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Show 376 HISTORIE OF PLANTS, THE SECOND‘BOOKE OF THE %& Theplace. in the Ile of Matt; neerePre. Thefe plants do growe neere vnto the Sea fide, about Colchefter, fton in Aundernefle,andabout Weftchefter. se Thetime. They flourifh from Aprill to the endof Augutt. %& The names, dintheir feneTheteis little’'to be faidas touching the names, more thanhath beene touche rall titles. se The temperature and vertues. flowers, Thereis no vie ofthefe in phificke,buttheyare efteemed for the beautie oftheir % The time. They efpecially flower in Male and Iune,thefecond yeere after they be fowen, % The names. winter Violets, 8 Viola Dames Violets is calledin Latine Pio/e matronalis,and Viola Hyemalis,or Dames , ot ~Uatrones des Domafienas in French Violettes des Dames, c de Damas, and Girofflees Vidlettes: in Englifh Damaske Violets , winter Gilloflowers , Rogues Gilloflowers ; and clofe Sciences. % The temperature. The leaues of Dames Violets are in tafte (harpeandhor, verylike intafte andfacultie to Eruca opRocketandfeemethtobeakinde thereof. ; % The vertues. OfDames Violets,or Queenes Gilloflowers. : The diftilled water of the flowers heereofis counted to be'amofteffectuall thing to procure (hap.116. iweate, 2 Piolamatronalisflore albo. White Dames Violets. Ofwhite Sattinflower. I Viola Lunartsfine Bolbonac. White Sattin, Chap.117. % The defcription. Olbonac or the Sattin flower,hathhard and roundftalkes dividing themfelues into manie other {mall braunches, befet with leaues like Dames Violets,or Queenes Gilloflowers,fomewhatbroad andfnipt about the edges, 8in fafhion almoft like Sawce alone, or lacke by the hedge. The ftalks are charged or loden with many flowers like the commonft ower,ofa purple colour,whichbeing fa commeth foorth conteined in‘a flat thi hafharpe point orprickeat one ende, in fafbion of the Moone,and fomewhat blackifh. This compofed of three filmes or skins, whereof tl o outmoftare ofan ouerworne athe colour, andthe intnermoftor that in the middle wheronthe feed doth hang or cleaue, is thinne & cleere fhir ea peeceofwhite Satten newlycut fromthe peece. The whole plant dieth the fame yeere that ithath borne feed, and muft be fowenyeerely. The roote is compact of manie % Thedefeription. tuberous parts like Key clogs, or like the great Afphodill. ‘ois, 2 Ames Violets or Queenes Gilloflowers, hath great large leaues of a darke greene? fomewhat fnipt about the edges: among which{pring vpftalkes of the heightot bites , fer with fuchlike leaues: the flowers come foortli atthe toppe ofthe bral ; ofa faire purple colourverie like thofe of the ftocke Gilloflowers, of a verie fweere{mels® which come vplittle long cods, whereinis conteined fmall longblackith feed. Theroote a and threddie. bhis p1a 2 The Queenes white Gilloflowersate like the laft before remembred {auing that bringeth footthfaire white flowers,and the otherpurple, . . % Theplace. ‘Theyare fowen in gardensfor the beautie oftheir flowers. at e Uke lean, itinallet"The a of hese mall leaues th The fecondekinde of Bo/bonie or white Sattin, hath manygreat and broad leaues,almoft like thofe ofthe great burre Docke: among which rifeth vpa verie tall ftemme ofthe height of fower cubits, ftiffe , and ofawhitith greene colour, fet with the ower's growe vpon the flender braunches,of a purple colour,compact come thinne long codsof the bftaunce and Ns oleof the ftocke Gilloflower, after which are faftned an infinite whereunto thicke, is roote The former. tof long threddieft ofthe but multipli“ifelfeas well by fal; tings,whichroote dieth noteuery yeere as the other doth, y falling ofthe feede,as by newefhootesof the roote. 2 Viols |