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"Bring hether the pincke and purple Cullembine 



. . . with Gellifloures, 

 Bring hether Coronations and Sops-in-wine 



Worne of paramours. 



Sow me the ground with Daffadowndillies 

 And Cowslips and Kingcups and loved Lilies, 



The pretty Pawnee 



The Chevisaunce 

 Shall match with the fayre Flour Delice." 



Why, the names are a pleasure, though you know 

 not what the Sops-in-wine or the Chevisaunce were. 

 Gilliflowers were in the verses of every poet. One 

 of scant fame, named Plat, thus sings : 



" Here spring the goodly Gelofors, 



Some white, some red in showe ; 

 Here pretie Pinks with jagged leaves 



On rugged rootes do growe ; 

 The Johns so sweete in showe and smell, 



Distinct by colours twaine, 

 About the borders of their beds 



In seemlie sight remaine." 



If there ever existed any diffe'rence between Sweet- 

 Johns and Sweet-williams, it is forgotten now. 

 They have not shared a revival of popularity with 

 other old-time favorites. They were one of the " gar- 

 land flowers " of Gerarde's day, and were " esteemed 

 for beauty, to deck up the bosoms of the beauti- 

 ful, and for garlands and crowns of pleasure." In 

 the gardens of Hampton Court in the days of King 

 Henry VIII., were Sweet-williams, for the plants had 

 been bought by the bushel. Sweet-williams are little 



