Of Lambes Lettuce, or Corne sallade.

The description.

The plant which is commonly called Olus album, or the white potherbe (which of some hath beene set out for a kinde of Valerian, but unproperly, for that it doth very notable resemble the Lettuce as well in forme as in meate to be eaten, which property is not to be founde in Valerian, and therefore by reason and authoritie I place it as a kinde of Lettuce with this name, Lambes Lettuce) hath many slender weake stalkes trailing upon the grounde, with certaine edges, a foote high when it groweth in most fertill grounde, otherwise a hand or two high, with sundrie ioints or knees: out of euerie one whereof grow a couple of leaues narrowe and long, not unlike to Lettuce at the first comming up, as well in tenderneese as taste in eating: and on the top of the stalkes stande upon a broade tuft as it were certaine white flowers, that be maruellous little, which can scarselie be knowne to be flowers, sauing that they growe many togither like a tuft or umble: it hath in steede of rootes a fewe slender threds like unto haires. The other kinde of Lettuce which Dodonaeus in his last Edition setteth foorth under the name of Album olus, the lowe countrey men call it Witmões, and use it for their meate called Wermoes, and with us Loblollie. This plant hath small long leaues a finger broade, of a pale greene colour,