New Principles of Gardening. 
S, -BGer Po ALY, 
Of Succory. 
1. Its Names. 
uccory is called in Greek xiyaigiev, in Latin Cichorium 
5 fativum, the Germans calls it Wegwarten, the Italians Ci- 
chorea, the Spaniards Almerones, the Bohemians Czakanka, and 
the English Cichory and Succory. ‘Pliny named the broad Leaf 
Succory Hedypnozs, and the bitterer Diofcorides calleth aims, in 
Latin, Intybum [plveftre, Intybum agrefte, Intybum erraticum, 
and Cichorium. : _ 
2. The Defcription. 
Garden Succory is of two Sorts, the one with broad Leaves, 
and the other with narrow deeply indented: The Leaves of the 
firft Kind are fomething hairy, and very like unto thofe of En. 
dive. The Stalk rifes from amongft them dividing irs felf towards 
the top, into many Branches, whereon grow little blew Flowers 
confifting of many Leaves, which’ are afterwards fucceeded by 
white Seed. The Root is of a long duration, producing a white 
milky bitter Juice, as alfo doth the Leaves and Branches when 
broken. ih it seaeaiid a 
| 3. The Temperature. 
Cold and dry in the fecond Degree. 
4. The Medicinal Virtues, 
Being eaten raw in a Sallet, comforts the weak and feeb!ec 
Stomach, cools the Liver, and opens the Obftrucions of Urine. 
5. Ihe Parts for Ufe. 
The Leaves being blanch’d, or whiten’d as the Endive : 
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6. The Quantity to be eaten in a Sallet is at Pleafure, it 
N 2 being 
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