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Show as The Kitchen Garden. Lhe Kitchen Garden. other fuchbakedfruits,as alfo into bread,to gine itthebetter rellih, The fiveete Cardus Fenell being fentby Sir Henry Wotton to Tohn Tradefcante, had likewife a large dire@ion withit howto dreffe it; for they vieto white it after it hath been tranf{planted for their vfes,which by reafon of the fweetneffe by natnre, and the tendernefle by art, caufeth ir to bethe more delightful tothe tafte , efpecially with them that areaccuftomedto feede on greene herbes. 495 The Vies of thefe Cheruils, The common Chetuill is much vfed of the French and-Dutchpeople, to bee boyled orftewed ina pipkin, eytherby it felfe, or with other herbes, whereof they make.a Loblolly, and fo eate it. It is vfedasa pot-herbe withvs. Sweete Cheruill; gathered whileit is young,anid put among other herbes fora fallet,addethametuellous good rellifhtoall the reft, Some commend the greenefeedesflicedand put ina fallet of herbes,and eaten with vinegar and oyle, to comfort the cold ftomacke of the aged. The rootsare vfed by diuers, being boyled,and after eaten with oyle and vinegar, as an excellcnt fallet for the fame purpofe. The preferuedorcandid rootes are of fingular good vfeto warme and comforta cold flegmaticke ftomack,and is'thought to bea good preferuatine inthe time ofthe plague. Cmur. XXV. 4actham. Dill, IDE doth much growe wilde, but becaufe in many places it cannotbehad, itis therefore fowne in Gardens for the vfes whereuntoit ferueth. Itis afmaller hetbe then Fenell, but verylike, hauing fine cut leaues, not fo large, burthor. ter, {maller, and ofa ftronget and quickertafte: the ftalke is {maller alfo, and with few ioyntsand leaues.on them , beating {poakie tufts ofyellow flowers, which turne into thinne, fmall, and flat feedes the roote perifheth every yeare, and rifeth againe for the moft part of itowne fowing, The VfeofDill, Theleaties of Dill are much vfed in fomeplaces with Fith, as they doe Fenell ; but becaufe it is fo ftrong many doe refafe it. Itisalfo putamong pickled Cowcumbers , wherewith it doth very well agtee, giuing vatothe cold fruit pretty {picic tafte orrellith. Itbeing ftronger then Fenell, is of the more force to expell windein the body. Somevieto eate the feed to ftay the Hickocke, Cusp. XXVIL 444/x6 Crifps. French Mallowes, He curld or French Mallow groweth yp with an ypright greene round falke, as high vfually as any man, whereon fromall fides grow forth round whitifh greene leaues, curld or crumpled about the edges, likea mffe,elfe very like vnto an ordinary great Mallowleafe ; the flowers grow. both vponitheftalke,and on the other branchesthat [pring from them, being {mall.and white , afterwhich.come {mall cafes with blacke feede like the othet. Mallowes|:, the roote perifheth.when it..hath- ea feede, but abideth viually the firft-yeare,. and thefecond runneth yp to-flower, and feede. The Vic of FrenchMallowes, It is much vfed as a pot-herbe,efpecially when there is caufe to mone thé belly downward, ‘which byhisflippery qualitie ir. doth helpe forward. It hath beenein timespaft, and {9,is to. this day.in {ome places,vied to be boyled or ftewed, eyther by it felfe with butter, or with other herbes, andlo. Cuar?. XXVI, eaten. Myrrhis fine Cerefolinws mains Ge vulgare. Sweet Cheruill and ordinary Cheruill. Gnar.XXVIE ‘Ta great or fweete Cheruill (which of fomei s called Sweete Cicely) hath diuers great and faire {pread winged Jeaucs , confifting of manyleaues {ett gether, deeply cut inthe edges, and cucty one alfo dented about, very like,and refembling the leaues of Hemlockes, but of fo pleafant a tafte, that one would verily thinke, he chewed the leaues or feedes ofAnifeedesin his mouth : The ftalke is realtnable great, and fomewhat cornered or crefted aboutthree-orfoure foote high, atthe toppe whercof ftand many white{poakie tufts offlowers, Which change into browie long cornered great feede, two alwaies ioyned together: the roote is oreat , black pestis eS oe white within » With divers fibres annexed vntoit and periflieth fallae ssane many yeares, andis ofa ineeaes pleafant, and {piciehortatte, delight: Thecommon Cheruill isa {mall herbe, with lenges leaues., finely inte long peeces;atthefirtt ofa paleyellowith greenecolour, but veheen’ tie ftalkecut is growne Wp to feede, bothftalkes and leaues become of a darke red colour :the flowersare whilts ftanding ypon {cattered or thin {pread tufts; which turneinto-fmall Jong, round, fharpe pointed feedes, ofa brownith blacke colour: theroote is {mall, with dives longfleader white ftrings, and petifheth cuery yeare, : The Ve Imtubum, Succorieand Endiue, Put both Succorie and Endiue into. onechapter and.deleription,, becanfe they are [oor of ‘one kindred ; and althoughthey differ alittlerhpenefromthepther, yet they agree bothin this, that they are caten eysher,grcencor whired sof many. Endiue, the {mooth as well as rhe curld,, bearetha longer and alarger leafe then Succorie,and abideth bur one yeare, quickely running vp.to-Majkeandfeede, and then Peritheth: whereas Succorie abideth many. years,and hathilongand narsewerleaues, omewhat more cut in, ortorne on theedges : bothof,themhau¢blew flowers, and the feede of the fmooth or ordinary Endiueis fo like vnto the Succorie, thatitis very hard to diftinguifh themafunder byfight; but the curld Endiuegiueth blackith and flat fede, very like vnto blacke Lettice feede :, the rootes ofthe kndineperith, burcrhe, Succorie abideth : The Vfe of Succory and Endiue. Although Succorie bee fomewhat morebitterin tafte thenthe Endiues, ‘os yet |