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Show The Garden ofpleafant Flowers. 62 eseFelietone many obferuations,concerni eae < ng thefe beaurifullflowers fitta be =" . i we: knowne, which could not, without too muchprolixitybe a wain the body. of the defetiption ofchem ; butare referuedto beeintreated of a part by them. eeties ofTulipas beare vfually-but one ftalke, and that without any branches : but fometimesnature is fo plentifull in bearing, that it hath two orthree ftalkes , and fometimestwo, or more branches out of one ftalke, ceueryftalke or branchbearing one flowerat the toppe) butthis is but feldome feene ; and whenit doth happen once, itis hardly feentagaincinthe fame roote, but is a-greatfigne ; thar the roote that doththus; beingan old roote, will the fame yeare part into diucrs rootes , whereof cuery one,being ofareatonable greatneffe , will beare both his ftalke and flower the next yeare, agreeing with themotherplant in colour,as allthe of- fetsof Tulipas doe forthe moft part : for althoughthe young of-fets of fome doe vary from the maine roote, even whileit groweth with them, yet being {eparated, it will bee of the fame colour withthe mother plant. : : i There growethoftentimes.inthe Adedias , and fometimesalfoin the Prececes , but more {eldome, afmall bulbe orroote, hard abouethe ground, at the:bottomeof tlie ftalke; and betweene it andthe lower leafe,which when the ftalke isdry, and it ripe, being put intothe ground,will bring forthin timea flowerlike vatothemother plant, from whence it wastaken. The flowers alfo of Tulipas confift moft commonly offixe leaues, but fometimes they are feeneto,haue eightor tenne, or more leaues ; but vfually ; thoferootes beare but their ordinary numberof fixe leaues the, next yeares the head for feede then » is forthe moft partfoure {quare, whichatall othertimesis but three {quare, or when the flower wantetha leafe or two,as fometimes alfo it doth,itthenis flat, hauing but two fides, The forme ofthe fowerisalfo very variable , forthe leaues offome Tulipasareall tharpe pointed, orall blunt and round pointed, and many hauethethree outer shape pointed,and the three inner round or pointed, and fome contrariwife, leaues outermoft round pointed, and thethrec inner fharpe pointed. Againe, fomethethree haucall the leaues ofthe lowers long-and narrow , and fome haue them broader and fhorter, Some. Precoces.alfo hauctheit flowers very large and great, equall vuto eyther the Medta, or Serotina, which mot commonly are the largeft,. and others haue themas {mall as the Bolonia Tulipa. 5 The bottomes ofthe leaues ofthe howers are alfo boththechiugsor threedsthat ftand vp aboutthe variably diuerfified, and fo att head, and the tips or pendents that archanging loofe ontheteppes of them; and by difference of the bottomes of SURES i flowers arediftinguithed’, which elfethe are very like in colour, and alike ailo Markede Forthe{mell alfo there is fome diuerfity ;for that the flowers of fome are very fweete, of others nothing at all,and fome betweene both,ofa {mall fent, but not offer fue: and yet fome I haueobferued hauehad a {trong ill fent - bathow <é fhew ace youto ditt inguiththem » Morethen by your owne fenfe , Icannot noe ticeaces’ foe § Tylipas doe not follow their mother plant ; no morethen they doe:in the Aad laftly, takethis , whichis notthe leat obferuation, worth the Noting, that ! haue obferued in many: When they haue beene ofone entire colour for fre eares yet in fomeyearethey hauealeered very froma purpleorftamell, ithath beene much, as ifithad not beené the bine. ‘vit variablyeither parted, or mixed or with white, ¢ytherin part, or through.the whole flower, andefo ima red or ftriped yellow flower, that.ic hath had eyther red. or yellow edges, or yellow orred fj a ‘i ¥cines, or lames, running through the red or ycllow-colour happened, thatthree leanes haue been equally and rinat hath low, the other three abiding of one colour, parted. inthe middle with red andyeland in fome the redhad Said pelbons 3 and the yellow fome red fpots init alfo it, »whereof I haue obferued , that-allfuch flow: ers, not hauing their original in that manner;(for fomethat haue.f Pek on the beginnings thatis, front the firftandfecond yearesflo uch-or the like Qt, aNd doe not change) but as I faid wri ; were ofone colour at the firft, ng, are cot doe thewshe weaknelle LheGardenofplealantPlomers,\ Gx terete)pete e eee weakneffe and decaysofthe toore and thavthis extraordinary-beauty <itthe flower; ig but asthe brightnelle ofa light,vponche very extinguithing thereoflanddoth plainty declare; that it candoe his Mafter mo moreféruicesandtherefore witlpthisiolliry dock bid him-good night. 1 knewthereisacommon opinionamohg many(andvvery-con fidently maintained)thata Tulipawitha white flower,hath changed to.bear earedoe yellow, and fo oftheredior yellowyand otherscolours; that'theyare tikéwife incom {tant, asthough no flowers were.certaine : but I: could never eitherfe¢ wiheare' fot certaineanyfuch alteration, norany othervariation, but whatis formerhpexpref led: Letnottherefore any iudicious be carriedaway withanyfurchidle conceit, butrather fulpect fomedeceit in their Gardenersorothets, by taking p:onc; and puteing inane otherin the place,or el{etheir owneimiftaking: lio} risa Nowforthe fowing, planting, eranfplanting y:choife; and ordering of Tulipas; whichisnot the leaftof regard, concerningthisfubsectin handy but(as'1 think) be willingly entertained ; What I-hauebymy beft endcauotirs learned, by minewould owne paines inalmoft forty yeares tranell3 orfrom others informations, Iam willing to fet downe; not doubting, butrhat {ome may adde what hath not come here to my knowledge, Firft,in the fowing offeedes ofTulipas, I haue not obferued (whatfoeuer others haue written) nor could of certainty learne of others, that there dorh arife from the {cedes ofPrecoces any Medias or Serotine Tulipas, (or but very feldome):nor am cers tainly aflured of any s:but thatthe feedes ofall Precoces (fo they be not doubrfull; of of the laftow ring forts) will bring Precoces : And I am outof doubt, that I'neuer faw, nor could Iearne, that euer the feede of the Medias or Serotines haue giuen Precoce but Medias or Serotines;according to their naturall kinde. Butif there fhould bee anys degeneration, rather incline to thinke, that it fooner commeth to pafle (2 meliore ad pets, for factlis eff defcenfws, that is) that Praseces may gine Adedias, then that Serotines fhould giue Pracoces, Medjs or Forthechoife ofyour feede to fowe. Firft, forthe Pracoces, Clufus faith, that the PracoxTalipa, that bearetha white flower, is the beft to giuethe greateft variety of co4 lours. Someamong vs haue reported, that they haue foundgfeat variety rife from the {cede of the red Frecox, which I can more hardly beleeue s but Clufiushis nce hath the greater probabiliry, but efpecially ifit haue fome mixture of red orexperie purple in it, The purple [ haue found tobe the beft, next thereunto: is‘the purple with white edges, and fo likewife the red with yellow edges, cach of them will bring theirowne colours. Then the choifeofthe beft Medias, is totake thofeco moft of lours that are light, rather white then yellow, and purple then red ; yeawhit e, not yellow, pur ple, not red : but thefe againeto be {pottedis the beft, and the more thebette r; but withall, or aboue all in thefe, re{pect the ground or bottome of the flower, (which in the Precox Tw/spa cannot, becaufe you fhall feldome fee any: other ground in them but yellow) for ifthe flowerbe white, or whitith, {potted, or edged, andftraked{ and bottome blewor purple (fuchas is found in the Holias, and inthe Cloth of filuer, the this is beyond all other the moft excellentyand out ofqueftion the choifeft of an hundred; to hauethe greateft and moft pleafant variety and rarity.And fo in degree, the meaner in beauty you fowe,the lefferthall your pleafure in rarities be. Beftowe nor yourtim e in {owing redoryellow Tulipa feede,or the diuers mixtures of them ; forthey will (as I haue found by experience) feldome beworth your paines. The Serotina, or late lowring Tulipa, becaufe it is feldome feene,with any efpeciall beautifu ll variety,you may. ealily yourfelues gheffe thar it can bring forth (euen as I hauealfo learned)no raritie, and little or no diuerfity arall. The time and manner tofowe thefe feedes is next to beconfidered. Youmay not fowetheminthefpring ofthe yeare,if you hope to haue any goodof them ; but in the Autumne,or prefentlyafter they be thoroughripe and dry: yet ifyou fowe them not vatilltheend of October, they will come forward neuer the worfe, but rather the bet+ ter ; for it is often feene, that ouercarly fowing caufeth them:to {pring out of the ground ouerear ly, fothatif.a fharpe {pring chance to follow, ‘ir may goe necreto {poileall, orthe moft of your feede. Wee viually fowethe fameyca res feede, yetif youchanceto keepe of your owne, ot haue from others fuchfeed, as is two years old, they will thriue and doc well cnough, efpeciallyif they were ripe and ee ¢ 3 ou |