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Show 1154. Ofithe Fiitorie of Plants, ee ne ae ee ee ce ee Le iwal Of the Hiftory of Plants. Se aaa aseee Creator inhis fecret wifedome did ordaine thofe furrowes, euen from the extreme POINE Ofthe leafe to the ground whereit is faftnedto the root, for noother purpofebut to guide and leade that Cc HAP, 480, water whichfalls far off, vnto the root; knowing that without fuch flore ofwater the whole plant wouldwither, and the fruit pine away and come to nothing. a] The Dofcription. Gg The Time. # o . 1 4 he k >) I 2 Theyare planted for ‘ the moft part about the Kalends of Nouember, or fomewhat fooner, The plant muit be {et and dunged with goodftore ofathes, for that kinde of dungis thought beft for planting thereof. Euery yeare the flips mutt be torne or flipped off from the bodyofthe root,and thefe areto be fet in Ajprill, whichwill bearefruit about Auguft following, as Columsella,Palladis, Perererenee ncachisiis ; Of Golden Thiftles. q The Names. The Artichoke is calledin Latine Cinara, of Cinis, Afhes, wherewith it loueth to be dunged; Galen calleth it in Greekexiae, but with & and v in the firtt fyllable : of fome it is called Cadas - it is named inItalian, Carcioffi, Archioccht : in Spanith, 4lcarrhofa : in E nglifh, Artichoke:in French, 4Artichanx : in low-Dutch, Artichokes + whereu pon diuers call itin Latine A rticocalusand Arti. coca : in high-Dutch, Strobildozn, * The other is named in Latine commonlynot onely Spinofa cinara,or prickly Artichoke,bu tallo ofPaladins, Carduus : of the Italians, Cardo, and Cardino: of the Spaniards, Cardos : of the French men, Chardons : Leonhartus F uchins and moft writers take it to be Scolymus Diofcoridss-but Scolymus Diofcorides haththe leafe of ChameleonorSpina albawithaftalkefull ofleaues,a nda prickly head: but neither is Crzara the Artichoke whichis without prickles,nor the Artichok withprickles any fuch kinde ofherbe ; for thoughthe headhath prickles, yet theftalke is nor full of leaues, many times without leaues, or elfe hath not paftaleafe or two. Civiara doth better agreebutis with 1 3 . : y TX ftalkes of Golden Thiftle rife E vp forthwith from the root, being many, round, and ~ 2 Py branched. The leaues are long, ofa beautifull green, with deepe gathes on theedges, and fetwith moft fharpe prickles : the floures come fiom the bofome of the leaues, fer in a feacie chaffie knap,very like to Succorie floures, but of colour as yellowas gold:: in their places come vp broad fat and thin feeds, not great, nor wrapped in downe : the rootis long,a finger thicke,fweer, foft,and good to be eaten, wherewith {wine are much delighted : there iffueth forth ofthis thiftle inwhat part foeuer itis cut or broken, a iuyce as white as milke. : y ¢ There is ome varietie of this Thiftle , for it is found much larger about Montpelier than it isin Spaine, with longer branches, but fewerfloures : the leauesal fo are {pottedor ftreaked with whitelikeas the milke Thiftle : whence C/ufias, whomI here follow,hath giuen two figures thereofthe former by the name ofScolymus Theaphraffi H.panicus ; and the other by the title of Scorymus Thaphrafti Narbonenfis. This with white {pots J faw growing this yerewith M'.Trade(cant at South Lambeth, + 1 Carduns Chry fanthemus Hifpanicus, The Spanith golden Thiftle. $ Carduus Chryfanthemus Narbonenfis. The French golden Thiftle. thatwhich Theophraftus and Pliny call xésns, Cafus, and yet it doth not bring forth ftalkes from the roor-creeping alongft the ground: it hath broad leaues ferwith prickles ; the middle ribs of the leaues, the skinpilled off, are goodto be eaten,andljkewife the fruit, the feed and downtaken away; and that whichis vnder is as tender as the braineofthe Date tree: which things Theophrafius and. Pliny report ofCaéfus. That which they write ofthe ftalkes, fent forth immediately from the root vpon the ground,whichare goodto be eaten,is peraduenturetheribs ofthe leaues:eueric fide taken away(as theybe feruedvpat the table)maybe like a ftalke,exceprcuen inSicilia,wh ere theygrewonlyin Theophraftus time. It bringethforth both certaineftalks chat lie on the ground, and another alfo ftanding ftraight vp ; but afterwards being remoued andbrough tinto Italy or England, it bringethforth no more but one vpright : for the foileand clyme do much preuailein altering ofplants, as not onely T heophraftusteacheth, but alfo euen experienceitfelfe declareth: and of(4étus ,Cheophraftus writeth thus 3 Xéem: (Cadtus ) groweth onely in Sicilia; it bringeth forth prefentlyfrom the root ftalkes lying along vpon the ground, with a broad and prickly leafe : the fialkes being pilled are fitto be eaten, being fomewhat bitter, which may be preferued in brine: it bringeth forth alfo another ftalke, whichts likewife good to be eaten, | The Temperature andVertues. A The nailes, that is,the white and thicke parts which are in the bottome of the outward {cales or flakes of the fruit of the Artichoke, and alfo the middle pulpe whereon the downy feed ftands,ate eaten bothraw with pepperand falt, and commonlyboyled with the brothoffatflefh, with Pep pet added, and are accounted a dainty dith, being pleafant tothe tafte, and good to procurebo ly Inft : fo likewife the middleribs ofthe leaues being made white and tender by good and looking to, arebrought tothe tableasa great feruice together with other junketscherith :they eaten with pepperandfalt as be the raw Artichokes yet both ofthem areofll iuyce ; fort hie is tichokecontaineth plenty of cholerick e iuyce, and hath anhardfubftance, infomuch pide ingendred melancholy iuyce, and ofthata thin and cholerick bloud, as Galen teachethin his ae ofthe Facultiesofnourifhments. Butitis beft to eate the Artichoke boyled: the ribbes 0! a Icanes are altogethe r ofanhard fubftance: they yeeld tothe body rawand melancholy sce? . . containe in them great ftore ofwinde. B It ftayeth the inuoluntatie courfe of the naturall feed either in man or woman. roe | C & 3, . ie The golden Thiftle of Peru, called inthe Weft Indies, Fique del Inferno , a friend of miné fon?ett vnto me from an Ifland there called Saint Iohns Ifland, among other feeds. What rea- Some write,that ifthe buds ofyong Artichokesbe firft fteepedin wine,and eaten,they f vrine,andftir vp the luft ofthe body, «if when the D _Ifinde moreouer,that therootis good againft the ranke {mell of the arme-holes, anty of ftilpithis taken away the fame root be boyled inwine and drunke: for it fendeth cae ) king vrine, wherebythe ranke and rammithfauor ofthe whole body is much amenace. hs the inhabitants there haue tocall it fo, it is vnto me vnknowne, vnleffe it be becaufe of his nie hich doth muchrefemblea fig in fhape and bigneffe, but fo fullof fharpeand venomous ther.oat whofocuer had one of themin his throat, doubtleffe it wouldfend him packing ei‘ett heaven orto bell. This plant hath a finglewooddy rootas big as a mans thumbe,but fomwhich arifeth a brittle ftalke full of ioynts or knees, diuiding it felfe into fundry : *tone mall: from branche s, fer fall of Cra? fe Many white Iihes or ftreakes : and atthe topof the ftalks comeforth faire and goodly yellow leaues like vnto the milke Thiftle, but much fmaller, and ftraked “Néty like vato the fea Poppy, but more elegant,andofgreater beauty, having in the pet there |
