¶ The Description.
1 THe first Lentil growes vp with slender stalks, and leaues which be somwhat hard, grow∣ing aslope from both sides of the rib or middle stalke, narrow and many in number like those of Tares, but narrower and lesser: the floures be small, tending somewhat towards a purple: the cods are little and broad: the seeds in these are in number three or foure, little, round, plaine, and flat: the roots are small and threddy.
2 The second kinde of Lentill hath small tender and pliant branches a cubit high, wheron 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grow leaues diuided or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of sundry other small leaues, like the wilde Vetch, ending at the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rib with some clasping tendrels, wherewith it taketh 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of such things as are neere 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it: among these come sorth little brownish floures mixed with white, which turne into small 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, little browne slat seed, and sometimes white.