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Show The Kitchen Garden. The. Kitchen Garden. 529 Ne iaermal forth from the head therof long reddifh ftrings running vpon the ground,which fhoot forth leaues in many places, wherebyit is much encreafed. The whieé Strawberrydiffereth not fromthered, but in the colour ofthe finite which is whiter then the former when itis thoroughripe,enclining toredneffe, i The greene Strawberry likewife differeth not, butthatthe fruit is green enall fides when itis ripe, faut on thatfide the Sun lyeth vponit,and thereit is fomewhat red, The Virginia Serawberry carryeth the greateft leafe of any other, except the Bohemian; but {carce can one Strawberry be {eeneripe among a numberof plants.Ithinke the reafon thereofto be the want of skill,or induftry to orderit aright. For the Bohe. mia, and allother Strawberries willnotbeare kindly,if you fuffer themto grow with manyftrings, and thereforetheyare ftill cut away. There is anotherverylike vnto this, that Iohn Tradefcante broughtwith him from Bruffels long agoe, andin feuen yeares could neuer fee one berry ripe onall fides, but ftillthe better part rotten, althoughit would cuery yeare flower abundantly,and gle verylarge leaues. The Bohemia Strawberry hath beene with vs but of late dayes, butis the goodlielt and greateft, both for leafe next tothe Virginian, and for beautyfarre furpaffing all. for fomeof the berries haue beene meafured to bee neerefiue inches about. Matter Quefterthe Poftmatter firft brought them ouerintoour Country,as I vnderftand; but T know no man foinduftrious inthe carefull planting and bringing them to perfection in that plenzifull maner,as Mafter Vincent Sion who dwelt on the Banckfide, neerthe old Paris garden ftaires, who from feuen rootes, as hee affirmed to me,in one yeare and a halfe,planted halfean acree ofgroundwiththeincreafe from them,befidesthofe he gaue awayto his friends, and with him I haucfeene fuch, and ofthat bigneffe before mentioned. One Strawberry more I promifed to fhew you, which althoughit bea wildekinde; and of novfeformeate, yet I would notletthis difcourfe paffe, without giuing you theknowledgeofit. Itisin leafemuch like vntothe ordinary, butdiffereth in that the flower, ifit haueany, isgreene, orratherit beareth a {mall head of greene leaues, many fetthicke together like vate a double ruffe, in the midft whereof ftandeth the fruit, which when itisripe,fheweth to be foft and fomwhatreddifh, like vntoa Strawberry,but with many {mall harmleffe prickles on them,which may be catenand chewed in the mouth without any manerofoffence, and is fomewhatpleafant likea Strawberry : itis no great bearer, butthofe it doth beare, are fetat the toppesoftheftalks clofetogether, pleafant to behold, andfit fora Gentlewoman to weare on herarme, &c, as arariticin ftead of a flower. The Vic of Strawberries: _ Theleauesof Strawberries arealwaies vied among otherherbesif coo ling drinkes, as alfoin lotions, and gargles for the mouth andthroate: the tootes arc fometimes addedto makeit the more effetuall.and withall fomwhat the more binding. ° The berries themfelues sre often brought tothe Table as a reare feruice; whereuntoclaret wine,creameor milkeis added with fugar, as euery oneli- keth ; as alfo at othertimes, both with the better and meanerfort, andare? good ceoling and pleafant dith in the hot Summer {eafon. The water diftilled of the berries, is good for the paffionsofthe heart, caufed by the perturbationof the {pirits, being eyther drunkealone, ori® wine ; and maketh the heart merry. Some doe hold that the water helpeth to clenfe the face from {pots,and ethe face trom 1po™, toaddefomeclecreneffetothe skins, CHA Ie ~ CuarLVIt Aazelick, Garden Angelicas He thus furnifhed youdtit a Kitchen Garden with all forts of herbes,roots & fruits fit for it, and for any manspriuate vfe, as I did at the firft appropriate it; let mea little rranfcend,and forthe profit & vfe of Country Gentlewomert’ and others,furnifh them with fomefew otherherbes,of the moft efpeciall vfe for thofé fhall need them,to be planted at hand in their Gardens,to {pendas occafion fhallferue, andfirftot Angelica. oad Angelica hath great and long winged leaues, made of many broade greene ones, dinided one fromanother vponte'ftalk, whichis three foot long or better fomtim among-whichrife vp greatthickéand hollow ftalkes with fome fewioynts, where doth alwayesftandtwo long leaues:compaffing the ftalke atthe bottome, in fomeplaces at the ioynts {pring out other fialkes or branches,bearing firch like leaues but {mals ler, andiat the tops very large vinibels of whité flowers, that turne into whitith feedé fomiéwhatthicke ¢ the roote gteweth great with many branchesatit, but quickly pe+ rifhethafter it hath bornefeede: to preferue the roote therefere the better, they victo cut it often in theyeare, thereby-to hinder therunning vp to feede: the whole plant, both leafe,rooreandfeede, is ofan excellent comfortable fent,fauour and tafte. The Vfeof Angelicas Thediftilled watér of Angelica,eyther fimple ot compound,is of efpeciall vfeiin deliquinms animi,vel cordis tremores @pa/siones,that is,fwounings, when thefpiritsare ouercome and faint, or tremblings and paffions of the heatt,toexpell any windy or noyfome vapours fromit. Thegreen ftalkes or the youngrootes being preferued ot cahdied,are very effectual! to comfort and warmeacolde and weake ftomacke : and inthe time ofinfection is of excellent good vfe to preferue the fpirits andheart frominfe@ion, The dryed roote madeinto pouder,and taken in wine or other drinke, will abate the rage of luft in young perfons as I haue it related vnto me vpon credit: ASyrupemadethereof in this matiner, is very profitableto expectorate flegme out of the cheft and lunges, and to procurea {weete breath. Into the greeneftalke of Angelica'asit ftandeth growing, makea great gathe or incifion, wherein put a quantitie of fine white Sugar, letting itthereabide for three dayes, andafter take it forth by cutting a hole at the next ioynt vnder the cut, where the Syruperefteth, ercut offthe ftalke, and turne it downey, thatthe Syrupe may drayne forth ; which keepe fora moft delicate me< dicine. Cuar. LVIIL Dracuncalus hertenfisfine Serpentarie, Dragons. Ragonsrifeth ont of theground witha bare or naked round: whitifh ftalkej D (potted very much with purplith {pots and ftrakes, bearing at thetoppe therof a fewgreene leaues very much diuided on all fides; ftanding vpon long feeteftalkes, inthe middle whereof(if the roote be old enough) comimeth forth great long huske or hofe, green on the outfide, and ofa darke purplifh colour on the infide, with a flender long reddifh peRtell or clapper inthemiddle : the reote is great, round, flatand whitith on the outfide,and whiter within, very like vnto the rogtes of dram,or Wakerobin,and tafting fomewhatfharpe like it. Yy The |