GLEANINGS ON GARDENS. 83 



CHAPTER VI. 



ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE VINE IN 

 ENGLAND. 



From c The whole Art of Husbandry,' enlarged by Barnaby 

 Gooye, 4to. black letter, 1614. The first edition was published in 

 1577. This curious book is by way of dialogue. 



JMTARIUS. You heare my wife calleth us to 

 supper, and you see the shadow is ten foote 

 long, therefore, it is high time we goe. 



Thra. : I give you most harty thankes that you 

 have thus friendly entertained mee in this your fayre 

 orchard, with the sweet description of these pleasant 

 hearbes and trees. 



Julia. Sir, your supper is ready, I pray you make 

 an end of your talke, and let the gentleman come in 

 heere into this arbour. 



Another short extract will show the nature of this 

 book : * Epicure is reported to be the first that euer 

 deuised gardens in Athens, before his time it was not 

 seene, that the pleasures of the countrie were had in 

 the citie. Now when Thrasybulus trauailing in the 

 affayres of his prince, chaunced to come to the house 

 of Marius, and carried by him into a garden that he 



