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Show . Lbe Kitchen Garden. 7epee, There are two manner of wayesto whiten Lettice to make them eate the moretender : the one is by rayfing vp earthlike moalehils, round about the plants while they Cuar. XX Xe are growing, which will make them grow white’ ‘the other is by tying vp all the loofe Jeaues round together whileitgroweth, that fo the clofe tying may make it grow white, and ther¢by-bé the more ténder.*” doa Fuca, Letticei 4 diuerfiti¢ of Lettice, that] ous I tall 7eee and fo great fcarceBebtleededot a great many? For Tdoeinthis Chapter-reckon. ypunty youcleauen ortWelue differing foxes, fomeof hittle vieSorhers ofinere- be. ing moré cofamorand vulgar ; and fomtethatareofexcellenevfeand feruice, which aré more rare, and require more knowledgeand Car€for the ordering of them, asalfo! for their ‘time of fpending, as fome in the-fpring, fomeit. fiirmer, Othe?In ay. “Stunine, and (ome being whrred for the winter, Eor all thefe forts thall nor needema ny defcriptidns, but only thew you which déecabjaage,and whichaie loofe, which of of theiare'grtar orfinalwhite,greene ofred, ait which of them bearewhitefeeds! _ anduvhichof them blackes” Lambes Lettice or Corne Salletis a fall plant while itis yotinggrowing clofe vpontlieground ‘With iatiy whitith greene; long-anid narrow;round pointed teatesyath theInte?2a dinlehebégitining Ofelie (pring (iP it bee fowen in autumne;asit isv{uaM rolferiieFOF ait aPhyPatter) riferh vp withfinal! round ftalkes, with two leaues at cuery joy?Branching Pith ae the Koppel} and bearing.tufts.of-ftnall bleake blew: flowers) whieh taiie ince fine toundwhritreede’: theiroore i¢fimall and long, withfome {mall threds hanging thereat : the whole plantis of awaterifhtafte,almoftinfipide: Othe Vvfe of -Letrice. blo? VAIOEOE Rertic@atefpent in fallers;with oyleand vinegar,or as euery And laftly I haue thought good toaddeanorhy allt herbe;, whieh beeaufe it is called LambesLettice of many,ot/ Cerne Sallét of ol ‘pried pleat,folthe mote partjwhitlethey:are frefand.greend;drwhited,as others! _is declared of foneof ‘the forts before;to ccauferhicmto-eatethemorede| Heateanvteriaer. Fhiey are alfoboyled,tofetueforinany. forts ofdifhes of is put in only to fill vpamumpber inthis Chapter, and that I mutfpeake ofir and not “that Ithinkeit ro be any ofthe kindes of Lettice. ea) Allfortsof Lettice, after a while thatthey haueclofed thenifelués, if théybee of the Cabbage kindes, or otherwife being loofe, and newérclofing, fend forthftom x mong the middle ofthéir leanes a round ftalke(in fome greater, ifvorherslefle¥, accor! ding to theif kinde)full of leaues likevatothe lower,branching at the rappe ita {une dry parts,whereon grow diuers{mall ftar-like Rowersofa pale yellowith coléuraftet which come f{eede, eyther white or blackifh, as the plant yeeldeth, whereat hangetlt THE tuiée oF Letticéap plyed with dyle of Rofestothe foreheadsof the LU Gekeand Weake wanting Acepe; prevircth refty anditaketh awayspaines in the head : boundlikewifeito the cods, it helpethithofe thatare troubled with theColts cuill. [fa little camphire be added, it reftraineth immoderate Jue + buritis-hurtfulltofuchasare troubled with the fhortnefle of breath. LamabesLettice is wholly fpentfer fallets, in the beginning of the yeare, fomefmall peece of acotteny doune, wherewith the whole head is ftored, andis care asl faid, before any alchoft ofthe otherforts of Lettice are to be bad, and white, with fome fibres atit,and perifheth quickely after the feedeis ripe. The Romanered Lettice is the beft and greatef€ of all the reft. For ohn Tradef: eante that firft, as Lthinke, broughtit into England;and fowedit; did write vnto mee that after one of them had-been bound and whited, whenthe refufe was cutaway the reft weighed feuenteene ounces : this hath blacke {eede. . 21 “teeST .= excellent Cabbage Lettice, and is beftro bee fowen after } t ard Lettice; they be fometimesas great as the crowne ofa mans hatt ; the feede hereof is white, and groweth to beofameane height Our commonCabbage Lettice is well known, and beareth black fe d The curld1 Lettice which is open, Wa li Ente te pen, and differeth iffereth but butlittle from Endiue,beareth blac k A AS oCrare XXXL The white RomaneLettice islikevntoit, haning long leaues tikea Tea(ell, itis in geodnefle next vntothe red, but muft be whited, thatit may eate kindly : thefcedé hercof is white. ' The Virginia Lettice hath fingle and very broade reddith leaues, and is notofany great regard,and therefore is kept but of a few it beareth blacke feede. The common Lumbard Lettice that is loofe, and another kinde thereof that dotl fomewhat cabbage,hane both whitefeedes, , thisgroweth loweft,and hath the finalleft head.but very hard aa round, and white while ic groweth the feed is blacke. j We kinde of Romane Letticeis ofa darke green colour,growingas low as the Venice ettice,andis an excellent kinde,bearing blackefeede. And laftly our winter Lettice is wonderfull hardyto endure our cold: Itisbutfingle,and muft be fowen at Michaelmas, butwill be very good, beforeany of the othet geodfortsfowen in the Spring,will be ready to be vfed, and beareth white feed, eon meee an net a Gardiner of knowledge) howto gather his 3 etl - EEO ) i, isin in pet : Let him marke ont thofe plants that he on ae ue a bethe moft likely ; &after chey haue begua Gecteacend poe a way the ower leaues, for twoor three hands breadth * 2 reby intaking awaythe loweft leaues, the ftalkedoe nott% northe feed be hinderedinthe ripening, There 7" : } Portelaca. Purflane.| gy t Vrilane hath manythicke round thining red ftalkes,fall of inice, lying vpon the green leaves, P round for the moft part; whereonare fet diuers long, thicke,paletogether wich acta alonebythemfelues, and fometimies many finall ones huskes, greene little in and whichft flowers, yellow {mall grow them ; among which muft be new containing blackefeede: the rooteis {mall,and-perifheth every yeare,and betweene the beds, as fome haue heretofowen in Aprill, inthe alleyes ofthe Garden G 5 eeriein fome : Ga a‘ ns, fore vfed, whereit may haucthe more moifture,.or, as Lhaue feeng bers, Cowcum their vp nourfe to vfed_ hane rs vpon thofe beds.of dung. that Gardine ey hauefowen Melons,and Pompions, whereomafter they haue beenc taken away,th d the watergiuenit, Purflane. whercif it be muchwatered, the warmth ofthe dung,an winter, yntill ed continu and large, reatand the Putflane hath growng « Kissericne Lettice doth cabbage, and is called Flanders Cropers, of ii oul meate asthe Cookes ktiow bert. "They ail cooléa hotand fainuing ftomackes:": tied-away with the winde,if it be not gathered intime : the-roote is fomewhat long tuges 499 3 “1 - > The Vfeof; Purflane. and faint ftomackesin the hot ‘on Itis vfed as Lettice in fallets,to coole hot r delight, it is not goodto bee fo only if rds terwa butaf yeare, the f timeo ‘ Seiad 2 thereofr.. vfe thereo in the vie gall inthe too prodiligall or out inflammationinward The feede of Purflane doth coole much any ward,and doth alittle binde withall. CHAP. |