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Show 102 THE: FIRST BOOKE OF THE HISTORTE OF PLANTS. ea itie, in the fixtofhis AEneidos, where he defcribeth Charons ruftic iron coloured bote., andpe ritie, fently calleth the fame blew. Ipfe ratem contofubigit velifque nee 5 Etferragineafubuecat corpora Cymba. Himfelfe with piked pole his boate doth guide,and beares a charge, umes 2 Hyacinthuscomofus albus, White haired Tacint. aac And Claudius alfodoth notalittle confirme their opinions, who writeth that the Violets areofs fweete iron colourin his fecond booke ofthe carying awayof Pro/érpitiay Sanguineofplendoré vofas,vaccinianigro Induit,cy dulei violasferruginepingit. He‘trims the rofe with bloudybright AndPrimetreeberries black he makes, And decks the Violet with a fweete Darkeiron colour,whichittakes, Butlet vs returne to the propernamesftomwhich we have digreffed: moft of the later fe Stee Pee Tranfporting ftill the foules ina ruftie cankeredbarge. 1 Hyacinthus comofiss. ; rifts do call this plant Hyacinthus Poetics or Poets Hyacinth, Panfanias in his fecond aeofl ; Corinthiacks, hath made mention ofHyacinthus,called of the Hermonians Comofandalos , etting downe the ceremonies done by them ontheirfeftiuall daies 5 inthe honor of the goddefle Ci The priefts faith he,and the magiftrates forthat yeere being, do leade the troupe ofthe pampe;! ; womenand menfollowafter: the boies- folemnly leade foorth the goddefle witha ftately thene: Theygoin white veftures with garlandsontheit heads smade ofa flower whichthe nh . Comofandalos, whichis the blew or skie coloured Hyacinth, hauing the markes andletters ofmo ning as aforefaid, % The nature. The Hyacinths mentionedin this ch aptet, dolight ; ly clenfeandbinde, dryingin the thitded gtee,But the rootes are drie in the firt degree.and coldei n the fecond. % Thevertyes. A Theroot of Hyacinth boiled inwine and drunk e,fto ppeth the belly,pronoketh vrine, and hel fieldefpider, B Thefeedeis of the fame vertuie, andis ofgteater forcein ftopping ofthe laske and bloudyfst being \ drunke in wine it preuaileth againft thhe falling fickne s, ! Cc hat The rootes after the opinion of Diofcorides; eth agginft the venemousbi tings ofthe procutehaire in beardleffe men; arid fuch’as been ouertaken with Alopecia, Offaire haired Lacint. Chap. 71: %& The defcription: Hefaire haired Lacint hath long fatl eaues.hollowed aldgft the infidest rogh fafhion,as = ending to rednes,The ftalkerifeth the midft ofthe leauesbare & naked,foft & ful offli mie inice.which are befet round abo! with many finall flowers of :.the top of 2 {pike of Aowers conlil ofa number offaire fhinin te® rS.i Se le f his name Comofixs,or faire | jt to as\ aremofto { f thofeof : I the Tacints, Th * : \ Tie. 3 0 ice Wil fome hairie threds, fat ened vnto _ le Foote is Bulbus or Onion fathion > full of flimie mice hisb ottom :: W rr haired = ; ae notfrom the pre cedentin owers es, ftalkes, leaues or fe : hecrot are cofadarke white colour.wswi iththff ome blackn, root de pap e abe teth foorth the difference, tofthem,which Resa zhe baliow ne Ofvthis kinde L receiued indanothe;t fortoffrom Con ; inte Jaci! very notably:butdiffereth in \ ftantin ople, refembling. the firft hait‘i wets that,that this is altogither greater, afwell in leaues,rootes asalfoisofgreaterbe, auitie withour atid 80 all comparifon, . *: F I Hysciatl moft ofthe Hyacinthes,ofa datke greencolour,t i, 2 Fhachithas Batryoldes caralens. , Blewee: vephi € ABIDSSS y 4 Hyacinthus Botryoides ceruleus maior . Great Grape flower. |