198 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



leaues a peece, of a faire Peach colour, like vnto the flowers of purple Sowebread of 

 the Spring, and deeper at the bottome. 



There are of this kinde fome, whofe flowers appeare in the Spring, and are as large 

 and double as the former, but of a pure white colour. 



There are of thefe Sowebreads of Antioch, that haue but fingle flowers, fome ap- 

 pearing in the Spring, and others in Autumne. 



10. Cyclamen iwlgare folio rotundo. The common Sowebread. 



The common Sowebread (which is moft vfed in the Apothecaries Shops) hath 

 many leaues fpread vpon the ground, rifing from certaine fmall long heads, that are 

 on the greater round rootes, as vfually moft of the former forts doe, being in the like 

 manner folded together, and after fpread themfelues into round greene leaues, fome- 

 what like vnto the leaues of Afarum, but not fhining, without any white fpots on the 

 vpperflde for the moft part, or but very feldome, and reddifh or purplifh vnderneath, 

 and very feldome greener : the flowers ftand vpon fmall foot-ftalkes, and mew them- 

 felues open for the moft part, before any leaues doe appeare, being f mailer and fhorter 

 then thofe with luie leaues, and of a pale purple colour, yet fometimes deeper, hang- 

 ing downe their heads, and turning vp their leaues againe, as all others doe, but more 

 fweete then many other of the Autumne flowers : after the flowers are paft, come the 

 heads turning or winding themfelues downe in like manner as the other doe, hauing 

 fuch like feede, but fomewhat larger, and more vneuen, or not fo round at the leaft : 

 the roote is round, and not flat, of a browner colour, and not fo blacke on the outfide 

 as many of the others. 



The Place. 



The Sowebreads of the Spring doe both grow on the Pyrenasan Moun- 

 taines in Italy, and in Candy, and about Mompelier in France ; Antioch in 

 Syria alfo hath yeelded fome both of the Spring and Autumne. Thofe 

 with round and luie leaues grow in diuers places both of France and Italy : 

 and the common in Germany, and the Lowe-Countries. But that Autumne 

 Sowebread with white flowers, is reported to grow in the Kingdome of 

 Naples. I haue very curioufly enquired of many, if euer they found them 

 in any parts of England, neare or further off from the places where they 

 dwell : but they haue all affirmed, that they neuer found, or euer heard of 

 any that haue found of any of them. This onely they haue aflured, that 

 there groweth none in the places, where fome haue reported them to grow. 



The Time. 



Thofe of the Spring doe flower about the end of Aprill, or beginning 

 of May. The other of the Summer, about the end of lune or in luly. The 

 reft fome in Auguft, and September, others in October. 



The Names. 



The Common Sowebread is called by moft Writers in Latine, Panis 

 Porcinus, and by that name it is knowne in the Apothecaries mops, as alfo 

 by the name Arthamta, according to which name, they haue an ointment 

 fo called, which is to be made with the iuice hereof. It is alfo called by di- 

 uers other names, not pertinent for this difcourfe. The moft vfuall name, 

 whereby it is knowne to mort Herbarifts, is Cyclamen (which is the Greeke 

 word) or as fome call it Cyclaminus, adding thereunto their other feuerall 

 titles. In Englifh, Sowebread. 



The Vertues. 



The leaues and rootes are very effecluall for the fpleene, as the Oint- 

 ment before remembred plainly proueth, being vfed for the fame purpofe, 



and 



