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Show THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE 4 Latina S. aubausdicacrifa Laituca crifpa altera, Sauoie Lettuce. Small curled Lettuce. ‘ Cabbage Tjettuce hath many plaine and ft partie acll vpon the grounde 5 hich eumnethemf{esuc s.togirher I fimp suena whereof the the 1 yee may| sefkwhich may be-as it were a rule whetel yy stherfotts t 6 ‘TheLumbard Lettuce hath manygrea leattt es rife vp catden Endine, butleffer, ‘fheftalk which ture into downe andflie awaywitl Lettuce delighteth to growe,as Palladtus faith, i tl muftbe fowenin ‘faire weatherin places where fpereth beft ifit be fowenvery thinne, % The time. Itiscertaine faith Palzdivs,that Lettuce may wellbe fowen at a ¢ oie yeere allyatéuery firft {pring,and fo fooneas winteris d mne,tillfommer be well fpent. The names. Garden Lettuce is calledin Latin Lacfuca fatiua: Galen wameth it Seeteni theapothecaties Ladfuca,a Lacte0 (wcco, as the Latines doe, of the milkie ittice y of thewoundedftalkes amya eles: the Germainesnameit Lattich: the lowe the Spaniarde s Lechugaand Alface: eae Lettuce:and rhe raeet of thiskinde are curled or crompled,itis namedof Pliaie Lactucacrifpa, nd of Caltech lnVLactus Ceciliana: in Englih curldor crompied‘Tees ice The Cabbage Lettuceis commonlycalled Z pluconiea : Columellsa Lattuca Batica: PetriCre and Loued Lettuce Thereis another fore witl ae +4 fempetrature. temperature % The ee 5 Lablucecepitets, Cabbage Lettuce, 6 Laétuca sntybacth re iene Letty a ee isa colde and moift potherbe,yet notin the extreme degree ofcolde or moifture,but al Lumbard Lettuce. thermoderately, for o therwife it were not to beeaten, % The vertu ls tice cooleth a hor {tomacke,called the hart burning; and helpeth it whenitis troul : encheththirft scaufeth fleepe, maketh plentieof“milke in nurfes, who thro ) olersira feo PUM ire ) Saal : y é: ur KA . Z ‘ . y | : 4 s i tea growe barraineand drie ofmilke : for itbreedeth milke by tempering the dru caeinbodies that be naturally colde,it doth not ingsender milke atall, butiis rather an hi kethereunto, tice maketha pleafant fallade,being eaten rawewith vineger,oile, and alittle fale : bu j oeand nouritheth more. countries at the beginningof fupper,andeatenfirft b e swhich alfo Martialisrettifieth tobe done intimes paft , marueiling why fome tuice at the ende of{upper,in thefe verfes: Chinderequacanas Lattuca |folebat auorum, handing ig ne mnibtcur nostras inch oaiaie dapes? ay nowand then be eaten at both thofe times to the health of the bodie: D taker before meate itdoth es ee IPE Ta ee eed Seeae kennes ytimes ftir % appetite: andeatenafter bppse i hese or Ne commeth bvy the: wine 3 andtliat is by reafon thatitftaicth the vapors from . head chismadeintheveines by Lettuce ismoift andI colde,yetnotillnor muchin quan& neththat it doth neitherbinde the belly norloofe it, forit hath in ieno har fhneffe i¢ by which the bellyis ftaied, neitheris there in itanyfharpe orbitingfacultic, Oureth an id prouoketh to theftoole. oesGalen writeththis, and howfoeurer the fame wanteththefe@ qualities,yet it is found F atitinaketh the body foluble,efpeciallyific be boiled,for by moiftning ofthebelly Q2 It |