Home › Contents › Of Dandelion

Of Dandelion

The Description. 1 THe hearbe which is commonly called Dandelion doth send forth from the root long leaves deeply cut and gashed in the edges like those of wild Succorie, but smoother: upon every stalke standeth a floure greater than that of Succorie, but double, & thicke set together, of colour yellow, and sweet in smell, which is turned into a round downy blowbal that is carried away with the wind. The root is long, slender, and full of milky juice, when any part of it is broken, as is the Endive or Succorie, but bitterer in tast than Succorie.

The Place.

They are found often in medowes neere unto water ditches, as also in gardens and high wayes much troden.

The Time.

They floure most times in the yeare, especially if the winter be not extreme cold.