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CHAP. XI. 



Hyacinthus. The Hyacinth or lacinth. 





THc lacinths are next to be entreated of, whereof there are many more kindes 

 found out in thefe later times, then formerly were knowne, which for order 

 and method fake, I will digelt vnder feuerall forts, as neare as I can, that a- 

 uoiding confulion, by enterlacing one among another, I may the better put euery fort 

 vnder his owne kinde. 



Hyacinthus Imlicus tnaior tukerofa raiiicc. 

 The greater Indian knobbed lacinth. 



haue thought fitted to begin with this lacinth, both becaufe it is the greatell and 

 highdl, and alfo becaufe the flowers hereof are in fome likenefle neare vnto a Daffb- 



!dill, although his roote be tuberous, and not bulbous as all the rell are. This Indian 

 lacinth hath a thicke knobbed roote (yet formed into feuerall heads, fomewhat like 

 vnto bulbous rootes) with many thicke fibres at the bottome of them ; from the di- 

 uers heads of this roote arife diuers ftrong and very tall rtalkes, befet with diuers faire, 

 and broad leaues, ioyned at the bottome clofe vnto the ftalke, where they are 

 greatett, and grow fmaller to the very end, and thofe that grow higher to the toppe, 

 being fmaller and fmaller, which being broken, there appeare many threeds like wooll 

 in them : the toppes of the ftalkes are garnifhed with many faire large white flowers, 

 each whereof is compofed of fix leaues, lying fpread open, as the flowers of the white 

 Daffodill, with fome fhort threeds in the middle, and of a very fweete fent, or rather 

 llrong and headie. 



Hyacinthus Indicus minor tuberofa radice. 

 The fmaller Indian knobbed lacinth. 



The roote of this lacinth is knobbed, like the roote of Arum or Wake Robin, from 

 whence doe fpritig many leaues, lying vpon the ground, and compaffing one another 

 at the bottome, being long and narrow, and hollow guttered to the end, which is fmall 

 and pointed, no lefle woolly, or full of threeds then the former : from the middle of 

 thefe leaues rifeth vp the flalke, being very long and flender, three or foure foot long, 

 to that without it be propped vp, it will bend downe, and lye vpon the ground, where- 

 on are fet at certaine distances many (hort leaues, being broad at the bottome, where 

 they doe alinolt compafle the ftalke, and are fmaller toward the end where it is ftiarpe 

 pointed : at the top of the llalke (land many flowers, with a fmall peece of a green leafe 

 at the bottome of euery foot-ftalke, which feeme to bee like fo many white Orientall 

 lacinths, being compofed of fix leaues, which are much thicker then the former, with 

 iiv dimes or threeds in the middle, tipt with pale yellow pendents. 



The Place. 



They both grow naturally in the Welt Indies, from whence being firft 

 brought into Spaine, haue from thence been difperfed vnto diuers louers of 

 plants. 



The Time. 



They flower not in thefe cold Countries vntill the middle of Auguft, or 

 not at all, if they bee not carefully preferued from the iniury of our cold 

 Winters; and then if the precedent Summer be hot, it may be flower a mo- 

 neth fooner. 



The Names. 



Clufius callcth the Idler (for I thinke hee neuer faw the tirit) Hyacinthus 



InJicus 



