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Show Lhe Kitchen Garden a, : ' eye Tbe KuchepGarden. \ commonly,called/ Hippolapathum retardifoliam, Ba ftard Rubarbe, or Monkes Rubarbe, : the properties of both w hich are of very weakeeflect :_ but I haneakindeof round leafed Dock growing in my Garden,which was feat me from beyond Seabya Worthy Gentleman,M?.D*.Matth. Lifter,oncof the Kings Phyfitians, with this title, Rhapontjn cxm@.veram,and fir grewwith me,beforeit was cuer{een or knownel fewherein Eno. land,w** by proot I haue found to be fo like voto thetrueRubarbe, or the Rhaof Pop. t=, both for formeand colour, that dare fay it isthe very true Rubarbe, ourclimate only making it Ieffe ftrong in workingsleffe heauy,and leffe bitterin tafte: Forthis hath greatand thickerootes, as diuerfly difcoloured with flefh coloured veines asthe tre Rubarbe, as I bane ta thew, to.any tharare defirous to fee and knoyy ats and alfo othe, {aller {prayes or branches of rootes, {preading from the mainegKeat roete, which fimaller branches maywell be compared to theRhaponticam which the Merchants hane brought vs,, which we haucfeeneto be longer and flenderer then Rubarbe, butofthe very, famecolour.: this beaeth fo goodly large leaues, thatit is a great beautying gar. dentobehaldthem : for lhaue meafured the ftalke of the leateatthe bottome the rooteto bee of the bignelle of any mansthumbe ; and frem the rooteto next the leaf itfelfe,to beetwo footein length, and fometimes moreé; and likewifetheleafeit fromthe lower end whereit is ioyned totheftalke,to the end Or point thereof, felfe, alfotwo footein length, and fometimes more ; andalfo inthe broadeft part tobee of the leafe, to be two foote or more ouerin breadth: it beareth whitith flowers, contrary to all other Dockes, and three {quarebrownith feede as other Dockes doc, but bigger, and therefore afluredlyit is a Docke, and the true Rubarbe of the Arabians, oratthe leaft the true Rhapouticum of the Ancients, The figiire of the whole plantI hauecaufed to be cut, witha dryed rooteas it grew in my garden byitfelfe, and haueinferted it here, both becaufe Matthiolus gineth a falfe figure of the true Rubarbe,andthatshis hath not been expreffed aiid’ fer Forth by any before, > aa { _ The Vife of Patience,and ofthe Rubarbe, illsyyy S eS MWS Lt Theleaues of Patience are often, and ofmany vfed for a pot-herbe, and feldometo any other purpofe : the roote is often vfedin Diet-beere,orale , wZy or in other drinkes made by deco@ion, ‘to helpe to purge theliuer, and clenfe the blood. The other Rubarbe or Rhaponticum,wherof I makeme tion, and giue you herethe figure, I haue tryed, and found by experie nnceto purge gently, without that aftriGion thatis in the true Rubarbe is brought vs from the Eaft Indies, or China, and isalfo leffe bitterin talte; whereby I coniectureit may bee vfed in hot and feaucri th bodies more effedually, becanfe it doth not binde after the purging, as barbe doth :' but this muft beegiuen in double quantitiéthe Eaft- India Rus tothe other, and theg no-doubtit will doe as well « The leaues hauea fine fte : A{ytrupe therefore made withthe iuice and fugar, cannotbutacideta be very effectual in deie¢Ged appetitesand hot fits ofagues;as alfo.to helper o openobftrudtions of the liner, ‘as diners hané often tryed, and folffid auailea ble by expe- rience, i Cuar. XV. Lapathumfanguinewm, Blood-wort. ~ Mongtheforts of pot-herbes Blood: wofte Hack alwayes beene accounted4 ptincipall one, althoughI doenot fee any great reafon therein, efpeciallyfee «ing thereis 2 greater efficacic of binding in this Docke, then inany of phea- the#' batas‘ Common vic hath receiued it,’ fo There fet it downe. Blood-worte's on@ ofthe forts bf "Dotkes ad'harh long leaués like vntd the fmaller yellow Dockd but fitiped with red Veines, and ouér-f ‘ XNGe Roe ; SS Sun hadowed With red Vpon the greene leafe,thatit fee meth almoftittwholly red fometimes 3 the ftalke isreddifh bearing fuch like Ieaues,but OO ve > {mallet b vera. True Raponticke; or rathet 1 Tanacetum. TanGe, 2 Pimpincla. Burnet. 3 4 potinus i Kbabarbarmm. verte i hoon Pacehe tue'Rubarbe, 4 Lapysthumfas ionmfeu Paticatia. Monkés —eiwaee : ; { Lepdrbnm [enguintam. Blowdwort, 6 Acctifa> ee ieg SeRubarbe Sorell. |