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fuchabqundanceaswe pafTed through that Country, 

 as we knew not what to doe with them- and at this day 

 they vfe the principall flowers of Caftill^ to that end/or 

 that they growe better there than heere,as gilliflowers, 

 rofes 5 jafmins, violets,orange flowers , and other fortes 

 which they have tranfported outofSpaixe. Therofe 

 tree groweth too faft in fome places , Ib as they beare 

 no rofes . 1 1 chaunced one day that a rofe tree was bur- 

 ned 5 and the (lens which fprowted out , prefently bare 

 aboundance ofrofes, and thereby they Icarnd to prune 

 them, and to cut off the fuperfluous braunches, fb as at 

 this day they yeeld reafbnable ftore of rofes .{But befids 

 thefe kindes of flowers , which have becne tranfported 

 from hence. There are many others,whofe names I da 

 not know, whereofifomeare red, blew^jdlow, violet 

 and white, withathoufand differ enFcolour77wh ich 

 the Indians did vfe to carry on their heads, as feathers 

 for ornament. True it is,that many of thefe flowers are 

 onely pleafing to the flghr, having no good favour, ey- 

 ther they are groffe, or elfe they have none at all ; and 

 yet there be forneofan excellent fcent. As thofe which 

 growe vpon a tree termed byihemFbripoftJit or carry 

 flower, which beares no fruit, butonely thefe flowers, 

 which are greater than the Lillie , ancfaFe like to little 

 bells, all white, which have within them faiall threeds, 

 as we fee in the lillje : it leaves not all theyeare to beare 

 thefe flowers , whofe fmell is woonderfull fweete and . 

 agreeable, cfpecially in thecooleof the morning. The 

 Viceroy Don Frantifco de Toledo fent of thefe trees vnto 

 King Philip, as a thing woorthyto be planted in royall 

 gardins.jln newSpatw the Indians efteeme much of a f 

 flower, which they call rolofuchil^ which fignificth flo- It 

 wer of the heart/or that it beares the forme ofa heart^ 



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