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Show = Of the Hiftorie ofPlants» = Lina, ~LipBe 2 2e Ofthe Hiftoryof Plants, eS ——$—_—_.. woort: The floures ftandat the topofthe f{pringie branches forth of k Ng ciips or huskes, a {ting of¢ightor ten fmall leaues, yellowvnderneath, on the wpper fide of a dee per yellowtendin he Colour ofa datke crimfon veluet,as alfo foft in hand) but to deferibe the louie ds,it is not poffible,but this way; lay vpon paper w ith a penfill a yellow colour called Mattoo, which being dry, lay the fame ouer with a little faftron fteeped in water or Wine, which fetteth forth moft liuely the colour. The whole plant is ofa moft ranke and vnwholefome {nell,and pe. rifhethat the firlt fof, 4 Flos Aphricanus minor fimpliciflore. The finall French Marigold, G The Place, . Theyare cherifhed and{fownein gardens euery yeere; they grow eu ery where almo f in Africke of themfelues, fro f m whence we fir(t had them, and that was when Charles the fifth Emperour of Rome madeafamou s conquelt of Tunis;wheteu pon itwas called Flos Aphri- anus or Flos Tunctanus. G The Time. Theyare to be fowne inthe beginning of Aprill,ifthe feafonfall out tobe warmevther wife they muft be fowne in a bed ofdung,as fhall be fhewedin the chapter of Cucumbers, They bring forth their pleafant floutes very late, and therefore there is themore diligence tobe vfed to fow them veryearely,becaiufe they fhall not be ouertaken with the froft before their feed be ripe. , © The Names, The Afticaneor French Marigoldiscalled ar AeA in Dutch, hunig bloemen sin high Dutch, Fndianifey negelin, that is,the foureor Git- lofloure of India:in Latine, Cariophillus Indscus ; whereupon the Frenchmencall it 0e @’Inde. Cordus calleth it Tanacetum Peru Of the likeneffe the Jeaues haut with Tanlic, and of Peru a Prouince of America , on Whence hee. thought, ir maybe,it was fi brought into Europe. Gefner calleth nee Aphricana, andfaith that itis called in the Carthagenian tongue, Pedya : fome would haue en Petilius flos Plinij, but not properly : for Petilius flosisan Autumne floure growing amOnS 2 s. CAndreas Lacunacalleth it Othonna, which is acertaine herbe of the Trogloc re e101 part of Arabiawhich lieth toward Aigypt, hauingleauesfull of holes as ae they were eaten with mothes.Galen inhis-firft booke of the faculties of Simple mediciiey mention ofan herbe called Lycoperficum,the juice whereof a certain Centurion did cary outo nch barie allAgypt ouerwith fo ranckea {mel], andfo lothfome, as Galen himfelfe durft ae8 as tafte ofit, but conje@uredit to be deadly ; yet that Centurion did vie it againft the@orr paines ofthe joints,and it feemethto the patients them{elues to be ofa very cold tempers ut doubtleffe ofa poifonfome quality,very neere to that of hemlockes. q The Tewnperature and Vertues. he be heat The vnpleafant {mell, efpeciall that commonfort with fingle floutes (chat uffeh te like tothat of Hemlocke,{uch as the juice of Lycoperfium had) doth thewthat is fe pith andcooling qualitie ; and alfo the fame is manifefted by diners experiments:for I te £5 14 Dodonans, that 1 did feea boy whofe lippes and mouth when he began to chew the scores fivell extremely, as it hath often happened vnto them,that playingor piping with sure ratte of Hemlockes,do holdthema while between their lippes : likewifehe faith,we we ‘ada Houres with their cups, rempered with freth cheefe, the forthwith mightelyfiellea,4 littl : C . row [ {] wh while afterdied : alfo micethat haueeaten ofthe feedthereof haue been founddead. i things ; herbeis do deelare that this : of a venomousand poifonfomefacultictalks jand eh at they not tobehe arkned vnto,that fuppofethis herbe to be an harmles plant:fo to conclude,thefe . aremoft venomous and full of poifon, andtherefore not to be touched dr fmelled ynto,muchlefle vied in heat or medicine. © . erica MON 26 Cuar. 259, ie — Peru. Ofthefloure ofthe Sun,orthe Marigo’ ld of jpg q The Defcription, 1? ’ ey lane 6of fuchh ftature ftatureand talneffeae that "He Indian Sunotthe golden floure of Peru isaplant nd tall Aprill,it hath rifen yp to the height of fourAprill,it h i a andl two Oanees tecne foot in my garden,where One floure was in weizht three an and ti : a i one Sommer ; arr feede in being fowne of aa feede in . & . Ps ae er aes and ctofle. ouerthwart the floure vprighta by .meafure fixteene inches broad, " The> ftaftalkes i are ai, dee ben ftraight,ofthe bigneffe'of a {trong mans arme,befet with large Icaues eutcn tot ane eee the great Clot Bur: at the top of the ftalke commet forth for h the moft part one a eee * ar Ms . Y pis . i times there {pring out fucking buds,which TE: roure 1s ! come to no perfecti c a on:this great HOW : edie ave tothe Cammomil floure,befer round about with a pale or border of goo¢ : like the leaues of the floures of white Lillies: the middle part whercofis ee “ a ee of EY made as w wee Shornveluet,or (ome curious i ith the the needlewh needle,wh braue worke; sce if youdot horowcloth wrought with ichichbra bling thenolé lyview and marke well,it feemeth to be aninnumerable fortof {mall flows, te . yi aefoe Ornozell ofa candlefticke,broken from thefoot thereof: from which {mal eer Hb ea ibe aE in Te fight,fubftance, excellent fine and cleere Turpentine, : tafte,: I ne- Wwhole= aie plan fauour and acne Hal mannet being broken, fmelleth of Turpentine : whenthe plant groweth tomaturitic,the Houres f2 yay,t placeé whereof’ appeareth the feed, blacke, an d large, avay,in the feed ofKitec Gourds, fet as arge, muchlike a e ie though a cunning workemanhad ofpurpofe placed themin very good order, Arian hof «he BLA. of many ftrings, combes of Bees 2: the rootis w hite, compaét firft approc ftrings, which Eperifhat (bethethewed pF When ho vp s Winterand muft be fet in Ren ts hewed moft perfec dunged ground : the. manner how,thall . be th nthe like occafionI fhall f{peake ofCucumbers and Melons. I Flos Solis maior. The greater Sun floure. 2 Flos Solis minor. |