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XXIIII ouer the panelea one flower and no more, hanging downe thehead,larger reef other ofthis kinde that follow , made or confiftingof fix white lone : felt the comfortofthe thena gthemfelues vp againe,after it hath turnin leaues, and narrow ep vnto the flowersofwith uchthe ftalke againe, verylike Sunne, > that they doe almofttoin flower fix white chiues , tipt ofthe middle the : hath James or Sowebread : it claws d hite three forked ftilein the middle of them:the flower camePe Liesgreecreer nine onely forthe beauty and forme thereof: after | | placearound head feeming three {quare , conti. | the doweris paft commethin thefeed e, ith lew yel and l aing therein {mal 2 3 i Helikeneffe ofthe flowers, and the {potting ofthe leaues of the Dens Canines; | i with thefe of the Cyclamen or Sowebread, maketh mee ioyneit next there- unto ; asalfo that after the bulbous rooted plants 1 might begin with the tube- rous that remaine, and makethis plant che beginning ofthem, Ofthiskindethere are diuers forts , differing both in forme of leanes and time of flowring: for fome doe flower inthe Spring ofthe yeare, others afterwards inthe beginning of Summer : but the moft numberin the end of Summer,or beginning ofAutumneor Harueft,whereof fome hauc roundleaues, others cornered like vato Iuie, longetot thorter, greater or Deus Caninwsflore purpurafcente. Dogs tooth with a pale purple flower. ‘ this like vito the former, butlefferin all parts, the leaft and {pots: the aahearanoelsattioad and fhort, fpotted with darkerlines ,verypalefome. oweris likethe other,but {maller, and ofa delayed purplecolourwith acircleround other, the felfeas It deeper,turning little a fometimes rimes,and “aboutthevmbonc or middle,the chiues hereofare not white,but declining to purple: ee roote is white,and like vato the former, but leffer,as is faid before. Dens Caninusflorerabre. Degstooth witha red flower. Chis ig in al things like ynto the laft, both for formeand bigneffe of flower and bahain diference confiftethiathis , thatthe leaues hereefare ofa yellowill the | mealy greene colour, {potted and ftreaked with redder {pots and ftripes , and tht flowerof a deeper reddith purple colour, and the chiues alfo mere purplifhthea in all other things itis alike. Sivoo Cyclamen. Sowebread. | | The Place. {maller. Of them all in order,andfitft ofthofethat comein the Spting. 1. Cyclamen Vernumflorepurpureo, Purple fowred Sowebread ofthe Spring. This Sowebread liatha {maller roote thenmoft ofthe others , yet round and blackith on the outfide, asall or moft ofthereft are (I fpeake ofthem that I haue feene ;for Clufiusand others doe report to haue had very gréat ones) from whencerife vp di- uers round,yet pointed leaues, and fomewhat cornered withall, greeneaboue, and {potted with white {pots circlewife about the leafe,and reddith vnderneath, which at their firft commingvpare folded together ; among which come the flowers, ofareddith purple colour and very {weete, eucry one vpona f{mall, long, and flenderreddi(h foote-ftalke, which hanging downetheirheads, turnevp their leaues againe : after the flowersare paft, the head or {eede veffell thrinketh downe, windinghis footeftalke, and coylingit felfe likea cable, which whenit toucheth the ground,there abideth hid amongthelcaues;till it be growne great and ripe, wherein arecontained a few {mall round feedes, which beingprefently fowne, will growefirft into round rootes, and af- terwards from them fhooteforth leaues. The forts ofDes Caminus doe growe in diuers places ; fomein Italy the Euganean Hils,others onthe Apenine,and fomeabout Gratz,the chiefe Citie of Stiria, and alfo about Bayonne, and in otherplaces. The Time. 2. Cyclamen Vernuuflore albo. White flowred Sowebiedd ofthe Spring. The white flowring Sowebread hath his leaues like the former, but notfully fo muchcornered,bearing fmall {now white flowers, as fweete as the other : and herein confifteth the chiefeft difference, in all othet thingsit is alike, They flower in Match moft vfually ; and many timesin Aprill , accor ding to the feafonableneffe of the yeare. 3: Cyclamen Vernuns Creticamflore albo.White Candy Sowebread ofthe Spring. This Sowebreadis fomewhatlikethe former white kinde, but thatthe Icaues grow muchlarger and longer, with more corners at the edges, and more eminent {pots on The Names. Clufius did callit firtt Dewtali,and Lebel, and from him fomeotherss# syrinm,and Erythronium,but I haue faid eneughhereofin the beginning© the Chapter. Itis moft commonlycalled. Dens Caminus,and we in Englil§ either Degs tooth, or Dogs tooth Violet. Gefner called it Hermodattyim and Matthiolus P/eadebcrmodactylus, The Vertues. Theroote hereofis held to bee of more efficacy for venereous effet, thea any ofthe Orchides.and Satyrions. TheyofStiria vfe the rootesfor thefalling fickneffe. Wee hauehad from Virginia a rootefentyntovs , that wee might wel iudge, by the formeand colourthereofbeing dry,to be either the root this, or ofan Orchis, which thenaturall people hold not onely to be hog Jarvo procure luft, but holditas a fecret, loth to reucaleit, Cuil them ; the lowersalfo fomewhat longer and larger, and herein confifteth the whole difference. 4: Cyclamen Afivem. Summer Sowebread. Summer Sowebread hath round leaues like vato the Romane Sowebread,but fomewhat cornered,yet with fhorter corners then the Iuie leafed Sowebread,full of white {pots on the vpperfide ofthe leaues, and very purple vnderneath,fometimes they haue fewer {pots, and little or no purple vnderneath: the flowers Hiereof areas’ {mall as purple, and as fwwecte, as the purple Sowebread of the Springtime : the toote hereof is likewife fmall, blacke, and round, 5. Cyclamen Romanum rotundifolivm,Romane Sowebread with round leaues. The Romane Sowebread hath round leaucs, fomewhat like vnto the common Sowebread, but notfully fo round pointed arthe ends, a little cornered fometimes alfo, orasitwere indented, with white {pots round about the middleofas Ra an |