reddith coldur. The rootedieth whenthe feede is ripe. 2 There is another kinde in tafte like the former ,but in leaues farre different, which I reco= of feedes,fent me fromRobinws dwelling in Paris. The ftalkes rife vp to the height ofa foot; Strnithed with many broad leaues deepely cut orindentedabout the edges : the middle of the me isdeckt and garnifhed wath many little {mall leaues or rather fhreds of leaues,which make €fame likea curlde fanne of feathers. The feede is like the fotmer in fhape. * 3 Spanith Creffes rifeth forth of the ground like ynto Bafill , afterwards the feaues grow latger and broader,like thofe ofMatigolds ; among the whichrifeth vp a crooked Iymmer “ ke; X3 where: |