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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART I
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Some bear blossoms somewhat like Hopps, and they may be as big as a mans Arm.
[Boyling Herbs.] For Herbs to boyl and eat with Butter they have excellent good ones, and several sorts: some of them are six months growing to maturity, the stalk as high as a man can reach, and being boyled almost as good as Asparagus.

There are of this sort, some having leaves and stalks as red as blood, some green: some the leaves green, and the stalk very white.
[Fruits for sawce.] They have several other sorts of Fruits which they dress and eat with their Rice, and tast very savoury, called Carowela, Wattacul, Morongo, Cacorebouns, &c.

the which I cannot compare to any things that grow here in England.
[European Herbs and Plants among them.] They have of our English Herbs and Plants, Colworts, Carrots, Radishes, Fennel, Balsam, Spearmint, Mustard.

These, excepting the two last, are not the natural product of the Land, but they are transplanted hither: By which I perceive all other European Plants would grow there: They have also Fern, Indian Corn.

Several sorts of Beans as good as these in England: right Cucumhers, Calabasses, and several sorts of Pumkins, &c.


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