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Show The Kitchen Garden. Lhe Kitchen Garden, CHoarxXXX1it Cuar. XXXVI. Efucafatina. Garden Rocket. Afparagns, Spetage or Afparagus. Or Garden Rocket is buta wilde kinde brought into Gardens for the trye Romane Reckerhath larger leaues ; this hath many long leaues orrent on the edges, {maller and narrower then aScales seis 2 al ers hereofare of a paleyellowifh colour, whereas the true is whitith, confiftin f foure leaues : the feede ofthisis reddith, containedin fimaller and longer pollard thetrue, which are fhorter and thicker, and the feede ofa whitith yellow colour : the rootes of both perifh as fooneas they haue giuen feede. Some hauetaken one fort of the wilde kindefor Muftard, and haue vfed the feedefor the fame purpefe. The Vie of Rocket. Ivis forthe moft part eaten with Lettice, Purflane, or fuch cold herbes and notalone, becaufe of its heate and ftrength ; but that withthe white feede is milder. The feede of Rocketis good to prouokevrine, andto ‘ ftirrevp bodily luft. The feede bruifed, and mixed witha little vinegar, and of the gall of Oxe, cleanfeththe face of freckles, fpots, and Licetask Stabe ; beatings, fals, or otherwaies. Matthiolus faith, that theleanes boyled, and gi i little children, cureth them ofthe ei : een The feedeiseey, held tobe helpfull to {pleneti Pleneticke perfons;; as alfotokill p igeatcap i the A Sparagus rifeth vp atthe firtt with diuers whitith greene {caly heads, very brit. tle or €afieto bréake while they are young, which afterwardsrife vp inte!very long and flender greene ftalkes' ofthe bignefle of an ordinary riding wandat thebortome of moft,orbiggeror leffer, asthe roores are ofgrowth, onwhich are fet ditters branches ofgreene leanes,{horterand {mallerthen Fennellyptothetoppe, at the ioynts whereof come forth {mall moffie yellowith flowers whichturneiato round betties, greene atthe firft, and ofan excellent red colour whenthey aretipe, fhewing asifthey were beadesof Corrally! wherein are contained exceeding hard.and blacke feede :the rootes are difperfed from a fpongious head into many long, thicke, and round {trings, wherebyit facketh much nourifhment ont of the ground,andencreaferh plentifully thereby. We haue another kinde hereofthat is of much :greateraccount, becaufethe fhootes ttelarger, whiter, and being dreffed tafte more {weete: and: pleafant y-without any other difference. The Vfeof Afparagus. The firtt fhootes or heads of Afparagus areaSalletof asmuchefteeme with all fortsiof perfons,' as any other, whatfoeuen, being hoyledrendes, and eaten with butter, vinegar, and peppet, or ole and vinegar, eras cuery ones mannerdoth pleafesyandare altaoft wholly fpent for the pleafure of the palate, Itis {pecially :goodto prouoke vriney, and forthofe thatare troubled with the ftone orgtatiell in che reines orkidneyes, -becaufe it doh a liccle open and cleanfethofe parts. ia CHar. XXXY. CwareXXXVIide Simapi fativans. Garden Muftard. é He Muftard that is moft vfuall in this Country, Brafsica; Cabbagesand:Coleworts. howfoeuer diners doe fortheit priuate vfes foweit in their Gardens or Orchatds in fome conuenient cornet, eins~ me fame is found wilde alfo abroad in many places. It hath manyrough =ir i > eaues, ofan ouerworne greene colour: the ftalkeis diuided atthe toppe a ce ranches, whereon growe divers pale yellow flowers , ina great length, hednel-ofdictytacmeeee prueee is contained blackifh{cede, inclining t@ the ground, with many finall dees eee peEo The Vfe of Muftard. The feede hereof grownd between twe-ftone.s,fitted for the purpofeand jorge:ceone te added vato it, :to aki li sthat kinde of jMuftard thati Se eee A, a a fleth. fifhan bothfor ferueasface e fameliqu id Muftar d isdof goodvie,be ing frefh, for Epilepticke pe fons, to warmeand quicken thofe dull fjPirits chat are Ken padeatcep eate, ifit i a payed beth inwardly and outwardly. zi ; is with good fucceffe alfo giuen tothofe troubled witha coughin chelunes Oe oié|eerie ‘t f Cua Ties greater diuerfity in the forme and colour of theleaues of this plants then thered in an y other that I know groweth vpon the ground. Butthis place requireth not the knowledg eofall forts which mightbe fhewen, many of them being of novfe with vs for theta ble! but! fordelight,to: behold the wonder~ full varicty of the workes'of God herein. [wilh here therefore thew you only thofe forts thatare ordinary in moft Gardens, and fomethat are rare) receiuedinto fome e- fpeciall Gardens : And firft of Cabbages, andthen of Coleworts. large Our ordinary Cabbage that clofeth ‘hard and round , hathiat’the firft'great thicke Ieaties} ofa grayith greene colour, with thicke great ribbes:,andlyc open moft part ofthe Summer without clofiag; but toward'the end ofSunimer; being growncto and as it haiemany'leanes, itthen beginnethto growe élofe-and round in the middle, cloferh,the leaues growe white inwards yet there befome kindesthat willncuerbe fo ‘to be fo good elofes thefe, but will remainehalfe open, which wee doe At account as theother: in the thiddle of this‘head’s the'next yeare’ after the fowing , in other ffiay be {eene Countries efpecially, and fometimes in ours, if the Witter be-mildeyas now Gardiners our frofts, Winter ‘ofout danger the prevent indiners Gardens (but to fome fuch doe vietotake vp diners Cabbagés withtheir rootes, aud tying a clothtot thooded fist cold , and then fet them againe aftértlie froftsare paftyand therthere — th ating branches}be intomany teth outa preat thicke ftalke,dinidedatthetoppe ; stéde of fonre divers fall dower’ | Temetitiie! white , but moft comnionly yellow ing Hereinfimall contain pods: nted and‘poi round, , long ihto rne leatiess whichtu they may be defenthing'about'thereotes,, "doe hangthem vpin theirhoufésj!where |