'j^S ThefiftBookeof 



Of AfFodill. ChapJxxix. 



^ The kitdes. 



femalcano atijiro fojttBitl) ^ellotoflotDcre* 



^ The defcript'ioyt. 



1 »-Tr»lc firft kitiD of MoDili tiatb long narroto leaucsf I&c 



ILeefte blaircs, amonsft tuljicl) fp^mgetlj tjp a ronnoe 

 ItalUe of a cubtte,o^ cubtte ant) a ^alfe long: tjpon tutitcl) 



f^om tbe mtDOIe tp to tbe top groto fatre toijite flotnerd, o; of a 

 tieri? pale rarnatton colour, Inlitc^ Do ht%va to flotucr beloUr, ano 

 Do enoe tl)etr flotoiing aboue . Cfje flotuers paft tljcre ttmz 

 rmaU^uth^p, rounD anD tu;ttbeD o; turneD about, anoarefounD 

 DwioeD ano feuercD into parts tu^cn tl)e\j tuare ripe : totttim 

 t^z faio l)uffe5 IB ab^otune ftJeDe, itje roites Do grotoe bp great 

 numbers o; companies, anD li^e to t^e rcotes of ttie female pio^ 

 itie, eaclj one fal^ioneo ItKe to a long tl)id« Uerncll oj fome? 

 iDljaf longer, anD toitbin fometoliat open o; fpomgie, in tatte 

 at tlje firft fomtoljat aff rtngent,anD aftertoarD bitter, ^et of no 

 ter^ arange tafte, fo tljat it i& no maruell ttjaf men in times 

 patt DID tfe to eate of tl;is roit, as ^ettoDus anD certaine ot^er do 

 report. 



2 %^t teconD l^inD of j^ffijDtll %tA^ narroto blaDes alfo like to 

 t^t abouefeiDjbnt fmaller anD ^Q^ttK, amongff to^iclb fpjingetb 

 f(Djtlj a plaine If f aigbt llemme of tfeo fote ^igli, from t&e miD* 

 Die of t}^t top fct \mt}^ pale flotoers, DiuiDeo into fijce parts, not 

 muc^tmlihetbe flotoersof tlje otljer jaflEoDilU 2Dbes once patt 

 tfjerc appare fmall triangicD buffes, twitbin tbe to^icl) Itetb t^^ 



SDbe rat of tl)is l^mDe is rounDe as tbe beaD of an ^nion, 

 ^rnoH liUe tbe rtote of garDen B ulbus,but fomtubat bigger* 2Do 

 conclaDe,tbis affbDill xb not mucb tmlifee tbe firff fonD but onel^ 

 in tlje r©te,tDbcrin i& al t^z Difference bettoirt tbefe ttno lierbs t 



fo;i tbep barie not tmt\^ one from anotber in lcaues,ffalfts,flotP 

 ers,anD faDes,fantng tljat V^t leaues of tbts feino are C^ojter,tbe 

 flotners ftanoe ftirtber a funDer , anD not fo tt)icfee fct, o^ tb?ong 

 togitber. 



3 ^eSDes tl^efe tiuo ^inDes tl^ere ts founo anotljer j^DtU 



tDi)ore 



