740 Th^fiftBookeof 



OfLeeks. Chap.lxxiiij. 



^The defcription. 



l^e JLeeftefjafl) long b^icaje Waues, folDeti eogitfjer luitli a 

 beelc 0? crcft in tlje boffeeCoe, in fade anD fauour not muc^ 

 tjnlifee t^ ^nion,fagttui)f t toljtf Ij leaues in tlje feconU i?ere 

 grotuetl) a rouno ftemme, iuljicl) bungettj fcojtlj a rouno lieao ej 

 ball , toitl)ljt0 aolDcrs lifee t^e £Dnion , ano after tljc flotoew it 

 bearetl^ feD,tn faction like to onion fat),bnt t|)at it is of a gra^iH^ 

 colour* SCtie rtot is tD!)itc anti lefiTer tl)an a meane onion > loit^ a 

 bearo oa taffell of [jairt ltrtng0* 



SCfie lleeke is plantcD almoff in eacr? garben of t^$ count ri?, 

 anti is but felDom e fuffercD to GaeOe : \mi t^e blabes are cut al^ 

 moff eucri? ba^ ^arb bi? tbe grounb , to be ba^l? bfeD in pottageis 

 ano ot^er meats , anb ttefoje it can bnnetb oj fcarfelr grotoe 



ftp, 



'' / 



!» 



^t The time. 



SHbe ILoefee flotDjctb in spa^ ano 3|une , ai?eare ^er tl^e folo 



ing, if it batb not beme cut, fbj if it be continually cut, it bearet^ 

 tjerp feioomc flotners 0^ tku , and tberefoje fome no to^ite tbat 

 V^t ita&e b jingetl) fo^tb neither flotoerfi no? fabe, W^ii^ is bn^ 



fc^ tbe ileeke totjic J fjatfi not bane cut bjinget^ tmi^ bot^ 



GotDers ano && 



:*7t>^ 



2C^e ILafee is calleb in CDrake 'resi«v : in Jlafine , Porrum : in 

 If rencb, P^'^y-y^w.- in bigb 2Doucli,ILaucl^ : in bafe jaimaigne,15a<» 

 rap : m <lBnglifl^,a iLeefee,oj ileeks. 



SCbe bncut Heeke is calleb in (!5r«fee ''©^^^v *.^«j^Tiv : in JLatine, 

 Porr ii capitatum : tt>at is to fap in c£ngli!|, t^e fieabeb oj &nop^ 

 peb ILeeke* 



»e cut lliefee is calleb of Columella anb of pallabius in Ha^ 



tme, Porrum fediuum : in c^nglifl^, iFrcnch !lafe0,tJnfet Jte^e, 



matben ILeslte 





SC^e JLo&e \»m anb b^p inf be t&trb b^r«,of nature Ifl^ t$ 



but not fo itrong 



^Th^ 



