74 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



The Place. 



All thefe Daffodils doe grow on the Pyrenaean mountaines, and haue 

 been fought out, and brought into thefe parts, by thofe curious or couetous 

 fearchers of thefe delights, that haue made vs partakers of them. 



The Time. 



The former kindes flower earlier by a fortnight then the later, the one in 

 the later end of March, and the other not vntill the middle of Aprill. 



The Names. 



Their names are giuen to euery one of them in their feuerall titles, as fitly 

 as may beft agree with their natures ; and therefore I (hall not neede to 

 fpeake any further of them. 



Narciffus medioluteus vu/gans. 

 The common white Daffodill called Primrofe PeerlefTe. 



This Daffodill is fo common in euery Countrey Garden almoft through England, 

 that I doubt I mall but fpend my time in vaine, to defcribe that which is fo well 

 knowne, yet for their fakes that know it not, I will fet downe the defcription of it in 

 this manner. It hath long limber and broad leaues, of a grayifh greene colour, a- 

 mong which rifeth vp a ftalke, bearing at the toppe out of a skinnie huske fometimes 

 but one flower, but moft commonly two flowers, and feldome three or more, but lar- 

 ger for the moft part, then any that beare many flowers vpon a ftalke, of a pale whitifh 

 Creame colour, tending fomewhat neare vnto the colour of a pale Primrofe (which 

 hath caufed our Countrey Gentlewomen, I thinke, to entitle it Primrofe Peerlefle) 

 with a fmall round flat Crowne, rather then a cup in the middle, of a pale yellow co- 

 lour, with fome pale chiues ftanding therein, being of a fweete, but fluffing fent : the 

 roote is reafonable great, and encreafing more then a better plant. 



Narciffus mediocroceus ferotinus. The late flowring white Daffodill. 



This Daffodill hath much fmaller leaues, and fhorter then the laft, the ftalke alfo 

 rifeth not fo high by much, and beareth but one flower thereon, of a pure white co- 

 lour, made of fix fmall leaues, and fomewhat narrow, ftanding feuerally one from 

 another, and not fo clofe together as the former, but appearing like a ftarre : the cup is 

 fmall and round, of a pale yellow colour, but faffrony about the brims, hauing fix 

 fmall pale chiues in the middle, the fmell whereof is much fweeter then in the former. 



The Pkce. 



The firft is thought to grow naturally in England, but I could neuer heare 

 of his naturall place. I am fure it is plentifull enough in all Country Gar- 

 dens, fo that wee fcarce giue it place in our more curious parkes. The fe- 

 cond liueth onely with them that delight in varieties. 



The Time. 



The firft Daffodill flowreth in the middle time, being neither of the 

 earlieft, nor of the lateft ; but about the middle, or end of Aprill. The o- 

 ther flowreth with the lateft in May. 



The Names. 



I fhall not neede to trouble you with further repetitions of names, they 

 hauing been fet downe in their titles, which are proper to them. 



I. Narciffus 



