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Show THE SECOND BOOKE 252 HISTORIE ‘OR PLANTS. OF! THE foort hirfelfe: forthe feedes taken from that plant which was altogither of one olour and {owen, Bhtum. doth bring foorth plants of many andvariable ‘colours , as the worthipfullgc nt eman matter th Blites. Worden can very well teltifie, vnto whomI gaue fome of the feedes aforefaid whichinhis garde %&Theplace. f T h brought forth manyother of beatitifull colours. although there be founde of them wilde manie ¥ 3 & Theplace. The Beete is fowenin gardensiit loucth to growein a moift and fertill grounde, \g x The time. The fitreft time to foweitis in the {pring sit flourifheth andis greene all fommerlong; andlie wife in the winter,and bringethfoorch his feede the next yeere following: The names. Imes, % The time. They flourifh all the fomn verie greene in winter likewife, % The names. Itis calledin Greeke é in Latine B/7 in Englifh Blite and Blites: in French Bf The Gracians hauenamed it=c7A0v, 720racv: the Latines Beta: the Germaines Wants te Spaniards _Afelgas: the French dela Porée; des Jotes and Betes : Theophrastus faith that the white Beete is furnamed oxauxi, that isto {aie Sicwle , or of Siciliarheereof commeththe riame sja/4 Bhitres : quodfexpopuls 4s vefectur. by % The nature. whichthe Barbarians and moftoftheapothecaries do call che Beete, the which worde we inBug lande do vie, takenfromthe fame. The Blite faith Gailein his fixt booke ofth faculties of fimple medicines js a I which ferueth for meate,being ofac & The mature. The white Beets are in moifture and heate temperate, but the other kinds are drie,and.alofthen abfterfiue:fo that the white Beete is a colde & moift pothearbe, which hath ioined withit acertaa faltand nitrous qualitie,by reafon whereofitclenfeth and draweth fle gine out ofthe nofthnils, A> B C_ D_ temperature, and that chiefely in tl as in his fecont ments he plainely fheweth: forit is one of potherbesthat bed oke,vinfauory or without taf tC, whofe {ub{tance is waterith. % Thevertues. % The vertues. Being eaten wheii itis boiled,it quickly defcendeth,loofeth thebellie,& prouoketh to the fol elpecially being taken withthe broth whereinit was fodden sitnourifherh lictle or nothing , anus not foholfomeas Lettuce. Theiuice conueiedvpin the nofthrils doth gently drawe foorth fegme,and purgeth the heed Thegreat andbeautifull Beete laft defcribed maybe vied in winter fora fallade herbe with int ger,oile, and falt,and is notonelypleafant tothetaite, but alfo delightfull to the cie. 1aee Thegreatred Beete or Romaine Beete boiled and eaten withoile , \ ineger and pepper is Blites grow in gardens fo The Blite doth nourifhlittle,andyetis fit to / 1] > the bellie foluble though not vehem c- i excellent and delicate fallade : butwhat might be made of the red and beautifull roote (which st } wiues faic to their fernants, gather no Blites to put into mypott 21 be preferredbefore the leaues,aswell in beautie as in goodnefle)I referre vnto the curious anccil ning cooke, who no doubt when he hath had theview therof, andis affured thatitis both good ark holfome,will make thereof many anddiuers difhes both faire and good. goodfor the eie fight: whence tl 1ey hadthofe words Iknowe not vet went tofchoole,f or th at I can findenofuchthing vpon rec writers, 2 i OfBlytes. Chap.39. Offlower Gentle. 2 Chap.4.0. % The kindes. % The kindes. T Hetebe diners forts offlower Gentle, differing in many points verynotablie, as in greatnieffe and fmalneffes( ture hath feem Fi nai purple,andothers of a {carlet colour; and one abouethe reft wh e ae ae eeee r EEE. caan Po eae ; $ differing eein greatneffe and alfo ‘ inname,, and1 likewife Iitewjte ico} in.cOlOll | "Hererehesaany be many fortss ofBlites and yet one and of the felfe fame kindefauingin fhewe and habite,andnotin nature. the Bbc, seugut hirfelfe, efpeciallie in the leaues , which in variable colours doe ftriue % The defeription. ‘ white oR ; ot whiter ‘re rou He great Blite groweth three or fower fdote high, with grayifh . We . 5 4 10 o The leaues are plaine and {moothalmoft like to thofe ofthe2 white Orachpn I oft nor mealie, 7 a aig aes : wafrerthat thaReding! fe baa The flowers grow thruft togitherlike thofe of Orach: aitet that ee, oe swe: mee flat huskie Seer ie skins, ski come ground, alkes unc : { ei sat : 3 oe : = S & of Blites fourth fort Thereis 4.a : eislikewife likew ifeaa fourth very fmooth and flexible like the reft, fauing seanes are reddifh , mixed with a dark ; ; : The and alfo these# plant © gteene colour, as is the ftalkes and allo % The de(cription. ntle rifeth vpwitha ftalkeacubite high, and fometime higher, ftraked or 0, : = ee. deth See {tthe fame,oftenreddifh towarde the roote andy ery {mooth : which denims €lie toward rh cee f I . Z oe ’ : C owatd the top into finall braunches, about which ftande long leauies, broade, ek ofa greene reetiblecolour, iS : it, Pets, and fomtimes tending to areddith onc. Che eee ; in - fteede 5 of i if verie ae Vie bruae to looke vpon, butwithout mes ~ wih iS ° {hol Apohig tufts, fmellsofa fhining ahh cluttering tosither = cke§, braunches nor leaues are not reddifhatall. Theleetee “itcring topither,ereene 4 > ' ckes ~ 3. Theres eene of colourand vntothofe of Ruwelliues Coronopus, OFftalkes Buckes , bran 3 ere Is likewite likewife founda thirde fortlike verylike yntothe other fauing that the brat “eaties and the plantis altogither ofa greene colour Vip 5: Ge : i Hstlower lair z eer in our gardens feat very atta 8 1 : a F a. Ioo on like the former,fauing that the whole P ‘nal! Pon the $ feathers for beautie, : : fe like veluer bur fa ae : ° NS almoft of thelike get S ue Veluet,but farre paffingit,which whentheyare brufed do yeeldaiuice 20Ur, beings oathereR ee rs i Weer wh, aterit will renin g i-wwatec Maecbeing gathered dokeepetheir beautie along timeafter;infomu chthat ‘ em. ; eee aay ascat the mtn of ats gathe IS» and remainctl fo many Mplicvetinie she : me a his name, I he cede {tandeth in the ripeeares,of colour aeae eon : f2 SMe roote is fhort andfull of {trings. cond fore entle hath leaues like vnto the former: the ftalke is vpright with a Tu 3 amohg which do growe {mall clufters of {caley fowers, of an like the former, j lL. Amarantins |