4-Q The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 



Autumne, which abide greene all the Winter, the ftalke fpringing vp be- 

 tweene the lower leaues in the Spring. 



The Names. 



It is called Lilium Album, the White Lilly, by moft Writers; but by Po- 

 ets Rofa lutionis, luno's Rofe. The other hath his name in his title. 



The Vertues. 



This Lilly aboue all the reft, yea, and I thinke this onely, and none of 

 the reft is vfed in medicines now adayes, although in former times Empe- 

 ricks vfed the red ; and therefore I haue fpoken nothing of them in the end 

 , of their Chapters, referuing what is to be faid in this. This hath a mollify- 

 ing, digefting, and cleanfing quality, helping to fuppurate tumours, and to 

 digeft them, for which purpofe the roote is much vfed. The water of the 

 flowers diftilled, is of excellent vertue for women in trauell of childe bea- 

 ring, to procure an eafie deliuery, as Matthiolus and Camerarius report. It 

 is vfed alfo of diuers women outwardly, for their faces to cleanfe the skin, 

 and make it white and frefh. Diues other properties there are in thefe 

 Lillies, which my purpofe is not to declare in this place. Nor is it the fcope 

 of this worke ; this that hath been faid is fufficient : for were it not, that I 

 would giue you fome tafte of the qualities of plants (as I faid in rny Preface) 

 as I goe along with them, a generall worke were fitter to declare them 

 then this. 



CHAP. VII. 

 Fritillaria. The checkerd Daffodill. 



ALthough diuers learned men do by the name giuen vnto this delightfull plant, 

 thinke it doth in fome things partake with a Tulipa or Daffodill, and haue 

 therefore placed it betweene them ; yet I, finding it moft like vnto a little Lilly, 

 both in roote, ftalke, leafe, flower, and feede, haue (as you fee here) placed it next 

 vnto the Lillies, and before them. Hereof there are many forts found out of late, as 

 white, red, blacke, and yellow, belides the purple, which was firft knowne ; and of 

 each of them there are alfo diuers forts : and firft of that which is moft frequent, and 

 then of the reft, euery one in his place and order. 



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i . Frillaria vulgaris. The common checkerd Daffodill. 



The ordinary checkerd Daffodill (as it is vfually called, but might more properly 

 be called the fmall checkerd Lilly) hath a fmall round white roote, and fomewhat 

 flat, made as it were of two cloues, and diuided in a maner into two parts, yet ioyning 

 together at the bottome or feate of the roote, which holdeth them both together : 

 from betweene this cleft or diuifion, the budde for the ftalke &c. appeareth, which in 

 time rifeth vp a foote, or a foote and a halfe high, being round and of a brownifli 

 greene colour, efpecially neere vnto the ground, whereon there ftandeth difperfedly 

 foure or fiue narrow long and greene leaues, being a little hollow : at the toppe of the 

 ftalke, betweene the vpper leaues (which are fmaller then the loweft) the flower fhew- 

 eth it felfe, hanging or turning downe the head, but not turning vp againe any of his 

 leaues, as fome of the Lillies before defcribed doe ; (fometimes this ftalke beareth 

 two flowers, and very feldome three) confifting of fixe leaues, of a reddifh purple co- 

 lour, fpotted diuerfly with great fpots, appearing like vnto fquare checkers, of a dee- 

 per colour ; the infide of the flower is of a brighter colour then the outfide, which 

 hath fome greenneffe at the bottome of euery leafe : within the flower there appeare 



fixe 



