1 1 8 The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 



ties. The third is called of fome onely Hyacinthus maior, and of others Hya- 

 cinthus comofus maior : We call it in Englifh, The purple faire haired lacinth, 

 becaufe of his tuft of purple threeds, like haires at the toppe, and (as I faid) 

 of diuers Gentlewomen, purple taffels. The fourth is called by fome as it 

 is in the title, Hyacinthus Comofus ramofus, and of others Hyacinthus Calami- 

 /iratus. And the laft or fifth is diuerfly called by diuers, Fabius Columna in 

 his Phytobafanos the fecond part, calleth it Hyacinthus Sannejius, becaufe hee 

 firft faw it in that Cardinals Garden at Rome. Robin of Paris fent to vs the 

 former of the two laft, by the name of Hyacinthus Pennatus, and Hyacinthus 

 Calamiftratus^ when as others fent the laft by the name Pennatus, and the o- 

 ther by the name of Calami ftratus ; but I thinke the name Cincinnatus is more 

 fit and proper for it, in that the curled threeds which feeme like haires, are 

 better exprefled by the word Gincinnus t then Calami Jtrum, this fignifying 

 but the bodkin or inftrument wherewith they vfe to frifle or curie the haire, 

 and that the bufh of haire it felfe being curled. Some alfo haue giuen to both 

 the felaft the names of Hyacinthus Comofus Parnafsi, the one fairer then the 

 other. Of all thefe names you may vfe which you pleafe ; but for the laft 

 kinde, the name Cincinnatus, as I faid, is the more proper, but Pemiatus is 

 the more common, and Calami ftratus for the former of the two laft. 



i. Hyacinthus Orientalis Brumalis, fiue prcecox fare albo. 

 The white Winter Orientall lacinth. 



This early lacinth rifeth vp with his greene leaues (which are in all refpefts like to 

 the ordinary Orientall Jacinths, but fomewhat narrower) before Winter, and fome- 

 times it is in flower alfo before Winter, and is in forme and colour a plaine white Ori- 

 entall lacinth, but fomewhat leffer, differing onely in no other thing, then the time of 

 his flowring, which is alwayes certaine to be long before the other forts. 



2. Hyacinthus Orientalis Brumalis, ftue praecox fare purpureo. 

 The purple Winter Orientall lacinth. 



The difference of colour in this flower caufeth it to bee diftinguifhed, for elfe it is of 

 the kindred of the Orientall Jacinths, and is, as the former, more early then the reft 

 that follow : Vnderftand then, that this is the fame with the former, but hauing fine 

 blewifh purple flowers. 



3. Hyacinthus Orientalis maior prtecox, dicJus Zumbul Indi. 

 The greateft Orientall lacinth, or Zumbul Indi. 



The roote of this Orientall lacinth, is vfually greater then any other of his kinde, 

 and moft commonly white on the outfide, from whence rife vp one or two great 

 round ftalkes, f potted from within the ground, with the lower part of the leaues alfo 

 vpward to the middle of the ftalkes, or rather higher, like vnto the ftalkes of Dragons, 

 but darker ; being fet among a number of broad, long, and fomewhat hollow greene 

 leaues, almoft as large as the leaues of the white Lilly : at the toppe of the ftalkes ftand 

 more ftore of flowers, then in any other of this kinde, euery flower being as great as 

 the greateft fort of Orientall Jacinths, ending in fix leaues, which turne at the points, 

 of a faire blewifh purple colour, and all ftanding many times on one fide of the 

 ftalkes, and many times on both fides. 



4. Hyacinthus Orientalis vulgaris diuerforum color urn. 

 The ordinary Orientall lacinth. 



The common Orientall lacinth (I call it common, becaufe it is now fo plenti- 

 full in all Gardens, that it is almoft not efteemed) hath many greene leaues, long, 

 fomewhat broad and hollow, among which rifeth vp a long greene round ftalke, 

 befet from the middle thereof almoft, with diuers flowers, rtanding on both fides 



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