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He quotes Pliny as calling it also " Heliocalliden, or the 

 Beautie of the Sunne ; " and adds, " which if it be the 

 Sunneflower, yet there is another of the same name, but 

 which may be taken for the right it is hard to tell (but 

 that experience teacheth us), seeing Plinie is so breefe." 



Gerarde has also a chapter on the "Tornesole," and 

 says, "there be five sorts of Tornesole, differing one 

 from another in many notable points, as in greatnesse and 

 smallnesse, in colour of flowers, in forme and shape," 

 and then he describes the varieties of " Tornesoles " 

 or " Heliotropium." 



He says, "the Grecians call it Heliotropium ;" "it 

 is named Heliotropium, not because it is turned about at 

 the daily motion of the sunne, but by reason it flowreth 

 in the summer solstice, at which time the sunne being 

 farthest gone from the equinoctiale circle, returneth to 

 the same ;" but he adds that the French and Italians call 

 it "Turnesol," and says, "it is also called Herba Clitic, 

 whereof the poet hath these verses, 



" 'Herba velut Clitiae semper petit obvia solem, 

 Sic pia mens Christum, quo prece spectet, habet.' " 



Cowley's Sunflower is called in a foot-note Chrysanthemum 

 Peruvianum, but is probably a form of Helianthus. The 

 flower is supposed to speak, and claims to be a child of 

 the Sun, for, 



" My orb-like aspect bound with rays 

 The very picture of his face displays > 



and again, 



4 ' I still adore my sire with prostrate face," 

 Turn where he turns, and all his motions trace." 



