The Garden of plcajant F/ou; 87 



The Place. 



This bulbous plant was brought vs from Virginia, where they grow a- 

 boundantly ; but they hardly thriue and abide in our Gardens to beare 

 flowers. 



The Time. 



It flowreth in May, and feldome before. 



The Names. 



The Indians in Virginia do call it Attamufco, fome among vs do call it 

 Liliwarcij/'us I'irginianus* of the likenefTe of the flower to a Lilly, and the 

 leaues and roote to a DafFodill. Wee for breuity doe call it Narci//'us Virgi- 

 //cv/.f, that is, The DafFodill of Virginia, or elfe you may call it according to 

 the former Latine name, The Lilly DafFodill of Virginia, which you will ; 

 for both names may ferue well to exprefFe the plant. 



Narcij/us angujUf^liua alhidus preccox oblongo calicc. 

 The early white narrow leafed DafFodill with a long cup. 



This DafFodill hath three or foure narrow, long, and very greene leaues, a foote 

 long tor the moll part : the Italke rifeth not vp fo high as the leaues, whereon ftandeth 

 one flower, not altogether fo great as the late flowring DafFodill, with a long cuppe, 

 defcribed before among the broad leafed ones, which confifteth of fix pale coloured 

 leaues, not pure white, but hauing a wafh of light yellow among the white : the cuppe 

 in the middle is round and long, yet not fo long as to bee accounted a baflard DafFo- 

 dill, within which is a middle pointell, compafFed with fix chiues, hauing yellow 

 mealy pendents. 



The Place. 



This DafFodill groweth with the other forts of broad leafed ones, on the 

 Pyreniean Mountaines, from whence they haue beene brought vnto vs, to 

 furnilh our Gardens. 



The Time. 



It flovvreth early, a moneth before the other forts of the fame fafhion, 

 that is, in the beginning of March, if the time be milde, which the other 

 before fpoken of doe not. 



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The Names. 



It hath no other name that I know, then is exprefTed in the title. 

 . NiirciJ/its mt'iiiocroceus tt'fiu/fo/iu.<. The fmall DafFodill with a SafFron crown. 



is fmall DafFodill hath foure or fiue narrow leaues, about a fpanne long, among 

 which rifeth vp a llalke fome nine inches high, bearing at the toppe one fmall white 

 flower, made of fix leaues, with a fmall yellow cup in the middle, fhadowed ouer at 

 the brimmes with a SafFron colour : the roote is fmall, round, and little long withall, 

 couered with a blackilh skinne or coate. 



3. NarciJ/us minimus mediofltrpttreils. The lealt purple ringed DafFodill. 



This little DafFodill hath fmall narrow leaues, (horter by much then any of the pur- 

 ple ringed Daffodils, before defcribed : the lialke and flower keepe an equall propor- 

 tion to the rell of the plant, being in forme and colour of the flower, like vnto the 



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