84 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



pie ringed Daffodill ; for it is probable it is of the fame kinde, but by natures gift (and 

 not by any humane art) made more plentifull, which abideth conftant, and hath not 

 that dalliance, which oftentimes nature fheweth, to recreate the fenfes of men for the 

 prefent, and appeareth not againe in the fame forme : the chiefeft difference is, that the 

 flower (being but fometimes one on a ftalke, and fometimes two) confifteth of fix 

 white outer leaues, as large as the leaues of the lingle kinde, hauing many fmall yellow 

 peeces, edged with purple circles round about them, inftead of a cup ; and in the mid- 

 dle of thefe peeces, ftand other fix white leaues, letter then the former, and a yellow 

 cup edged with a purple circle likewife, parted into peeces, and they comprehend a 

 few other white leaues, fmaller then any of the other, hauing among them fome bro- 

 ken peeces of the cup, with a few chiues alfo in the middle of the flower. The flower 

 is very fweete. 



There is of this kinde another, whofe flower hath not fo plaine a diftinclion, of a 

 triple rowe of leaues in it : but the whole flower is confufedly fet together, the outer 

 leaues being not fo large, and the inner leaues larger then the former ; the broken yel- 

 low cuppe, which is tipt with purple, running diuerfly among the leaues ; fo that it 

 fheweth a fairer, and more double flower then the former, as it is indeed. 



3. Narcijfus medioluteus corona duplicl. 

 The Turkic Daffodill with a double crowne. 



This Daffodill hath three or foure leaues, as large and long almoft, as the great 

 double Daffodill of Conftantinople next following hath : the rtalke likewife is very 

 neere as great, but as high altogether, bearing at the toppe foure or fiue flowers, the 

 leaues whereof are as large, as of the firft or fecond kinde of French Daffodils, before 

 defcribed, but not altogether of fo pure a white colour ; and being fix in number, ftand 

 like the former fingle French Daffodils, but that the yellow cup in the middle of this is 

 thicke and double, or as it were crumpled together, not ftanding very high to be con- 

 fpicuous, but abiding lowe and fhort, fo that it is not prefently marked, vnleffe one 

 looke vpon it precifely ; yet is exceeding fweete. The roote is like vnto the roote of 

 the purple ringed Daffodill, or fomewhat bigger. 



4. Narcijfus Chalcedonicus jtore pleno albo polyanthos. 

 The double white Daffodill of Conftantinople. 



This beautifull and goodly Daffodill (wherewith all Florifts greatly defire to bee 

 acquainted, as well for the beauty of his double flowers, as alfo for his fuperaboun- 

 ding fweete fmell, one ftalke with flowers being inftead of a nofegay) hath many very 

 broad, and very long leaues, fomewhat greener then gray, among which rifeth vp a 

 ftrong round ftalke, being fometimes almoft flat, and ribbed, bearing foure or fiue, or 

 more white flowers at the toppe, euery one being very great, large, and double, the 

 leaues being confufedly fet together, hauing little peeces of a yellow cup running a- 

 mong them, without any fhew of that purple ring that is in the former, and fall a- 

 way without bearing feed, euen as all, or moft other double flowers doe : the fmell 

 is fo exceeding fweet and ftrong, that it will foone offend the fenfes of any, that 

 fhall fmell much vnto it : the roote is great and thicke, couered with a blackifh 

 coate. 



5. Narcijfus Ghalcedomcusfimbriatus multiplex poly anthos. 

 The great double purple ringed Daffodill of Conftantinople. 



This Daffodill differeth very little or nothing in leafe from the former, the onely 

 difference is in the flowers, which although they bee double, and beare many vpon a 

 rtalke, like vnto them, yet this hath the peeces of the yellow cuppes tipt with purple, 

 as if they were fhred or fcattered among the white leaues, whereas the other hath only 

 the yellow, without any fhew of purple tips vpon them : the fmell of this is as ftrong 

 as of the other. 



6. Narciffus 



