chc Hiftorieof Plantes. 



1^ The Names. 



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%\^t garl)en ^tetuce isi callcl) in 6refee fie'<^«l«i"-f ©-• in )Latme, La<auca fatiua.- 



<nS»ftoppe0,Laauca:m]^t3lj 2aoucl)eXattic^,oi)lactttcfei m bate ^Imatpi?, 



}lattotDe:m(0nglia?Xetti5^5aut»:timu;S 

 , Cftc Krft feiuD of U^etuce Ijati^ none otlier patticulec name, but tbat general 



nameLaducaXettijBf* 

 , -Cbe feconbe feinDe ijSfcalleb of 01ime, Laduca crifpaan c^nglil^e, CtiCpe o: 



curleb]l.etti;8f:infrenc^e,^4/V7«^r''0?«^mbi!Jb3©ottcbe,iirauft^ to 



bare3lmaigne,(i5beci:oncfeelDe)lattoU)e:mCngli(l;,CrompIebi.etttef«. 



3 ^Umecalletbt^et^icbefeinbLacaucaiaconica^Laauafdriiis ; Columella 



calletl^it, Laa;ucabctica : tbelateptDjtiter;ScallitLaaucacapitata:infrencl)e, 



Laiciu€pommee,^l Lai^ttca ipomme.in CnSlll^e,)lOfeb;,03t Cabbage )Letti^» 



4 Cbefourtb feinbe is^calleb of Columella, La^auca Ceciiiana. 



5 Ci^e fift^ Unh^i^ calleD Uetuca Cypria,anb of |dlmte,La<5tuca Grseca. 



:f> The Nature, 



^arbenU^etttce iiSf colbe anb mopft mtbe firft 01 feconbebegree^ 



iSjfTheVertues. 



Cliegacben)(Letttceeateninmeate,engenbiett) better bio ob,anb caufetb^i 

 better btgedtontban tbe otber \sy^t o^^ potberbe , efpectallp bepng bo|»leb anb 

 not eaten raiue* 



3lti0goob inmeateagaimfttl^ebeateoftbeftomacke, anbtbeujambltng^^is 



of tbe (ame,tt aaketb tt^irfle, anb caufetl^ goob appetite , eQieciallp being eaten 

 ra\De in ^alabe;e^f 



-Cbetame tafeen in tberamemanner,fauretbfottnb anbnx)eetefleepe,itma^ c 

 feetb tbe bellp goob anb foft,anb engenbj^etb abunbance of milfee i furelp,it ijs 

 tierp goob foi fucbe a^ cannot tal^e ^eir red, anb fo^ iHmitfi , anb fo^ fucbe ^ 

 giuefUcHe,\Dbicbebaue but fmall Otoze of milHe : but fo^ tbat (lurpofe it i^ be^ 

 ter befojte ix begpnnetb to f^ootefoo^tb bi^ ftalfees^ : fot tuban it puttetl^ foo^it^ 

 Iji^SflalUe^^itiuajretb bitteranb i^s^notfogoob inmeate^afa^^befoie* 



Cbegrceneleaue0of:iletuceb^ufeb,aregoobto bela^bebpponnetuebur* j^ 



ninge^ anb fcalbingejS? befoze it rifetb bp into tJDbeale^anb blifter^p anb bppon 

 allboateftnellingc^anb uiilbefier^calleD Erifipiies. 



jletuce feebe being oftenbfeb to be eaten along (l)ace, bjtetl^ bp tbe natural (^ 

 feebe,anb puttetb aujap tbe befire to liecbene* 



3lnb a;3^ }aiinieU3;itetb, it t$ goob to beb.zonfecn in ujpne agapnft tlfte(tin*if 

 gingers of s»coipionjBf* 



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^11^(0 UJtlbeU'etucebatb long leaue;8?beepelp c\xt bpponbotb ebge^sr 



^^ tbbiti(l)e,anb bnberneatb tbe leafe tlje mibble finetue at ribbe i0 fet 



full of fljarpepzicUlejsf ; 'Cbe fl:aUtei;8^rounb anb long,anb groujetft 



bpbigbertberit!)eftallie0oftbegarben)tetuce,iti5frougb anbfet 



\xJitb (barpe piiclvleft anb leaner IpHe tbe otber but fmaller : at tbe toppe of tbe 

 ftalfee gro\»e flouiers? Ipfee tbem of tbe garben jletuce^Cbefeebe Ui bioujniflj, 

 ot^ertuifeit i^lphet^e feebe of tbe garben jletuce^Cbe roote i^fmalU 



HI The Place. 



Cbi^ fterbe grotuetb in tlie bojber^f df feelbe;^, alongfl tbe toape^^anb fucb 

 IpHe bntopleb pUireiS anb fometimeiff in tbe garben^af amongft po tberbcsf : ant^ 



toberea^ it batb bene once fomen, it commetb agapne ligbtlp toitbout eitp 

 moie labour* 



