Lib. 2. 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
5T TheDefiriftion. 
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i ^nf Arden Lettuce hath a long broad leafe,fmooth,and ofa light green colour : the ftalke 
vj 1S round, thicke fet with leaues full ofmilky iuyce, bufhed or branched at the too 
„ ,, ■ hereupon dogrow yellowirtr floures, which turrie into downe that is carried away' 
with the winde. The feed ftickethfaftvnto the cottony downe, and flieth away likewife white of 
r l0 n? : rf r00t hadl h fS‘"g on it many long tough ftring Sj which being cut 
"S’ y fr h m r\ e mannCr ,f d ° th the ftalke and ^aues, a uiyce like to milke. And 
Ihisis the truedefcriptionofthenaturall Lettuce, and not of the artificial! ; for by manuring 
ennt r? s ’ andhauin S a re g ard to the Mooneand other circumftances, the leaues ofthe art ill 
T 11 LeCU,Ce are oftentimes transformed into another (hape : for either they are curled or ejfe fo 
withitfanSlifth^ndd^ff 6111 ^ 0 k>e ,^ kea Cabbage or headed CoIewort,and the leaues which be 
within and in the nuddeft are fomething white, tending to a very light yellow. 
5 Lxcluctt c<tpitat,i. 
Cabbage Lettuce. 
6 Ldtluca intyiacea. 
Lombard Lettuce. 
. * lc : CL1 tled Lettuce hath great and large leaues deeply cut or gafhed on both the fides.not 
ot c lm . 00 * as the former, but intricately curled and cut into many feftions . The floures are 
3 ail, ot a oleake colour, the which do turne into downe, and is carried away with the winde.The 
former 6 ^ faiUn§ that “ chan S eth fometime into blackneffe, with a root like vnto the 
j> j? "^*V S Natali fort of curled Lettucehath many leaues haekt and torne in pieces very confu- 
ly, and withall curled mfuch an admirable fort, that euery great Ieafe feemeth to be made of 
many lmall leaues fet vpon one middle rib, refembling a fan of curled feathers vfed among Gen- 
tlewomen : the floures, roots, and feeds agree with the former. 
v L 1C aU ?7 ^^ttnee hath very large leaues fpred vpon the ground, at the firft comming vp 
I j3'r°l§ a c a f? out t f* c cd § es > cril ping or curling lightly this or that way, not vnliketothe 
l«ne of Garden End, ue,with ftalkes, floures, and feed’s like the former, as well in ihape, as yeel- 
ding that milky iuyce wherewith they do all abound. F 3 y 
a a p e n et f llath many P Iaine and ftnooth leaues at his firft growing vp, which for 
wh.Vhr if ^ 1C r i tftl Vp °L the § round : the next that do appeare are thofe leaues in the midft, 
winch turn thernfelues together,embracing each other fo clofely,that it is formed into that globe 
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