The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London

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The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London
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Gerard, John, 1545-1612.
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London :: Printed by Adam Islip Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers,
anno 1633.
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Botany -- Pre-Linnean works -- Early works to 1800.
Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800.
Gardens -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01622.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2025.

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1 THe garden Radish sendeth forth great and large leaues, greene, rough, cut on both sides with deepe gashes, not vnlike to the garden Turnep, but greater. The stalkes bee round and parted into many branches; out of which spring small floures of a light purple colour, made of foure little leaues: and when they be past, there doe come in place sharpe pointed cods huft or blowne vp toward the stalke, full of spungious substance, wherein is contained the seed, of a light browne colour, somewhat greater than the seeds of Turneps or Coleworts. The root is grosse, long, and white both without and within, and of a sharpe taste.

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2 The small garden Radish hath leaues like the former, but smaller, and more brittle in hand∣ling. The stalke of two cubits high, whereon be the floures like the former. The seed is smaller, and not so sharpe in taste. The root is small, long, white both within and without, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a little that sheweth it selfe aboue the ground of a reddish colour.

3 Radish with a round root hath leaues like the garden Turnep: among which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sprin∣geth vp a round and smooth stalke, diuiding it selfe toward the top into two or three branches, whereon doe grow small purplish floures made of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 leaues 〈◊〉〈◊〉: which being past, there doe come in place small long cods puft vp or bunched in two, and sometimes three places, full of pith as the common Radish; wherein is contained the seed, somewhat smaller than the Cole∣wort seed, but of a hotter taste. The root is round and firme, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 waterish like the com∣mon Radish, more pleasant in taste, wholsomer, not causing such stinking belchings as the garden Radish doth.

4 The Radish with a root fashioned like a peare, groweth to the height of three or foure cu∣bits, of a bright reddish colour. The leaues are deeply cut or iagged like those of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, somewhat rough. The floures are made of foure leaues, of a light carnation or fleshie colour. The seed is contained in small bunched cods like the former. The root is fashioned like a peare or long Turnep, blacke without and white within, of a firme and solide substance. The taste is quicke and sharpe, biting the tongue as the other kindes of Radish, but more strongly.

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3 Rhaphanus orbiculatus. Round Radish.
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4 Rapharus 〈◊〉〈◊〉, siue xadice 〈◊〉〈◊〉. The blacke, or Peare-fashion Radish.

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