30 The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 



much lower than the Crowne Imperial!, but much fmaller, befet from the bottome to 

 the middle thereof, with many long and narrow leaues, of a whitifh or blewifh greene 

 colour, almoft like to the leafe of a Tulipa : from the middle vpwards, to the toppe of 

 the ftalke, ftand many flowers one aboue another round about it, with leaues at the 

 foote of euery one of them, each whereof is pendulous or hanging downe the head, 

 like vnto the Crowne Imperiall, and not turning vp any of the flowers againe, but 

 fmaller than in any other kinde of Lilly, yea not fo bigge as the flower of a Fritillaria, 

 confiding of fixe leaues a peece, of a dead or ouerworne purplifh colour, hauing in the 

 midft a fmall long pointell, with certaine chiues tipt with yellow pendents : after the 

 flowers are paft (which abide open a long time, and for the moft part flower by de- 

 grees, the loweft firft, and fo vpwards) if the weather be temperate, come fixe fquare 

 heads or feede veflels, feeming to be but three fquare, by reafon of the wings, very like 

 to the heads of the Crowne Imperiall, but fmaller and fhorter, wherein are contained 

 fuch like flat feed, but fmaller alfo, and of a darker colour. 



The Place. 



This was, as it is thought, firft brought from Perfia vnto Conftantinople, 

 and from thence, fent vnto vs by the meanes of diuers Turkic Merchants, 

 and in efpeciall, by the procurement of M r . Nicholas Lete, a worthy Mer- 

 chant, and a louer of all faire flowers. 



The Time. 



It fpringeth out of the ground very neare a moneth before the Crowne 

 Imperiall, but doth not flower till it bee quite paft (that is to fay) not vntill 

 the latter end of Aprill, or beginning of May : the feed (when it doth come 

 to perfection, as it feldome doth) is not ripe vntill luly. 



The Names. 



It hath been fent by the name of Pennachio Perjiano, and wee thereupon 

 doe moft vfually call it Lilium Perjicum, The Perfian Lilly. Clufius faith it 

 hath been fent into the Low Countries vnder the name of Sufam giul, and 

 he thereupon thinking it came from Sufis in Perfia, called it Lilium Sufta- 

 num, The Lilly of Sufis. 



The Vertues. 



Wee haue not yet heard, that this hath beene applyed for any Phyficall 

 refpecl. 



CHAP. III. 



Martagon Imperiale , Jiue Lilium Montanum mains, 

 The Martagon Imperiall. 



VNder this title of Lilium Montanum, or Lilium Silueftre, I do comprehend only 

 thofe kindes of Lillies, which carry diuers circles of greene leaues fet together 

 at certaine diftances, round about the ftalke, and not fparfedly as the two for- 

 mer, and as other kindes that follow, doe. And although there bee many of this fort, 

 yet becaufe their chiefeft difference is in the colour of the flower, wee will containe 

 them all in one Chapter, and begin with the moft ftately of them all, becaufe of the 

 number of flowers it beareth vpon one ftalke. The Imperiall Lilly hath a fcaly roote, 

 like vnto all the reft of the Lillies, but of a paler yellow colour, clofely compact or fet 

 together, being fhort and fmall oftentimes, in comparifon of the greatnefle of the 



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