116 FLORA HISTORICA. 



HYACINTH. Hyacinthus. 



Natural Order Liliacece. — Coronarice, Lin. Atphodeli, 

 Juss. A Genus of the Hexandria Monosynia Class. 



And all alxnit grew every sort of flowre, 



To which sad lovers were transformde of yore ; 



Fresh Hyacinthus, Phoebus parainoure 



And dearest love. 



Sfekseh's Fa'dry Queene. 



The melancholy Hyacinth that weeps 

 All night, and never lifts an eye all day. 



Hurdis. 



The Hyacinth, so celebrated in the songs of the 

 poets, from the time of Homer to the present day, 

 is made hieroglyphical of play, or games, in allusion 

 to the fabulous origin of this favourite flower, which 

 mycologists tell us sprang from the blood of 

 Hyacinthus, a youth greatly beloved both by 

 Apollo and Zephyr ; but who preferring the Sim 

 to the Winds, created a jealousy in the bosom of 

 the latter god, which caused his destruction. 



Hyacinthus, being at quoits with Apollo, Zephyr, 

 unperccived, took the opportunity of revenging 

 himself on his rival, by causing him to become the 

 instrument of the death of their favourite; for, 

 whilst Apollo's quoit was in the air, Zephyr blew 



