A New Orchard And Garden: or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of EnglandLawson, William, active 1618
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A New Orchard And Garden: or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England
Lawson, William, active 1618
Fruit-culture -- Great Britain; Gardening -- Early works to 1800
_Lettice_ yeelds seed the first yeere, and dyes: sow betime, and if you
would haue them _Cabbage_ for Sallets, remoue them as you doe _Cabbage_.
They are vsuall in Sallets, and the pot.
_Lillies_ white and red, remoued once in three or foure yeeres their
roots yeeld many Sets, like the Garlicke, _Michael-tide_ is the best:
they grow high, after they get roote: these roots are good to breake a
Byle, as are Mallowes and Sorrell.
_Mallowes_, French or gagged, the first or second yeere, seed
plentifully: sow in _March_, or before, they are good for the
house-wifes pot, or to breake a bunch.
_Marigolds_ most commonly come of seed, you may remoue the Plants, when
they be two inches long. The double Marigold, being as bigge as a little
Rose, is good for shew. They are a good Pot-hearbe.
_Oculus Christi_, or Christs eye, seeds and dyes the first or second
yeere: you may remoue the yong Plants, but seed is better: one of these
seeds put into the eye, within three or foure houres will gather a
thicke skinne, cleere the eye, and bolt it selfe forth without hurt to
the eye. A good Pot-hearbe.
_Onyons_ are sowne in _February_, they are gathered at _Michael-tide_,
and all the Summer long, for Sallets; as also young Parsly, Sage,
Chibals, Lettice, sweet Sicily, Fennell, &c. good alone, or with meate
as Mutton, &c. for sauce, especially for the pot.
_Parsly_ sow the first yeere, and vse the next yeere: it seedes
plentifully, an hearbe of much vse, as sweet Sicily is. The seed and
roots are good against the Stone.
_Parsneps_ require and whole plot, they be plentifull and common: sow
them in _February_, the Kings (that is in the middle) seed broadest and
reddest. Parsneps are sustenance for a strong stomacke, not good for
euill eies: When they couer the earth in a drought, to tread the tops,
make the rootes bigger.
_Peny-royall_, or Pudding Grasse, creepes along the ground like ground
Iuie. It lasts long, like Daisies, because it puts and spreads dayly new
roots. Diuide, and remoue the roots, it hath a pleasant taste and smell,
good for the pot, or hackt meate, or Haggas Pudding.
_Pumpions_: Set seedes with your finger, a finger deepe, late in
_March_, and so soone as they appeare, euery night if you doubt frost,
couer them, and water them continually out of a water-pot: they be very
tender, their fruit is great and waterish.
_French poppy_ beareth a faire flower, and the Seed will make you
sleepe.
_Raddish_ is sauce for cloyed stomacks, as Capers, Oliues, and
Cucumbers, cast the seeds all Summer long here and there, and you shall
haue them alwaies young and fresh.
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