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Show The Kitchen Garden. yetitis oftentimes, and of manyeaten greene, but more viually being by. ried a while in fand}° that it may grow white, which caufethittolofe both fome part of the bitterneffe, as alfo to bee the more tender inthecating, and Horace {heweth it to be vied in his time,in the 32.Ode of his firt Book, where he faith, Mepafcunt Olina, me Citherea leuc/g, Maluz. Endive being whited in the fame,or any other manner, is much vied in win. terjasa fallet herbe with great delight ; butthe curld Endiueis both farre the faireryand thetenderer forthat purpofe. CHAXX bX, Spinachia, fine Olvs Hi/panicam, Spinach. Sos or Spinageis of three forts (yet fome doe reckon offoure, accounting that herbe that beareth no feéde tobea fortof‘it {elfe, whenitis butan accident of nature, as it fallech out in Hempe,Mercury,and diuers otherherbes)two that bearprickly feed,the one muchigreater then the other? the third that beareth afmooth feede, which is more daintie and nourfed yp but in few Gardens: The common Spis WE 02 ON eR wes YB OF DOE ss nach whichis the lefler of the two prickly forts, hath long grceneleaues, broad atthe es : ftalke, and tent, ortorne as it were into foure corners, and fharpe pointed at the ends : it quickly runneth vp toftalke;if it be fowenin the Spting time ; but elfe, if attheend of Summer,it willabideall the winter greet) andthen fuddenly inthe very beginning of the Spring, runne vp toftalke, bearing many leaues both below and at the toppe, where there dothappearemany {mal greénith fowersin clufters,and after them prick. ly fede? ‘The other greater-fort thar-hath prickly feede, isin all things like thefor- mer, but larger both in ftalke, leafe and {eede. The fmooth Spinach hath broader,and 2 little rounder pointed leaues then the firft, efpecially the lowerleaucs ; forthoferhat grow vpwards vpon the ftalké,’ are’mote pointed, ‘and as ic were three {quare, ofas darkea greene colour as the former :.at the feuerall ioynts ofthe ftalkes and branches, frand cluftcring many {mall greenifh'fowers, which turne into clufters of round whitifh feéde, without any prickles at all vponthem : theroote is long,. whiteand {mall, fike vato the other, with many fibres atit : If it be often cut, it will growthe thicker, orelfe {pindle vp very thifly; and with but few leaues vpontiic ftalke. ieee ; The Vic of Spinage, Spinageis an herbe fie forfallets;‘ahd'for diners other purpofes forthe table only « for itis not knowneto bee vfed Phyfi callyat all. ManyEnglith that haue learned it'of the’ Dutch people,” doe ftew che herbe ina pot of spipkio. without any other moifture thenit owne, andafter rhe moifture 1s re ittle preffed from ‘it, "they putburrer, and alittle fpice vnto it, and make therewith a dith that manly delight t6 eaté of‘Tt isvfed likewife to be made nosh.) Ato Partes, and inany other varicties of difhes, 45: Gentlewomen and theif Die 2's: Cokes can better tell then myfelfe’ ‘vito whomI leaue the further ordes ops ering of theléherbes, and allotherfruirs and rootes of this Garden: Fot “intend onlyregin’ you theKnowlcdge'of them,withfomebriefe nates fot “their viepand fio more: i JO mt a Capa Ge oO A\\ Fl “s iui C K S a R N SQ S ST eG 9135 ole I vilys. a Curld Lestice, . Succory. 4 Spisachia stetpingdees ated eee 6a LaAued, — 9d Spinach, b ie. y ¢ ndinia.é Endiae, 3 (tebsrines ae vate Romana, Tbe great ne Romane cabbagt 9 Me é Romana Ondine Y cabbage Lostics. § Laftucacapisate .Anope: 3s Rada Socervslgeti i? feiAneto. T tune, Corns Sallet or Lambes Lettice- |