The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



pie, among many other forts of rootes, and it may be come thither from be- 

 yond the Bofphorus in Alia; we haue them in our Gardens. 



The other two forts are fprung (it is probable, if they be in rerum natura) 

 from the feede of the two former ; for we could neuer get fuch from Con- 

 ftantinople, as if the Turkes had neuer knowledge of any fuch. 



The Time. 



They flower in March or Aprill, as the yeare is temperate, but the firft is 

 fooneft vp out of the ground. 







The Names. 



The two former haue beene fent from Turkic by the name of Mufchoro- 

 mi and Dipcadi. Matthiolus calleth it Bulhus vomttorius, faying that no root 

 doth more prouoke vomit then it. Cafpar Bauhinus doth moll properly 

 call it Hyacinthus Mofchatus. It is molt generally called Mufcari, by all Her- 

 barifts and Florifts, yet becaufe it doth fo neerely refemble the Grape- 

 flower, I haue named it Hyacinthus Botroides maior Mofchatus, to put a diffe- 

 rence from the lefler Grape-flowers that follow; in Englim, The great 

 Muske Grape-flower, or Mufcari. 



Hyacinthus Botroides minor ceeruleus obfcurus. 

 The darke blew Grape-flower. 



This Grape-flower hath many fmall, fat, and weake leaues lying vpon the ground, 

 which are fomewhat brownifh at their firft comming vp, and of a fad greene after- 

 wards, hollow on the vpperlide, and round vnderneath, among which rife vp round, 

 fmooth, weake ftalkes, bearing at the toppe many fmall heauie bottle-like flowers, in 

 fhape like the former Mufcari, but very thicke thruft together, fmaller, and of a very 

 darke or blackifh blew colour, of a very ftrong fmell, like vnto Starch when it is new 

 made, and hot : the root is round, and blackilh without, being comparTed with a num- 

 ber of fmall rootes, or of-fets round about it, fo that it will quickly choke a ground, if 

 it be fufFered long in it. For which caufe, moft men doe caft it into fome by-corner, if 

 they meane to preferue it, or caft it out of the Garden quite. 



Alter maior. There is another of this kinde that is greater, both in leafe and flower, and differeth 

 not in colour or any thing elfe. 



Hyacinthus Botroides carukus anieenus. The skie coloured Grape-flower. 



This lacinth fpringeth vp with fewer leaues then the firft, and not reddilh, but green 

 at his firft appearing ; the leaues, when they are full growne, are long and hollow, like 

 the former, but greener, (horter, and broader, Handing vpright, and not lying along 

 vpon the ground as they doe : the flowers grow at the toppe of the ftalke, more fpar- 

 fedly fet thereon, and not fo thicke together, but like a thinne bunch of grapes, and 

 bottle-like as the former, of a perfect blew or skie colour, euery flower hauing fome 

 white fpots about the brimmes of them : this hath a very fweete fmell, nothing like the 

 former : this roote is whiter, and doth not fo much encreafe as the former, yet plenti- 

 full enough. 



Hyacinthus Botroides ramofus. The branched Grape-flower. 



Of this kinde, there is another found to grow with many branches of flowers, brea- 

 king out from the fides of the greater ftalkes or branches : the leaues as all the reft of 

 the plant is greater then the former. 



Hyacinthus Botroides flore albo. The white Grape-flower. 



The white Grape-flower hath his green leaues a little whiter, then the blew or 



skie 



