Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets

by John Evelyn

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IX. Blanch'd
	Species.				Ordering and Culture.
	1. Endive,				Tied-up to Blanch.
	2. Cichory,				Earth'd-up
	3. Sellery,
	4. Sweet-Fennel,
	5. Rampions,
	6. Roman		Lettuce,		Tied-up to Blanch.
	7. Coſſe
	8. Sileſian				Tied cloſe up.
	9. Cabbage				Pome and Blanch of themſelves.
XXVI. Green Unblanch'd
	Species.				Ordering and Culture.
	10. Lob-Lettuce,				Leaves, all of a midling ſize.
	11. Corn-Sallet,
	12. Purſlane,
	13. Creſſes broad,				Seed-Leaves, and the next to them.
	14. Spinach, curled,
	15. Sorrel French,				The fine young Leaves only, with the first Shoots.
	16. Sorrel, Greenland,
	17. Radiſh,				Only the tender young Leaves.
	18. Creſſes,				The Seed-Leaves, and thoſe only next them.
	19. Turnep,				The Seed-Leaves only.
	20. Muſtard,
	21. Scurvy-graſs,
	22. Chervil,				The young Leaves immediately after the Seedlings.
	23. Burnet,
	24. Rocket, Spaniſh
	25. Perſley,
	26. Tarragon,				The tender Shoots and Tops.
	27. Mints,
	28. Sampier,				The young tender Leaves and Shoots.
	29. Balm,
	30. Sage, Red
	31. Shalots,				The tender young Leaves.
	32. Cives and Onion,
	33. Naſturtium, Indian				The Flowers and Bud-Flowers.
	34. Rampion, Belgrade				The Seed-Leaves and young Tops.
	35. Trip-Madame,

Month. January, February, and March.
Order. and Cult.		Species.				Proportion.
Blanch'd as before		Rampions,				10		Roots in number.
		Endive,				2
		Succory,				5
		Fennel, ſweet,				10
		Sellery,				4
Green and Unblanch'd		Lamb-Lettuce,				A pugil of each.
		Lob-Lettuce,
		Radiſh,				Three parts each.
		Creſſes,
		Turneps,				Of each One part.
		Muſtard Seedlings,
		Scurvy-graſs,
		Spinach,				Two parts.
		Sorrel, Greenland,				One part of each.
		Sorrel, French,
		Chervel, ſweet,
		Burnet,
		Rocket,
		Tarragon,				Twenty large Leaves.
		Balm,				One ſmall part of each.
		Mint,
		Sampier,
		Shalots,				Very few.
		Cives,
		Cabbage-Winter,				Two pugils or ſmall handfuls.
Month. April, May, and June.
Order. and Cult.		Species.				Proportion.
Blanch'd		Lop,		Lettuce.		Of each a pugil.
		Sileſian Winter
		Roman Winter
Green Herbs Unblanch'd. Note, That the young Seedling Leaves of Orange and Limon may all theſe Months be mingled with the Sallet.		Radiſhes,				Three parts.
		Creſſes,				Two parts.
		Purſelan,				1 Faſciat, or pretty full gripe.
		Sorrel, French				Two parts.
		Sampier,				One part.
		Onions, young				Six parts.
		Sage-tops, the Red,				Two parts.
		Perſley,				Of each One part.
		Creſſes, the Indian,
		Lettuce, Belgrade,
		Trip-Madame,
		Chervil, ſweet,
		Burnet,				Two parts.
Month. July, Auguſt, and September.
Order. and Cult.		Species.				Proportion.
Blanch'd, and may be eaten by themſelves with ſome Naſturtium-Flowers.		Sileſian Lettuce,				One whole Lettuce.
		Roman Lettuce,				Two parts.
		Creſs,
		Cabbage,				Four parts.
Green Herbs by themſelves, or mingl'd with the Blanch'd.		Creſſes,				Two parts.
		Naſturtium,
		Purſlane,				One part.
		Lop-Lettuce,
		Belgrade, or Crumpen-Lettuce,				Two parts.
		Tarragon,				One part.
		Sorrel, French				Two parts of each.
		Burnet,
		Trip-Madame,				One part.
Month. October, November, and December.
Order. and Cult.		Species.				Proportion.
Blanch'd		Endive,				Two if large, four if ſmall, Stalk and part of the Root and Tendereſt Leaves.
		Sellery,
		Lop-Lettuce,				An handful of each.
		Lambs-Lettuce,
		Radiſh,				Three parts.
		Creſſes,				Two parts.
Green		Turneps,				One part of each.
		Muſtard Seedlings,
		Creſſes, broad				Two parts of each.
		Spinach,

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