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1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 40 Take commun radice rotes, let them stande in the earth, but pare of the vttermost croune next to the herbe, and make it holowe, then laye the croune agayne vpon the roote.

1682 S. Gilbert Florists Vade-mecum 248 In Bulbous Roots, Ferarius makes Off-sets thus; if (says he) a Bulbous Root is barren of Offsets, with your Nail lightly cut it upon the bottom in the Crown of the Root whence the Fibres spring, and sprinkle some dry Dust upon it as Medicine to the Wound.

1759 J. Hill Veg. Syst. I. 85 There is there lodged upon the crown of the root, the Bud of a future Plant.

1783 Trans. Soc. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 1 172 Those buds that are formed round the crowns for the succeeding crop.

1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 115 Plant some of the largest and best roots early in spring..inserting the crown about two inches below the surface.

1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 7 [Primulas] are propagated by dividing the tufts into separate crowns with roots attached.

1863 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 24 i. 219 The men cut the plants [carrots] off under the crown, otherwise they will shoot again.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1238 Although the flowering stem dies down, the plant persists underground as a crown with roots attached to it (lily of the valley), stock (primrose), rhizome (Solomon's seal), or tuber (sunflower).

2003 P. A. Balch Prescription for Dietary Wellness (ed. 2) 82/2 To prepare the turnips themselves, remove the crown of the root with a sharp knife.