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Show The Garden of pleafant Flowers. i Lhe Garden of pleafant Hlowers: fome onely Hyacinthas maior, and ofothers Fy4, tes. The thisdisca ecall itin Englifh,The purple faire hairedTa cinth, oe efhis tuft of purple thréeds,like haires at the toppe, and (as I faid) eae Z. Gentlewomen, purple taffe!s. The fourth is called byfome asit e Reckie Hyacinthies comofus ramiofus, and of others Hyacénthus Calan. : Beandthe latt or fifthis diuerfly called by diuers, Fabius Columnain E Phytobafanos the fecond part, callethit Hyacinthus peneperae hee firft faw itinthat Cardinals Garden at Rome. Robin of Paris entto vsthe former of the twolaft,by the name ofHyacinthas Pennatus, and #ie Calamiftratus, when as others fent thelaft by the name Penmatas, and theo. ther by the name of Calamifratus; but I thinke the name Ciacénmetusis more fit and properforit, in that thecurled threeds which feeme like haires, are better expreffed by the word Cincinaus; then Célamistrum , this fignifying but the bodkin or inftrument wherewith they yfete frifle or curle the haite, and thatthe buth of haireit {elfe being curled. Somealfo hauegiuento both thefe lat the names of Hyaciathus Comofus Parta/si, the one fairer thenthe other, Ofallthefenames you may vfewhich youpleafe ; but for the laf kinde, the name Cincinnatus, as I {aid,isthe more proper, but Pemmatasi the more common, and Calamiftratus for the formerofthe two laft, 1. Hyacinthus Ortentalis Bramalis, fine pracoxflore albo, The white Winter Orientall Iacinth. of the: ftalkes y one aboue another vhto theroppe; cach whereofnext varothefoote: ftalke islong ; hollows toundyand! clofe!; ending in fix {hiall leaaesibaid oper? and a little-tarning at’ the points) fia very fweete frell'y the eotours oF thane flowers are-diters; forfomeatepure white, *without any thew! of orhet them : anotheris almoft white, but hauing a fhew ofblewneffe,efpecialty colours: atthebriiay and bottomes ofthe flowers. Orhersagainearé ofa very faint blufh, tending towards awhite : Some are of as deepea purple as a Violet ; others ofa purpletending to rednefle, and foie dfa pater purple: Some agaifie are of a faire Blew? orlters more watchet, andfomeé fo pale'a blew'46 Pit weretiete white then blew aftlr'the flowers are paft, there rife vp greatthzee {quare heads, bearing rotind'blackefee@dé) orcat and fhining : the roote is great, and white on the gutfide, and oftentimespurplith alfo, flat at the bottome, and fmall atthe head??@"! 2! 4 There isakinde ofthefe Iacinths, whofe flowers are ofa deepe purplith Violet co- Flore purpure lour, hauing whitifirthes downe the backe ofcuery leafe of tHe flower! w hich turne violaceo lincis Ses themfelués'a little backwards at the’ppinrs.’ 4 di ae Theréis dnother, Whole flowers Hindall opening oné way,and nord ail fides but Ferieusantrorare héreinlike'the great Zumbut ‘Indi, before ee bur, tis aU 7 Thereis agaide another kindewhith flowreth later thenall theteft and the flow- Serotinus ereers are finaller,ftanding more'Vptight, which ate either White dr blew 5. OF mixt with os ohetee white and purple. Psa Se Cael lorum. " 1 5. Hyacinthus Orientalis foliofo caule.The bufhy ftaiked Oriental! Tacinth, Thisearly Iacinth rifeth vp with his greene leaues (which are in all refpects liketo the ordinary Orientall lacinths, but fomewhat narrower) before Winter, and fome timesit is in floweralfo before Winter,and is in forme and coloura plaine whiteOt entall Iacinth, but fomewhatleffer, differing onely in no other thing, thenthe timed! his flowring, which is alwayes certaine to be long before the otherforts. This ftrange Tacinth hath his rootes, leaues, and flowerslike vntothe former Orientall Tacinths': th€onely difference in this is, that his ftalkeis not bare or haked, but hathvery narrow long léaues, growing difperledly and without order,with the flowers thereon, whichareblew, and having forthe inont partoneleafe,' and {ometimes twoarthefoote,or fetting on ofenery flower, yet fometimes ithap peneth,fo me flow- ers to be withoutany leafe at the bottome,as nature, thar‘is very variable iti this plant, lifteth to play : the heads and feede até blackéand round, likethe other alfo, 2. Hyacinthus Orientals Brumalis,fine pracexflorepurpureo, The purple Winter Orientall Iacinth. 6. Hyacinthus Orientalis flore duplici,T he bleake Oriéntall Tacinth once double. Thedifference ofcolourin this flower caufethit to bee diftinguithed, for elfe itisd! thekindred ofthe Orientall Iacinths, andis, asthe former} more early thentheret that follow : Vaderftand then, that this is the fame withthe former, but hauing fit blewith purple flowers, 3+ Hyacinthws Orientals maiorprecox, dillus Zumbul Indé. Thegreateft Orientall Iacinth, or ZumbulIndi, The roote of this Orientall Tacinth, isvfually greater then any other of hiskinds and moft commonly white on the outfide, from whencerife Vp onc or two grtt round ftalkes, fpotted from within the ground, withthe lower patt of the leauesalla vpward to the middle of the ftalkes, or rather higher,like vntotheffalkes ofDeagon, but darker ; being fer among a number ofbroad, long, and fomewhat hollow grec leaues, almoftas large as the leanes of the white Lilly: at the toppe of the ftalkes ftand more {tore offlowers, then in any other of thiskinde > eucty flower being as great the greateft fort ofOrientall lacinths, endingin fix leaues 3 Which turneatt hepoitts ofa faire blewith purple colour, and all ftanding many times on one fide oftH ftalkes, and manytimes on bothfides. 4 Hpacinthas Orientalis vulgaris dinerforum coloram . The ordinary Orientall Iacinth, This double Iacinth hath diners long leaues}tike vnto the other Orientall Tacinths, almoft ftanding vpright, among which‘rifeth vp ftalke ;. brownith at thefirft , but growing greene afterwards, bearing many flowersat the toppe, madelike the lowers ofthe formerIacinths;and ending in fix leatesy greeneatthe firft, and ofablewifh white when they are open, yer retaining fomethew ofgreenneffe inrhem4:2he' brims of the leaves being white ; from the middleof:¢ach floweraftandeth ‘forth another {mall flower, confifting of three ledues, of the fame colour with theother flower >bbe witha greene line on'the backe of each of thefeinner leanes tint the middle ofthis lite tle flower, there ftand fome threedstipt with blacke: the {iicll ofthis floweris!notfe {weetcas ofthe forme ; the heads; feede, indtostes are like the formers 7. Hyacinthss Orientali flore plemo éxruleo, vel parpiro vidlades: The faire double blew, or purple Oriental! Iacinth: The leaues of thefe Iacinths are fmaller, then the leaues of moft of the other for- mer forts ; the ftalkes are fhorter, and finaller, bearing but three or foure flowers on the heads of themforthe moft part, which are not compofedlike the laft,but are more faire, full, and doubleofleaues, where they-thewout theirfull beauties findofafaire blew colourin fome, and purpleinothers felling pretty;fwecre ; but thefe doefel- dome beare out their flowers faire; and befides, haue diuers:other flowersthat will be tfingle, or very little double vponthe fame ftalke. The common Oriental Iacinth (Icallit-common » becaufe it is now fo plentt full in all Gardens, thatit isalmoft not efteemed) hath many greene leaues, long fomewhat broad iand hollow,> among which tifeth vp along greene round stalks defet from the middle thereof almoft, with diners dowers, {tanding gn both fides oe 8. Hyscinthus Orientalis candidifsimus flore plens. The pure white double Oriental! Iacinth. This double white Tacinth hath his leaues like vatothe fingle white rientall Iacinth; |