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Show The Gardenof pleajant Flowers, The Place. They growenaturally in the hot Countries of Barbary , and Ethiopia, yet {ome report them to be firft brought from Peru, a Prouince ofthe Wet Indies. Wee oncly hauethem for curiofity in our Gardens , and forthe amorous afpeéor beauty ofthe fruit. The Time. Theyflowerin Iuly and’Auguit, aid their fruit is ripe inthe middlec end of Septemberfor the moft part. TheNames. The fir isnamed diuerfly by diuers Authors ; for Lobel, Camerarius and others, call them Pema amerts, Dodonzus Aurea Male. Gefnerus fir, atid Bauhiausafter him, make itto beakinde of Solanum Pomiferum, An. guillara takethit to be Lyceperficum of Galen, Others thinkeit to bee Gla cium of Diofcorides. The laftis called Adala zthiopica parna, and bythat title was firft fent. vnto vs ; as if the former were of the fame kindeand country. Wecall them in Englifh, Apples of Loue, Loue-Apples, Golden Apples, or Amorous Apples, and allas much te one purpofeas another, morethen fortheir beautifull afped. The Vertues. Inthe hot Countries where they naturally growe, they are much cstet of the people, tocoole and quench theheate and thirft of their hotftomaches. The Apples alfo boyled,or infufed in oyle inthe funne,isthougit to be good to curethe itch,affuredlyit willallay the heate thereof. <a Cuar. XCVII. Digitalis, Foxegloue. we "T tessnatetzandlsen threecect a greater, a middle or |meat NAVY SSS g aS fort,and a leffer,and of them,three efpeciall colours, that is, purple, white” Z Sool ms Fi, Be) by ( am. nes WH & {A yellow ; the commonpurple kindethat groweth abroadin thefields, 1 eal to his wilde,habitation : and of the reftas followeth. I. Digitalis waxime ferragince. Dun coloured Foxegloues, Theleaues ofthis Foxegloueare long and large,ofa grayifh green colour,finely at or dented about the edges,liketheteeth of a fine fawe ; among which commeth vpé ftrong tall ftalke, which whenit was full growne, and with ripe feede thereon,] haut meafured to be feuen foot high at theleaft,whcron grow anvinnumerable company @ I may fo fay, invefpeét of the aboundance) of flowers » nothing fo large as the com mon purple kinde, that groweth wilde euery where in our owne Countrey , and of 4 kinde ofbrowne oryellowifh dunne colour, with a long lippe at euery flower ; aitet them comefeede,like the commonkinde,butin finaller heads : therootes are fring like the ordinary, but doe vfually perifh, or feldome abideafter it hath giuen feed. 2. Digitalis maiorflore carneo. Bluth coloured Foxegloues. sae aoe This kinde ofFoxegloues hath reafonablelarge leaues, yet notaltogether fo hg’ Indica. The Indian Reed Fe Te incre ; ; ouc. gitali, sendvacovasmat. The male Mandrake. 3 Powwm amoris mais. Great Apples ofl uc. 4 Digitalis 6 Digitalig Me oe gloucs. greaeyellowFoxeglouc. $ Digitabs media flere lutea rabense. Os¢nge tawny Fax¢g) axis (erruzinea. Dun coloured Foxegioutss é |