io The ordering of the Garden of Pleafure. 



which doth adde an encreafe of pleafure in thofe that make them an ornament for 

 their wearing. Flowerdeluces alfo are of many forts, but diuided into two efpeciall 

 kindes; the one bearing a leafe like a flagge, whofe roots are tuberous, thicke and 

 fhort (one kinde of them being the Orris rootes that are fold at the Apothecaries, 

 whereof fweete powders are made to lye among garments) the other hauing round 

 rootes like vnto Onions, and narrow long leaues fomewhat like grafle : Of both thefe 

 kindes there is much variety, efpecially in their colours. The greater Flagge kinde is 

 frequent enough and difperfed in this Land, and well doth ferue to decke vp both a 

 Garden and Houfe with natures beauties : But the chiefe of all is your Sable flower, 

 fo fit for a mourning habit, that I thinke in the whole compafTe of natures ftore, 

 there is not a more patheticall, or of greater correfpondency, nor yet among all the 

 flowers I know any one comming neare vnto the colour of it. The other kinde which 

 hath bulbous or Onion like rootes, diuerlifieth it felfe alfo into fo many fine colours, 

 being of a more neate fhape and fuccinc~l forme than the former, that it muft not bee 

 wanting to furnifh this Garden. The Hepatica or Noble Liuerwoort is another flow- 

 er of account, whereof fome are white, others red, or blew, or purple, fomewhat re- 

 fembling Violets, but that there are white threads in the middeft of their flowers, 

 which adde the more grace vnto them ; and one kinde of them is fo double, that it re- 

 fembleth a double thicke Dafie or Marigold, but being fmall and of an excellent blew 

 colour, is like vnto a Button : but that which commendeth the flower as much as the 

 beauty, is the earlinefle in flowring, for that it is one of the very firfl flowers that open 

 themfelues after Chriftmas, euen in the midft of Winter. The Cyclamen or Sowe- 

 bread is a flower of rare receipt, becaufe it is naturally hard to encreafe, and that the 

 flowers are like vnto red or blufh coloured Violets, flowring in the end of Summer or 

 beginning of Autumne : the leaues like wife hereof haue no fmall delight in their plea- 

 fant colour, being fpotted and circled white vpon greene, and that which moft prefer- 

 reth it, is the Phyficall properties thereof for women, which I will declare when I 

 mall mew you the feuerall defcriptions of the varieties in his proper place. Many o- 

 ther forts of flowers there are fit to furnifh this Garden, as Leucoium or Bulbous Vio- 

 let, both early and late flowring. Mufcari or Muske Grape flower. Starre flowers of di- 

 uers forts. Phalangium or Spiderwort, the chiefe of many is that fort whofe flowers 

 are like vnto a white Lilly. Winter Crowfoote or Wolfes bane. The Chriftmas flow- 

 er like vnto a fingle white Rofe. Bell flowers of many kindes. Yellow Larkes fpurre, 

 the prettieft flower of a fcore in a Garden. Flower-gentle or Floramour. Flower of 

 the Sunne. The Maruaile of Peru or of the world. Double Marfh Marigold or dou- 

 ble yellow Buttons, much differing and farre exceeding your double yellow Crow- 

 foote, which fome call Batchelours Buttons. Double French Marigolds that fmell 

 well, and is a greater kinde than the ordinary, and farre furpafleth it. The double red 

 Ranunculus or Crowfoote (farre excelling the moft glorious double Anemone) and is 

 like vnto our great yellow double Crowfoote. Thus hauing giuen you the know- 

 ledge of fome of the choifeft flowers for the beds of this Garden, let me alfo fhew you 

 what are fitteft for your borders and for your arbours. The lafmine white and yel- 

 low. The double Honyfockle. The Ladies Bower, both white, and red, and purple 

 fingle and double, are the fitteft of Outlandim plants to fet by arbours and banqueting 

 houfes, that are open, both before and aboue to helpe to couer them, and to giue both 

 fight, fmell, and delight. The forts of Rofes are fitteft for ftandards in the hedges or 

 borders. The Cherry Bay or Laurocerafus. The Rofe Bay or Oleander. The white 

 and the blew Syringa or Pipe tree, are all gracefull and delightfull to fet at feuerall 

 diftances in the borders of knots ; for fome of them giue beautifull and fweete flowers. 

 The Pyracantha or Prickly Corall tree doth remaine with greene leaues all the yeare, 

 and may be plafhed, or laid downe, or tyed to make a fine hedge to border the whole 

 knot, as is faid before. The Wilde Bay or Laurus Tinus, doth chiefly defire to be fhel- 

 tered vnder a wall, where it will beft thriue, and giue you his beautifull flowers in Win- 

 ter for your delight, in recompence of his fenced dwelling. The dwarfe Bay or Mefe- 

 reon, is moft commonly either placed in the midft of a knot, or at the corners thereof, 

 and fometimes all along a walke for the more grace. And thus to fit euery ones fancy, 

 I haue fhewed you the variety of natures ftore in fome part for you to difpofe of them 

 to your beft content. 



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