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Show Ofthe Hiftorie of Plants. L I B, h %] rE —— ~~, 12 Thisvarietieofthe laftdefcribedis called Hyacinthus Oricatalisflore caruleo pleno, The dow. e blew Orientall Iacinth \ aoeehHaamieaginal candidi{iemus flore pleno, The milke-white double Oriental! Iacinth, : joe re oy Cees 14 This;which Clufins calls Hyacinthus obfoletior Hifpanicus, hath Ieaues fomewhat narrower, and more flexible than the Muftarz,with a whiteveine running along ft the infide of them : among Le 1B. Ie OF the Hiftory of Plants. 1 Hyacinthus comofus. 2 Hyacinthus comofisalbus» Faire haired Iacinth,) White haired Iacinth. thefe leaues there tifeth vp a ftalke of fome foothigh, bearing fome fifteene or fixteene floures, moreorleffe, in fhape muchlike the ordinaric Englith , confiftingof fix leaues , threc ftanding muchout, and the otherthreelittle or nothing. Thefe floures are of a very dusky colour, asit were mixt with purple, yellow, and greene : they haue nofimell. 7 he feed,whichis contained intriangular heads, is {mooth, blacke,{caly, and round. It floures in June. = 15 >The leffer Spanifh Hyacinth hath leaues like the Grape-floure, and {mall floures thaped like the Oriental! acinth, fome are of colour blew, and other fome white. The feeds are conta. ned in three cornered feed-veffels. f haue giuen the figure of the white and blew tc gether, with their feed-veffels. 16 7 This Indian Iacinth with the tuberousroot (faith Clufius) hath many long narrow tharpe pointed leaues {pread vpon the ground, being fomewhatlike to thofe of Garlicke,andin themiddeft ofthefe rife vp many roundfirmeftalkes of fome two cubits high,andoft timeshigher, fometimes exceeding the thicknefle ofoneslittle finger ; whichis the reafonthat oftentime Ss, valeffe they be bornevpby fomething, they lie along vpon the ground. Thefe flalkes are a t certaine {paces ingirt with leaues which end in fharpe points. The tops of thefe ftalkes ar ce adornedwith manywhite floures, fomewhat in fhaperefembling thofeof the Orientall Iacinth, The roorsare knotty or tuberous, with diuers fibres comming out ofthem. + q The place. Thefe kindes ofTacinths haue beene brought from beyondthe Seas, fome out of one countrey, and fome out ofothers, efpecially fromthe Eaft countrie s, whereofthey tooke their names ovien- talts, @ Thetime. They floure fromthe end ofIanuarie vato the end ofAprill. G The nature. The Hyacinths mentioned in this Chapter do lightly cleanfe and binde; the feeds are the third degree ; but the roots are dryin the firft degree, and cold in the fecond, dry ia gq Thevertues. TheRoot of Hyacinth boyled in Wineand drunke, fto ppeth the belly, prouoketh vrine , and helpeth againft the venomous bitings ofthefield Spider. B_ Thefeed is of the famevertue, andis ofgreaterforce in {topping the laske andb loudyflix.Be- A C ing drunkeia wineit preuaileth againft the falling ficknefle, The roots, after the opinion OfDiofcorides, being beaten and applied with white Wine, hinder or keepe backe the growthof haires. # The feed giuen with Southerne-wood in Wine is goodaga inft the IaundicCce. t Cuap. $0, : OfFaire baired licinth. | The Defcription. HeFaire haired Iacinthhathlong fat lear 1es, hollowed alongf t the infide, trough fhion, asare aS moft of c the Hyacinths,ofad arke greene colour tendi ng to rednefle f&. The ftalke rifeth out of the middeft of the leaues, bare and naked, foft and fullof flimie juyce, whichare befet round about with manyfm all floures of an ouerworne purple colour : The topofthe {pike confift eth ofa numberoffaire fhining purple floures, inmanner ofa tuftor buth of haires, whereofit tooke his name Comofits, orfaire haired. The feedis contained in {mall bullets, ofa thining blacke colour, as are mof ofthofe ofthe Hyacin ths. The roots are bulbous ot Onionfathion, full offlimyjuyce, with fomehairyth reads 2 White haired Iacinthdiffereth not fromthe precede faftned vnto their bottome. ntin roots,ft alkes,leaues,or feed.The floures hereof are ofa darkewhite colour,with fomebla ckneffe in th chollowpart ofthem,which fetteth forth the difference, 3, Ofthis kindeI receiued another fort from Conftantinople ,refembling the firtt hairy Hyacinthvery notably:burdiffereth in that,thatthis is altogethergreater,as well in leaues,roots,an¢ floures, as alfo is of.creater beauty witho urall comparifon, s > Hyatinthus comofus BiXantiaus, — Fairehated TerinthofConftantinople: eT gr cdsiok ; Ze. £5 Hyscinthus comofusramofas e eganitior. Faire curld-haired branched Iacinth, |
