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Show 246 THE SECOND BOOKE? OF THE < There is another fort of Cabbageotloued Colewoort, which hath his leaues wrapped togitht intoa roundehead or globe, yet leffer then that of the white Cabbage andthe colour ofthe leaues i * ; ofalighter red then thofe of the former, 6 Theopen loued Colewoort hath a very great hard orwoodie ftalke, whereupon do growverie large leaues ofawhite greene colour,and fet with thicke white ribbes,and gathereth the reft ofthe leaues clofely togither , which beleffer then thofe next thegroundes yet whenit commethtothe fhutting vpor clofing togither,it rather dilateth it felfe abroade thenclofethal toyither. + 247 HISTORIE (OF PLANTS, wahautcheedaes asic yw ere apecce of leather | ledo a broiledon and wet ofWoade,bunched or firolienyp about the edges as it gridiron, fuch fteange fort that I cannot with wordsdefcribeit to, the ful. The flowers growatthe C avellawe& hic r o ai tkind top ofthe ftalkes ofableake yellowe colour,, TTThe roote is thicke and ftrong like toatthe otherkindes ofColewoorts. 12 BraficaSabauda cri(pe. 11 Brafies Sabauda, Saioie'Cole, Curled Sauoie Cole, Double Colewoort hath many great & large leaues, whernpon do grow heere andthereother finall iagged leaues, as it were madeof ragg ed{hreds and iagges fet vponthe {moothleafe, which giueth fhewe ofa plume or fanneoffeathers, In ftalke,roote, andeuery other partbefidesie doth agree withthe garden Colewoort. 8 Thedoublecrifpeorcurled Colewoort agreeth with the laft before defcribed in eucry refped, onelyit differeth in theleaues,which arefointricatelycurled,and fo thick fet ouer with other{mall cutleaues,thatitis hard to {ee anypart ofthe leafe it felfe , except yee take and put afidefome af thofe iagges and ragged leaues with your hande, 9 Braficafbrida, Cole Fiorie. 10 Brafica Tophofa. weefoo numbred among the. headed Colewoortsor Cabbages. The leaues are thonthey Sent ike thofe of the great Cabbage, which turne themf{elues ypwatdes as fhdtgeyea e ee one another tomakealoued Cabbage, butwhenthey cometo the sitherin oth yNande ata ftaie,and rather fhewe themfelues wider open then fhut any neerer toThee errelpeds it is like vnto the Cabbage. Ct ns oMe Sauoie oe ineuery refpectis like the precedent , fauing that the leaues heereof Fencing or crifpeabout the middle ofthe plant: which plantif it beopened in the {pringPshich bein ae it fendeth foorth braunched ftalkes with many {mall white fowers at the ere sie! followe long cods and feedelike the common orfirft kinde defcribed. 13 Thi 9 Cole Florie, orafter ome Col ieflorie hath manylarge leanes fleightly endented ab out ts edges, of a whitith greene colour 2 Mattower and {harper pointed then Cabbage :in the midddeft which leaues rifeth vp a great 2. sy: = 7 . ee ‘ ofhard flowers clofely thruft togither, with a root = wh ute> head of {trings 5 in other parts like vnto the Co lewoorts, 10 The fwolen Colewoort ofaloth cris the ftrangeftwhich I receiued fr6 a worthipfull mare of Londé mafter Nicholas Lete w ho brought the feeds therofout of Fraunceswho is greatly! with rate and faire flowers and pl ants,tor whichhe dothcarefully fend into Syria, having a} there at Alepo andin man the w hole Janac#® much bound ynto, TI yother countries, for the which myfelfe andlikewife us Soodly Colewoort hath many leaues ofablewith greene, orofthe em ern olew ce hathverie large leaues deepely lagged euento the middle ribbe, in etpon do 1han tanke perfley. It hath a greatandthickeftalke of three cubites high, fice re! telembling face The Bats; i‘ “t ers, cods andfeedelike the other Colewoorts. themiddleribhe ae in hath very large leaues woonderfully cut, hackt and heweneuento t common nor hat! ing akinde of curled Parfleythat fhallbe defcribed in his place, (whichis ath hot beeneknowen nordefcribed vntill this time) very well agreeing with tbefore clatth ecntioned , but differeth in the curious cutting and iagging ofthe leaues, in ftalke, mente tSand fede not vnlike NC Q4 a |