¶ The Description.
1 SEa Holly hath broad leaues almost like to Mallow leaues, but cornered in the edges, and set round about with hard prickles, fat, of a blewish white, and of an aromaticall or spi∣cie taste: the stalke is thicke, aboue a cubit high, now and then somewhat red below: it breaketh forth on the tops into prickly or round heads or knops, of the bignesse of a Wall-nut, held in for the most part with six prickely leaues, compassing the top of the stalke round about: which leaues as wel as the heads are of a glistring blew: the floures forth of the heads are likewise blew, with white threds in the midst: the root is of the bignesse of a mans finger, very long, and so long, as that it cannot be all plucked vp, vnlesse very seldome; set here and therewith knots, and of taste sweet and pleasant.
2 The leaues of the second sea Holly are diuersly cut into sundry parcels, being all ful of pric∣kles alongst the edges: the stalke is diuided into many branches, and bringeth sorth prickly heads, but lesser than those of the other: from which there also grow forth blew floures, seldome yellow: there stand likewise vnder euery one of these, six rough and prickly leaues like those of the other, but thinner and smaller: the root hereof is also long, blacke without, white within, a finger thicke, of taste and smell like that of the other, as be also the leaues, which are likewise of an aromaticall or spicie taste, which being new sprung vp, and as yet tender, be also good to be eaten.