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Show | HEST ORTEOOF! PLANTS.+ OF THE “THE FIRST BOOKE2 Tragorchismas. AgorehismaXiMuse Treggreate t ‘The guotragorchic fowina. % Theplace. ““Thefemale Goate ftones, The male Goateftones, Nii) S a me = Wi Re QWyiy Thefe kinds of Goates{tones delight to grow in fat clay grounds,and feldom in anyother foile tobe found. % The time. mS They flower in Maie and Itine, withthe other kinds of'Oxchis. % Thenames: The Grecians haue named thefé kindes of Goate ftones zene: in-Lvatine Testiculus Hircinus,and alfo Orchis Saupodes, or Scincophora : in Englifitgreat Goate {tones. Nhe cone Tragorchis tas; male Goates ftones. The third Tragorchis famia, ox Cortofmites, and offome Cariophora: in Englith female Gotes ftones, % Thenatureapd vertues. W/7 The temperature andyértues of thefe are referredto the Fooleftones, notwithftandirlg they 4 4. are feldome or nener wledin phifick, inregarde of the ftinking and lothfome finell and fauour they are pofleffed with. ) Of Foxeftones. % The defeription, 7 Hegreateft ofthe Goates ftones. b tingeth forth narrow leanes, ribbed in fome fortlit vnto the broad leafed Plantaine ,butlarger. The ftalke groweth ro the height ofhalfeact bit,fet with fuch grearleaues eue_ the topof the ftalke by equall diftances. The be bufh offlowersbe finall and fat open.wit! many. tender ftrings or laces comming from the mi es 5oe a: ctookedly tangling one with arcshet , likethe final tendrels oftht fifteth ofapurple flower co? laces orftrings that growe vpon the herbe Sauorie, The whole 2 The alee f ee roots atelike the reft of the Orchides, but greater. wrapped siencat oo hath leaueslike to thofe ofthe gardenLillie , witha ftalkea foote long grovel this buth or cafepi "6 nalft ofthe fowers with thofe his leaues. The flowers which tailes al twifted or writhen {potted heads: ever nl re in forme like vntoa lizard,bicanfe ofthe peafe, which when i. < — flowersis atthe firft like around clofe huske,of the bignes at toward the fettingofit ae nthete commethont ofitalitle long and tenderfpur or raile,W thing adioined yntoit “tk ; Poet teft {potted with red dathes, hauing vpon ech fideal® the faid taile is twifted crookt about, and hangeth Seni -ieee or footes the reft of .ae cee whereofit tooke tena or fauot tk planthath a rancke and ftinking fmell ting celiac.cute stelembling ie‘ ~ like kind,fauitig bempch froallet,‘ hie foansier. fliesthe thatmale feede vpon flefh.that Thethey {tones or rootes ate <0)ager (bap.tot. % The kindes. Herebe diuers kindes ofFoxeftones, differing very muchin fhapeof theirleaues, asalfo in flowers, Somehaue flowers, whereinis to be feene the fhape of findrie forts of living creatures; fome the fhape and proportionofflies ; in other ghats ; fome humble bees; otherslike vato honie bees ; foielike butterflies; andotherslike wafpes that be deads fomeyellowofcolours others white ; fomepurple mixedwithred; others of a browne ouerworne colour. ‘The which feuerallyto diftinguith , as well thofe heere fet downeasalfo thofe that, offer themfelues daily to our viewand confideration , wouldrequire a particular volume : for there isnot any plant which doth offer {uch varietie vnto vsas thefe kindes of ftones , except the Tulipaes whichgo beyondeall accori :for that the moft fingular Simpleft that euer was in thefe latter ages, Derbi Clufiws(who for hisfingularinduftrie and knowledge heerein, iswoorthie triple honor) hath {pent at the leaft fine thirtie yeeres, fowing the feedes of Tulipaes from yeereto yeere, and to this day he could neuer — tothe ende orcertaintie of their {euerallkindes of colours. The greateftreafon thatI can = aide fen ayes take the {eedes of a Tulipa thatbare white flowersand fowe themin fome wile. fow ee a youfhall receiue fromthat feede , plants of infinite colours : contrartwillbe Moinme ‘i a ou free fecha of variable colours, andthe moft ofthofe plants Moniek. ae aoey aie ae whencethe feede wastaker , fothacie fhall be fufficient to fer prehendedin this chapter efpecially. Le 1 Herma- |