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S^ The defcription, 



I nni^c great 0friran floure &at& a long bjotone rcc , creGeo 



1 anD bnotf^ ftatee,faU of b^aitc^es , ano groUietlj etglit o^. 



nine f(Dte litgl), lianmg at eucr? hnot o; totnt tloo b^ancibed , 0^ 



tDtt^ great long leaues , compoCeD of man^ fmall long narrotoe 



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leaned , nte^t ano tiotbeD rouno about , ano fp^eaD ab^oao as tt 

 iDere iDmg0,ano fet one ouer agatnK anotljer, altogit^er Itfte A- 

 thanafia,oa garoen Canfite . Ctje floures groto at t^e eno of tljc 

 b^anctes.out of long rouno tuHres of a b^olone ^jenge colour a< 

 boue,anD of a faint o^ pale i^elloto tjnoerneat^ . ;after tlie falling 

 of t^e Gloures , tlje fo^oe to^icl) is tnelofeo in tlie afo^efaio ronno 

 |)urhes,is long,ttarrotD,anD blac^e* 

 2 %%t fmall African floure is lifte tnto tbe abone(aiD> in W 

 Kalks, leaues, flour ^s, ano faede, fauing it m tn all refpects fmaU 

 ler, ano grotoetl) not terp muc^ ^ig&er t^an a fojte . SD^ep arc 

 bot^ in tl^eir leaues ano floures of a naug^tp 0rong ano bnplea;: 

 fantfauour, efpeciall^ lolien t|icr be citljer rubbeoojbaufeobe!* 

 ttoirt ones Gingers. 



^The place. 



SDljefe floures grotu in Africa , ano from tlience tljet? lucre 

 b^ougljt into tilts countrei?,aff er tl)at tbe mig^tr anO noble Cm* 

 perour Charles tlie fift,tijan tfje toUmf ano countreg of Cfjuneff, 

 tlje? are planted ^ere in gardens. 



^ The time. 



1 %^t fmall African €5illofer, beginnetl) to floure in %?ill o j 

 in spap,and from tlienc e f©?t^ all tbe fommer. 



2 2L^e great Othonna beginnetl not to floure before 0aguff. 



^ The names. 



2Cl)is floure ma^ be called in Hatine Flos Aphricanus , fo; \i 

 tijas firft b;oug!)t out of Africa into tlje countries of dDermani? 

 and B;jabant . W^z do call i^\& floure 2Curlue iSillofers , and 

 iFrcncb £©ar^golds , african floures, o^ African d^illofers: tl^e 

 if renclj men do call tfiefe floures Oillets de Tur^ue^mn Otikt d'/»' 

 df -and from thence it commet^ to palTe tljat tbe. 3Laf iniffs do cal 



it Flos Indianus: inbtgl) jSDutclj Indianifcf) ipegelin : in bafe 

 aimaigne SDbuents blocmen : of Valerius Cordus Tanaceum 

 perunianiim . ^omc learned men tl)infee tfjat tl^ts |>erbe m^ 



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