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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



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Iacinth 



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The lefler Spanifh Iacinth. * 



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The tubetous rooted Indian Iacinth 



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[w calls it Hyacimhus Orient a/is caule folhfo • 

 Thit is,the Oriental Hyacinth with leaues on 

 theftalke. 



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5f Of double floured riemd Hyacinths . 



Of this kindred there are two or three more 

 varieties, whereof I will giuc you thedeficrip- 

 tion of the moft notable, and the names of the 

 other two j which, with that I fhall deliuer of 

 this, may ferue for fumcient defcription. The 



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hegreenifhflou- 



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red double Oriental! Iacinth) bath leaues- 

 root^ and feeds like vnto the formerly defcri. 

 bed Oncntall Iacinths ; but the floures (wher- 

 in the difference confifts) are at the firff be, 

 forethey beoeen, greene, and then on theout 

 fide next to the ftalke of a whitifh blew : and 

 hey confift of fix leaues whofe tips arewhi- 

 tifn,yet retaining feme manifeft greenes-then 

 out of the mid ft of the floures coleXfan- 

 other flourecon H fting of three !eaue Sj wbitifh 



ontheirinnerfide,yetkee P ingthegreatveine 

 or ftreake vpon the outer fide, each floure ha- 

 «.ing in the middle a few chiues with blackifh 

 pendants. It floures in April!. 



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