r^ 



^ 



the Ffiftorie ofPIants^ : . * Jpi 



a 



tns o; toinel» togtti^er , not imtcl) bnlt&e t^e Maltiut f r^ lea^e in 

 faftion anD greatneffc : at tljc ^igfjett.of tfie If alfte tjicre grolDct^ 

 fatre large rcD 0otjDcr0 , ter^ Iseil Ithe reo rorcs , tiantng alfo m 

 tl)e mtDft ^ellotjD tij^td o^ hatred * Sifttv tlje faUtng atoa^! of tlje 

 leaues, tljere grotuetl) bp great cods o; ^u(bs ttija o^ fijure togi^ 

 t!)er,t^e tuljtc^ Do open iofien t^e? be rtpe, tn tlie opening toliere 

 of tljere 10 to be tmm a fatre reD coloured lining , anD a polifi^eD 

 blacfee (fining (deDe,fuU of incite fubftance.Stie roitesbe toltite, 

 long,rmaIl,anD tDellfmelltng. 



2 SD[)e female peonie at I)u; Brft fp^tnging tp , fiati) alfo hut 

 If alhc$ reD anD tlitcKe : ti}t leaner be alfo large and great , but Di^ 

 utDeD into mo2e partis , almoff Ithe^lie leaner of ^angelica 9 ilo^ 

 nage,o: ^arcl) « %\ft flotpers in f tire manner be great anD reD> 

 but vet kttex ano paler tj^an tlie flotoers of t^e male btnD • %hz 

 COD0 anD feeDe are It&e t^ ot|;er, 3[n tijeC^ rotes are Dtuers hnabs 

 0.: hnots,as great as 0co^ne0. 



S ^tt ^aue von anotljer feinD of peonie , tlie toljtcb is li&e ffi^ 

 feconD ^tnD , but l^is Goluers anD leaues are muc^ fmaller , ano 

 tlje If alhcs l^o^ter , ttie tu^ic^ fome call ^a^Den 0^ ;illtrgine )^e^ 



onie : altl)ougt) itbearett) reDDe flotoers^ anD fipcpe Ithe tlieo^ 



ttier. 



Sf The place. 



\ 1 



%\)z kinDs of peonies are founD planteD in tlje garoens of tf^ts 



countret^ 



^> The time^ 



peonte flotti^etl) at tl)e beginm'ng of ^ar? anD Deliueret^ %is 



feDe in BJune. 



9$, The ffiWfes. 



/ 



peonie is calleD in (Srecfee '«<««'« • anD xxi S^atine Poeonia : of 



fome '"nT>'eyf«.>XfX"OTi,Dulcifida, anD Id^usDadylus: of Apirleius 

 AgIaophotis,inxj«K9>,cfi;)(j/«t'»/a7As</ywoT.(nx>.vo3P>9i^ auD Hcrbacafta*. in 



(ftoppcs Piotjia : in tigl) S>utcl) pconicn blum, peonien rofcn, 

 (I5ic&ttx)urtj,l1unig$bIum,pfinglfrotcn : in bafe aimaigne pio^ 



cne,anD pioenbloemen, anD in tome places of if lancers ^a(f? 



bloemen. 



^ The caufe of the name. 



peonie tcoKe liis name ftrtt of that goD olD man P«on > a tjrne 



Cc 4 ancient 



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