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Lacluca, Lettice. 
{carce be beleeucd of a great many. For I doe in this Chapter reckon vp vnto 
you cleauen or twelue differing forts fome of little vfe, others of ons be- 
ing more common and vulgar ; and Come thatare of excellent vfe and feruice, which 
are morerare, and require more know ledge and care forthe ordering of them, as alfo 
for their time of fpending, as fome in the fpring, fome in fummer, othersin au- 
tum#ie, and fome being whited for the winter. For il thefe forts thal] not neede ma- 
ny defcriptions, but only thew you which doe cabbage,and which are loofe, which of 
of them are great or {mall,white,greene or red, and which of them beare white feeds, 
and which of them blacke. And laftly J haue thought good to adde another Sallet. 
herbe, which becauleit is called Lambes Lettice of many,er Cerne Sallet of others, 
is put in only to fill vpaaumber inthis Chapter, and that I muft {peake of it, and nor : 
that Ithinke ittobe any of the kindesof Lettice.. 
All fortsof Lettice, after ee haneclofed themfelues, if they bee of | 
the Cabbage kindes, or otherwifebeing loofe, and neuerclofing, fend forth from a= 
mong the middle of their leaues a ftalke(in fome: greater, in others lefler,accor= | 
ties totheir kinde) full of leaues like vntothe reblen fer. oA speeanpc) into fun- 
Sa ee Si age vers,of a pale yell Z 
| 5 ger and fo great dinette of T Lettice, that I fale tite 
The Venice Lettice is isan ccler C 
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A Pt ti Ne a boees i tefl head perv a 
Bt fe \ found; and white while itgroweth: thefeedisblacke, = 7 © ra 
| f ‘AkindeofRomane Letticeisofa SS is wrod een colour. 8 ee SES 
Andia tly, our winter Letticeis wo derfull tay oem cals TE but! 
le,an¢ pues fowen: ‘at Michaelmas, but: will be very goed,b 
goodfortsfowenin — ring will beready to be yfed, and 
| Tointtrudkanouic csinthis See Le eee edge), be 
feede that it may be g: im marke out the 
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meanethfh 
cea vitals, | trip: mee i im sie yor icc hands besaulhaaes 
ue the ground,t. th reeein awa c low: caus, thefalkedae ota, 
foc ig at ty mk ue : 
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