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T be Garden of pleafant Flowers. 
rs. yet arein leafeand manner of prowing, onefo like vnto another, that vntill the 
par toflower, the one cannot be ell Eno raat beareth red flowers, from another 
thatbeareth purple; and therfore one defeription of the plant fhall ferue, with a de. 
¢laration ofthe fundry colours of the flowers. Itrifeth vp with round whitifh woody 
ftalkes, two,three,or toure foot high, whereonare {er many long, and not very broad, | 
foft, and whitith or grayifli greene leaues, fomewhat round pointed, and parted into 
diuers branches)at the toppes whercof grow many flowers, one abouc another, fmel. 
- jing very fweet,confifting of foure {mall, long,and round pointed leaues, ftanding in 
fall long huskes, which turne into long and flat pods, fometimeshalfea foote long, 
wherein is contained fiat, round, reddith feedes, with grayifhringes or circlesabout 
them, lying flarall along the middle rib of the pod onboth fides : the roote is long, 
‘white,and woody, {preading diuers wayes. Thereis great variety in the colours of the 
flowers: for fome are wholly of a pure white colour, others of a moft excellent crim. 
fonredcolour, others againe of afairered colour, butnot fo brightor liucly asthe 
other, fome alfo of a purplifh or violet colour, without any fpot, marke, or line in 
‘them at all. There areagaine of all thefe colours, mixed very variably ,as white mixed 
_ with fall or great {pottes, ftrakes or lines of pure or bright red, or darke red, and 
white with purplefpots and lines ; and of eyther of them whofe flowers arealmoft 
_ halfe white, and halfe red, or halfe white,and halfe purple. Thered of both forts,and _ , 
the purplealfo, in the like manner {potted, ftriped, and marked with white, differing 
neyther informe,norfubftance,inanyother point, © 
2. Leacoinm fatinam albide latenm fimplex, === : 
The fingle pale yellow Stocke-Gilloflower, ¢ 
There is very little difference in this kind from the former, forthe manner of grow- 
ing, or forme of leaues or flower.Only this hath greener leaues,and pale yellow almoft 
white flowers, in all other things alike : this is of no great regard, but only for rarity, 
anddiuerfityfromthereft. =< | eRe eG 
3» Leucolam Melanchelicam, The Melancholick Gentleman. qe 
This wilde kinde of ftocke gilloflower hath larger, longer and greener leaues then 
any of theformerkindes, vneuenly gafhed or finuated on both edges lying onthe 
gund,anda little rough or hairy withall: from among which rife vp the ftalks,a yard 
hormore,and hairy likewife,bearing theron here and there fome {ach like ee 
are below, but {malicr,and at the top a great number of flowers,aslargeor largerthea 
any of theformerfingle kindes, made of 4. large leaues a peecealfo, ftanding in fuch 
dike fous huskes, but of adarke or fullen yellowifh colour : after which ‘come long 
roun 
pods, wherein lye fomewhat long but rounder and greater feede then any 
ftocke gilloflower,and nearer both in pod and feede vnto the Hefperis or Dames Vio- 
let : this perifheth not vfually after {cede bearing,alchough{ometimesitdoth, . _ 
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4. Leacoiam marinum Syriecam. Lenant ftocke gillofowers. Ar 4 4 
This kind of ftocke gilloflower rifeth vp at the firt with divers longand fomewhat 
|... broad leaues, alittle vneuenly dented or waued onthe edges, which focontinue the _ 
firit yeare after the {owing : the ftalkerifeth vp the next yeare to bee two foot highor 
more, bearing all thofe leaues onit that it firft had, which then.do grow Ria A ed 
or waued then befor®: at thetop whereof ftand many flowers, made of foure leaucs 
a peece,ofadelayed purple colour, but ofa {mall fent which turne into very long and 
narrow flat pods, wherein are contained flat feed like the ordinary ftocke gilloftowerts 
but much larger and of adarke or blackifh browne colour : the root is white, and 
groweth deepe, {preading inthe ground, but growing woody whenitis in feede,and: 
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