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Show 746 2 HATS TORTEVOFR: THE SECOND OBOOKE OF THE L'Obeliusreporterth that he fawe ina garden at Bruxels, belonging to a reuetend perfon called matter John Boifotyakinde ofGelfemtine, very muchdiffering ftom our common Tafmine, which he nourifhed.in an earthenpot: it grewnot aboue(faith he)to the height ofa cubit,diuided into diuets t eet : ae of the commonwhite Iafmine, butblackerand branches, whereupon did growe leaues like thofe rounder, The flowers tothe fhewwere moft beautifull, in fhapelike thofe ofthe commonJafinine, but fower times bigger,gaping wide open,white on the out fidesand of a bright ted'on the infide, 4 IafiminamCaraleam, 3 lafininumluteum. Yellowe Iafmine, BlewIafmine, PLANTS, pinandtefeninwmairc allo Gefertanm:in Englifilalmine, Geflemin e,and lefle. Thoteisin Die/rorades.a comp olition of oile of Iafmine, which, he faithris made in Per . ' 7 j 2 } white Aowersof Violets,which V iolets feeme to be none other then the flowers of this G for Digforides oftentimes hath taken one plant for another; fothacit mutt notfeeme ft iecalleth the flowers of Geflemine Viol¢ts, clpeciallyfeeing that the plant ir fetf{¢ Was vVoknowne vrohim,as itis enident, % The temperature, Geflemine,and e{peciallythe flowers thereof be hot in the begi; ung of the fecond degree , as Serapioteporteth out of Mefue. i % The vertaes. Theoyle which is made of the flowers hecrof,wafterh away tawe humours, ‘aridis good o J coldettiumes,but in thofe that are of an hot confticution;it cauferh headac andthe overmuch Inelltheteofmakerh the nofe co bleede,as the fame. anchor affirmeth, Iris 8 Diofcorides wii- rethand after him _4¢tins ) ofthe Perfians in their banquets for pleafure fake. itis good to bean A ! : C bodies ‘ that haueneede meittedon = after baths,inthofe aut warmed,but ac byreafon ed singe robe fuppledand of theranknes ofthe {nell it is not much vied. : ao pai in wine yntill they be foft and made “p to the forme ofa pultis, and applied, ifolueth cold f{wellings wens,hard lumps; and {uch like outgoings. OfPeruinkle. : : Chap.316. hie f % The kindes. be diver: s oesorkind= Fah inkle, orkind's« of Peruink w ffome le, whereof k greater, others fome be I ie fome with lefler, itl s,others purp| ouble,andfome of a faire blew skie colour, 1 Vinca Peruince, Petninkle, I % The defeription. Eruinkle hath flender and long-branches trailing ypon the er i and there asitrunne ike to rufhes, with nakedor bare {paces betweenc ioint and ioint. The leaues are fmoothe, not valiketo the Bay leafe but leffér, The flowers growe hardeby theleaues, {preading wide open, compoted offive {mall blew leaues. % The defeription. fun Thereisakinde heereof withyellow fowers : bur fome dodefcribefor the yellowe Ja mt i. We haue in our London gardens akindehereof bearing white flowers , which maketh it to-differ thrubbie Trefoile,called of fome Trifolium feuticans sand of others Polemoninn: but this j z 1 in Jafmine is one.and that is another plant.differing from thekinds of Jafimine,as fhallbe dec i “4 fromthe fotmer. There is another with purple flowers, doubling 3 his proper place. Theyellow lafmine differeth not from the commonwhite Gefmine, iat ftalkes nor fafhion ofthe flowers;theonely difference is,thatthis plant bringeth foorth yeuo"! wers,andthe other white, Se ae 4 Thereislikewife another forethat differeth not from the formerin anyrefpect, buen lourofthe flower; for this plant hath fowers ofablewe colour,and the others not fo,wh herein co" fifteth the difference, 2 %& Theplace. ing™” Gelfemineis fofteredin gardens.and is vied for arbors, and tocouer banenrerting houfes ! a dens: it groweth not wilde in England that I can vnderftande of; though maft safter Lyre: be rs?™ nge fta re ther opinion: the white Jafninéis‘common inshoft places of Englande? there fta notfeenein thefeparts as yet, % Thetime. They bring foorth their pleafant fowets itt luly and Angiift, %& Thenames. Among the Arabians, Serapéowas the firltthat named Geflemine, ganibach;itise alled 6 pe? it felfe fomewhat in the middle, with fmaller leaues, wherein is the difference, There is anothet fort, greater than anyof the reft, which is called offome Clematis Daphnordes, of the fimilitude the leaves haue with thofe ofthe Bay. The leaues and flowers are like vnto thepre- cedent, but altogither greater ; wherein confifteth thedifference, % Theplace. They growe in moft of our Lon 1 gardens 5 they.loue a moift and fhadowie place: the branches Tremaine alwaies greene. x Thetime. The flowers ofthem do flourifh in March, April and May,and oftentimes la |