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Show 366 The Gardenof pleafant Flowers. The Place. Thefe plants grow naturally inthe Weft Indies, where thereis a perpe: whencethefeede tual! fummer, or atthe leaft no cold frofty winters, from hath been fent into thefe parts of Europe, and are difperfed into cuery{ gardenalmoftof note. The Time. Thefe plants flowerfrom the end of Tuly fometimes, or Auguft, vntill the frofts,and cold ayresof the cuenings in O@ober, pull them down,and inthe meanetime the {eed is ripe. The Names. Wee haue ‘not recciued the feedes of this plant vnderany other name then Atirebilia Peruviana, ot Admirabiles planta. In Englifh weecallthem, Themeruaile’of Pern, or the meruaile of the world : yet fome Authors hauc called it Gelfeminum, or fafminnm rubrum, @ Indicums and Bauhinws Selanunms Adexiocanumflore magne. The Vertues. We hauetiot knowne any ve hereof in Phyficke, Cuar. XCI Malas. Mallowes. Cy: the kindred of Mallowesthereareagreat number, fomeofthe gardens, © herswilde, ‘fome with fingle fowers,others with double, fome with whole leaves, others with cut ordiuided: to entreate of them all isnotmy purpole, nor the (cope of this worke, but onely of fuchwhofe flowers, hauing beautieand te {pect aré fit to furnifhthis garden, as ornaments thereunto. And firft of thofe fingle kindes, whofe flowers come ncereft vatethe fafhion of the former Bell-flowers, # after tothe double ones; which for their brauery, are entertained eucry’ whete inter: uery Coiihtiey womans garden, 1. Aalua Hifpanicaflore carneo amplo, The Spanifh blufh Mallew. PX i NA ¢: The Spanifh Mallow.is in forme and manner of growing, very like vnto our come mon ficldé Mallow, hauing vprightftalkes two er three foote high,{pread into divers branches, and fromthe bottomete the toppe, befet with round leaues, Like vato oult Mallowes, but fomewhar{maller, rounder, and leffediuided, yet larger below thet ~ \ / We,eW\\e W i} bY ty). \N / \) aboue: the fowersare plentifully growing vpon the {mallbranches, folding ot ¥% thing theirleaues one about another before they bee blowne; and being open ©” of fiueleanes, with along forked clapper therein,of the fame colour with the fower? the chiéfeft difference. from the common confiftcth in this, thatthe leaues of t flowersarelonger, and more wide open at the brimmes: (almoft likea Bell: flower) and of a faire bluth or light carnation colour, :clofing at night, -and opening4 ‘ day':. afer the flowers are paft, thereeomefuchlikeround-heads, with mall blac fecde, like vatothe common kinde, but fomewhat fnaller:the rooteis fmall and loaf, and perifheth every yeare. o1l9 2. Alcea vulgarisflore carmee. Vervaine Mallow with bluth flowers. Thereis a Mallow that hath long ftalkes, ‘and lowerslike vato the commonwith x Alcea e Mallow, 3 h Mallow. 2 Alcea Veneta, The Venic Malua Hifpanica flere carnes ample. The Spanit Althea (rutex. The fhrnbbe Male Americana. Thorney Mallow. low. 6 Maina bortcnfsfamplex. Alcea Ag: ptis. The Mallow of Egypt.” 5 splers Single Holluhockes. 7 Malua rofea wawls 4 Double Hollihocksss |