the Hifiorie oi Plairts. L I B. I.

i 4 There are two other morebeautifull haired Iacinths nourifhed in the gardens of our prime Fh’)X'ifiS.i The firft ofthele hath roots and leaues refembltng the lafi delcribed : the italke commonly rifeth to the height of a foot,antl it is diuided into many branches on euery lide,whrch are {mall and thredcly 3 and then at the end as it were ofthefe threddy branches there come forth many finaller threds ofa darke purple coiour, and thefi: 1' pread and diuaricate themfelues druers waies, much after the manner of the next defcribed 3 yet the threds are neither of f0 plealing a co- lour, neither {'0 many in numher,nor fo finely curled. This is called Hyacintbm comafm ramofirr PZ£7’1.1lé}’€fl5, The faire hairy branched Iacinth. _ _

5 This is a molt beaurifull and elegant plant,ancl in his leaues and roots he differs little from the lalt defcribed 5but his iialke, which is as high as the former, is diuided into very many‘ flender iJ1‘£1liCilf3S,WhiCl1flibdillldeci into great plenty of curled threads,variou{ly fpread abroad, make a very plealhnt lhew. The colour alfo is a light blew, and the floures vfually grow fo, that they_are molttlilated at the bottorne,and fo firaiten by little and little after the manner of a Pyramide. Thefe floures keepe their beautie long, but are {ucceeded by no feeds that yet could he obfetued. This by .F&léZ.J'f5 Colummz (who firli made mention hereof in writing) is called Hyacfnrkzrs .Sarmcfi1t5 ]>a;zr2icuioj'Zz coma .- by others, Hy4cz‘ut1.zzi.rcamqfrrs rmofirs elegantior, The faire curld-haire Iacinth._

There iiotire in May and lune. 3: p » ~

/,7 Hyacintbm éotryoides mmlcm major;

6 Iiyatéiarhzrs Eotryoides mmlem. Great Grape-floure.

« Blew Grape-floure.

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5 The fmall Grape-floure hath many long fat and weake leaues trailing vpon the ground,hol= low in the middlelike a little trough, full of flim-y juice like theother Iacinths 3 amongl‘: which come forth thickefoft frnooth and weake flalkes, leaning this way and that Way as not able to Rand vpright by reafon it 15 furcharged with very hcauie floures on the top, confifting of many litv fie bOc[}C_1i1{gblewrfloures, clofely thrult or packed together likea bunch of grapes, of a flrong

fmell, yet not vnpleafant, fomewhat refembling the fauour of the Orenge. The root is round and,

1iulbous,l‘et about with infinite young cloues or roots, whereby it. greatly increafeth.

7 The great Grape-floure 13 very iléte vnltolthe fmall-er ofhis kinde. The difference conliflctha in that this plant is altogether greater, ut t e eaues are not fo long.

8 The sky-coloured Grapofloure hath a few leaues in refpeét of the other Grape-floures, th6

which are (hotter, fuller of juice, fhiife and _vpright;whereas the others traile vpon the groulggr ...... ,, _ , §~ 6

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The floures Sky Colour,

cam)’ ‘O be perceiued. The roots are like the former.

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8 Hjldfiflcfim Batryaidcr aemletz: or. Great Grape-floure.

the floure.-for this Iaeinth is ofa pleafant white, colour tending to ycllgyvneg, tipped about the hollow part with VA. hire, whiter than Wh 1:3 1; felfe 5 otherwife there is no difference.

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Thefe plants are kept in gardens for the beautie of their floures, wherewith our London gardens do abound. ‘

if Tine Time. ' They floure from Februarie to the end of May. ‘ 1]’ Tim Names. '1 he Grapefloure is called Hyarint/11¢; Botry; Eider, and Hyacintlzm Neateriramrn, .Dazz’oms2' : of ome, Buiém Efcirlmtm, Hya-ciart/Ju5fy[;¢e_/Zr;;';’Cgy_ dz : Hyaczrzzbm exzgum, Tmgz. Some iudge them‘ to be Baléime, ofP/my.

‘l’ The-._ faire haired Iacinth defcribed in tlm °f

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_ agfler properly belong to that kinde of Hya. C10! Which 1S defcribed in the firli place in this Chapter. -f ‘

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of imie ju)1::€eh:;i'lln€;l§ (:1 vpon ti]C{gl'OLll'1'd;IhlCl~.’C fat, and full

at d hollowed alongfi the middle uk Ja [go mg L. uts Erooket ly_ this way and that way, 00 le firpé ud I115 Orfprinoincrv are of a C lrfllbolgas aria! Ofc‘Offa1reha1‘red Iacmth-‘Which fint11:€Of3darl(cgt'€CflCColofltthanlfon fithePultp 11111:] OLll‘f-1 ut being growne; to perfeétion,be- do ea“ Weake in refpefi of the thicgnefl‘ W die . e‘1.aC{in IL VP mke.d’tmCkC’and fat flalkesaln‘ In theleaues - fer from themfldl I C an gieatnt e tiiereofilying alfo vpon the ground as adeh eafifiau fiche I_1 . Erotic? top on euery tide with many yellow floures,euery one

r of muske Wfgereofror ittle ox,witha narrow rnoutlzi, exceeding {weer offmefl mm the fa-

Od ’ It f00liC_ the name til/tar/czzri. I he feed is clofed in pulied or blownevp

S5 C0Dfuf . call made ' ‘ . blacke feed Y i . W1th0ut 0rder,oFa fat and fpongeous l uh l‘rance,wherein is contained round

- ne root is b lb ' - . rm 5 11 ‘ U 0118 Or_ onion fafhton whereunto are annexed certaine fat and thic g kc thofe of-Dogg-gra{fC_ H 3 kc

faring ing1’°°10UT€d tmufiari or gra pe- floure, hath large and fat leaues like the preced en t,n0t d if;

“Y Point, farting that the leaues at their firllt ipl‘i'lGin<7 vp are ofa pile dusky col ‘ ti :7 A « ‘ T . our

er-ence °“f€S are Iikewife fweet, but of a pale blacke coloiirégwherein confifieth the dif—

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grow at the top, thruft or packt together like a bunch of Gra ~ ‘ M‘ . _ i_pes, ofa pleafant bright euery little bottlelike floure fet about the hollow entrance with fma‘l white {pets not

9 The white Grape-floute differeth mm from the sky-coloured Iacinth,b ut in colour of‘