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Show T he Gardenof pleafant towers. den of pleafant Flowers. The iGar align en ee the knowledge thereof,and rather to {atistie others then myfelfe withtheplace there. 15. Auricula Vrfi minorflore pallente. The leffer ftraw coloured Beares care, hairy leayes of : the defcription whereofis as followeth : Ithath diuers broad rough {pread vponthe ground, fomewhat like vato the leaues of Boragefor the roughneffe, We haue another, whofe leafe is leffe mealy, or rather pale green,and a little mealy withall ; the flowers whereof are of a paler yellow colour thenthelaft,and bearethal rent in fome places at the but not for the largeneffe,the leaues hereof being fomewhat brownifh, round, ahd more or two, or one, vp rife es efeleau amongth from edges: moftas maoy vpona ftalke as the firft great yellow. hairy ftalkes,afpan high ot thereabouts, bearing at the toppes three or foure flowers, ecce, confifting of flue large pointed leaues,of a faire bleworlight azur colour, with greene cups ; the rooteis | ‘ome {mall yellow threadsin the middle, ftanding in fmall ed ynto it. long and brownith,hauing manyfmall fibres annex 10, Asricale Vrfi maiorflore alle. The great white Beares care. This white Beares eare hath manyfaire whitifh greene leaues, fomewhat paler then ma. | the leaues ofany of the kindes of Beares eares, and alittle fnipt about the ends,as a bearing high, inches fiue or foure ftalkes vp rife leaues thefe nie other are : among the coppe many flowers like vnto the fimall yellow Beares care hereafterfet downe,of a pale whitifh colour, tending to yellow at the firft opening ofthe flower, whichafter twoot three dayes changeintoa faire white colour, and fo continue al! the whileit : 11. AaricalaVrfi minor flore albe. The \effer white Beates eare. Theleffer Beares care hath {maller leaues, ofa little darker green colour’: theftalke and flowersare likewife leffer then the former, and haue no thew of ycllowneffe at 17. Auricula¥rfi flore flano. The deepe yellow or Cowflip Bearescate. The bluth Beares eare hath his Ieaues as large, and as hoary or mealy-as the third greater yellow,or ftraw coloured Beares eare ; among which rifeth yp a. ftalke about 12. AsréculaVrft maxima lutea flare eleganti. foure inches high, bearing from fixto twelue, or more faire flowers, fomewhatlarger then the {maller yellow Beares eare before de{cribed,hauing the ground of the flower ofadarke or dunne yellow:colour,fhadowed ouer a little witha fhew of light purple, which therefore we callabluth colour, the edges ofthe flowerbeingtipt witha little deeper thew of that purple colour,the bottome ofthe flowerabiding wholly yellow, withoutanycircle, andis of very great beauty, which hath caufed meto place itin the forefront of the variable coloured Bearesearess And although fome might thinkeit thould be placed among the firft ranke of Beares cares , becaufeit is of a blufh colour, yet fecing it is affuredly gained from fome of the yellow kindes by fowingthe feede, asmany other forts are, as may be feene plainly in the ground of the flower , whichis yellow, and but fhadowed ouer with purple,yet more then any of the reft chat follow; Ithinke I hauegiuenit his right place:let others of skill & experience beiudges hereins The greateft faire ycllow Beares care with eyes. This yellow Beares eare hath many faire large thicke leaues, fomewhat mealy of hoary vponthe greennefle, being larger then any other kinde, except the fixth,and the next yellow that followeth, fmooth about the edges,and without any endentingat all: the ftalke is great, round, and not higherthen in other ofthe former, but bearing m+ niemore flowers thereon thenin any other kinde, tothe number ofthirty many tims, ftanding fo round and clofe together, that they feeme to be a Nofegay alone , of the 2 fame fafhion withthe former, but thatthe leaves are fhorter and rounder, yet with @ notchinthe middlelike the reft, ofa faire yellow colour, neither very pale nor deep with a white cyc orcircle inthe bottome, about the middle of euery flower} which \ gineth itthe greater grace : the feedeisofa blackith browne colour,like vato othels but contained in greater round heads then any other, with a {mall pointell ftickiog if themiddle ; the rooteis greater and thicker then any other, with longftrings or fibres like vnto the otherforts, but greater, The leaues ofthis Beares care are nothing fo largeas either ofthetbree former _yellow kindes,butrather of the bigneffe ofthe firft white kinde, butyeta little larger, thicker, and longerthenit,hauing vnderthe greenneffea {mall fhew of mealineffeand fomewhat{nipt about the edges : the howers.are of a pale yellow colour, witha little white bottome in them: the feed and reotesare like vnto the other kindes. 18. Aariculalrfiverficolor prima fine flare rabefcente: The bluth Beares eare. all,eycher in buddeor flower, butis pure white, diffcring not in other things from the reft. 16, AmriculaV’rfi minor lutea. The leffer yellow Beares cares. This kinde hath fomewhatlarger leaues thenthelaft, ofa yellowifh greene colour, without any mealinefle onthem,or endenting aboutthe edges,but fmooth and whole: the fowers are not larger but longer, and not laide open fo fully asthe former, but of as deepea yellow colour as any Cowflip almoft, without anycircle in the bottome: neither of thefetwo laft haue any fhew of othercolour then yellowinthem , fauing the whicein the ey¢. fowreth : the roote is likethe purple kinde, asall or moft of the reft are, or very little differing. 239 — Rs 19. Auricula Vrficrinis coloris. Haire coloured Beates cares. The leaues ofthis kinde are more mealy like then the laft bluth kinde,but fomewhat longer and larger, and fniptabout the edges inthe fame manner, fromthe middle of 13. AuriculaVrf mssior luteafolios cane.Thegreater yellow Beares care. This greater yellow Beares eare hath histeaues larger, and more mealy or hoarlé thenthe laft, or any other ofthefe kihdesxthe flowers arénot.{o manybut longer,an not fo thicke thrufting together as thefirlt; but ofa deeperyellow'colour,withontatl eycorcirclein the middle; Sh) i 14. Adricula Vrfi maiorflarepallide.The great Straw coloiieed Beares care. This hath almoft as mealy leaues a8:the Ja, burnothitg fo large ,the fowersait| of2 faire ftrawe colour} with a whiteeirclé at thebottome ofthem , ‘heferhree lilt haue no fhew orfhadow ofany other colourin any, part.of the edge, as fomeoties 3% in > that follow haue. sy 28 ‘* t «age deriv| the leafe forwards : the flower is vfually of a fine light browne yellowcolour, which wee doe v{ually call an Haire colour, and fometimes browner, the edges of the flower hauea'fhew or fhadowofalight purple or blufh about them, but more on the outfide then onthe infide. 20. AuricalaVrfi verficelor lutea. The yellow variable Bearescare. This variable Beares eare hath his greene leaues fomewhatlike vnto the deepe yel- greene,more low, or Cowflip Beares care before defcribed, but foraewhat ofa frefher thofe bemanyof as ends, rdsthe edgestowa the about fnipt and thining and fmaller, fore are: the fowersare of a faire yellow colour, muchlaid open whenit is full onely with purple, being blowne, thatit feemeth almoft flat, daft about the edges 3 more yellowin the bottome of the flower, then in any other parte 21, Aaricule |