¶ The Description.
1 THe Onion hath narrow leaues, and hollow within; the stalke is single, round, biggest in the middle, on the top whereof groweth a round head couered with a thinne skin or filme, which being broken, there appeare little white floures made vp in forme of a ball, and afterward blacke seed three cornered, wrapped in thinne white skinnes. In stead of the root there is a bulbe or round head compact of many coats, which oftentimes becommeth great in manner of a Turnep, many times long like an egge. To be briefe, it is couered with very fine skinnes for the most part of a whitish colour.
2 The red Onion differeth not from the former but in sharpnesse and rednesse of the roots, in other respects there is no difference at all.
‡ 3 There is also a Spanish kinde, whose root is longer than the other, but in other respects very little different.
‡ 4 There is also another small kinde of Onion, called by Lobel, Ascalonit is Antiquorum, or Scallions; this hath but small roots, growing many together: the leaues are like to Onions, but lesse. It seldome beares either stalke, floure, or seed. It is vsed to be eaten in sallads.