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The Garden of pleajant Flowers. .: ~ \ 



The Vcrtucs. 



There is no vie hereof in Phyficke that euer I could learne, but is onely 

 clierilhed among other forts of flowers, that ferue to decke and let forth a 

 Garden of varieties. 



CHAP. XL VI. 



Aqui/egia. Colombines. 



Here are many forts of Colombines, as well differing in forme as colour of the 

 flowers, and of them both Jingle and double carefully nourfed vp in our Gar- 

 dens, for the delight both of their forme and colours. 



i. Aquilegia vu/garis fare JimplicL Single Colombines. 



Becaufe the whole difference of thefe Colombines (landeth in the varieties of the 

 forme, and colour of the flowers, and little in the leaues, I (hall not neede to make a- 

 nie repetitions of the defcription of them, feeing one onely (hall fuffice for each pecu- 

 liar kinde. The Colombine hath diuers large fpread leaues, (landing on long llalkes : 

 euery one diuided in feuerall partitions, and roundly endented about the edges, in 

 colour fomewhat like the leaues of Celondine, that is, of a darke blewifh greene co- 

 lour : the llalkes rife vp fometimes two or three foote high, diuided vfually into many 

 branches, bearing one long diuided leafe at the lower ioynt, aboue which the flowers 

 growe, euery one (landing on a long ftalke, confiding of fiue hollow leaues, crooked 

 or horned at the ends, turning backward, the open flower fhewing almoft like vnto a 

 Cinquefoile, but more hollow : after the flowers are pad, there arife fmall long cods, 

 foure or Hue together, wherein are contained blacke fhining feede : the rootes are 

 thicke and round, for a little fpace within the ground, and then diuided into branches, 

 ending in many fmall fibres, abiding many yeares, and (hooting a frefh euery Spring 

 from the round heads, that abide all the Winter. The variety of the colours of thefe 

 flowers are very much, for fome are wholly white, fome of a blew or violet colour, o- 

 thers of a blufh or flefh colour, or deepe or pale red, or of a dead purple, or dead mur- 

 rey colour, as nature lilleth to (hew it felfe. 



2. Aquilegia vu/garis fare pie no. Double Colombines. 



The double Colombines differ not in leafe or manner of growing from the (ingle, 

 fo that vntill they come to flower, they cannot bee difcerned one from another ; the 

 onely difference is, it beareth very thicke and double flowers, that is, many horned or 

 crooked hollow leaues let together, and are not fo large as the leaues of the (ingle 

 flowers. The variety of colours in this double kinde is as plentifull, or rather more 

 then in the (ingle ; tor of thefe there is party coloured, blew and white, and fpotted 

 very variably, which are not in the lingle kinde, and alfo a very deepe red, very thicke 

 and double, but a fmaller flower, and Idfe plentifull in bearing then many of the other 

 double forts. Thefe double kindes doe giue as good feede as the tingle kindes doe, 

 which is not obferued in many other plants. 



3. Aquilegia inuerjis corniculis. Double inuerted Colombines. 



Thefe Colombines are not to be diftinguilhed eyther in roote, leaues, or feed from 

 the former, the flowers onely make the difference, which are as double as the former, 

 but that the heeles or homes of thefe are turned inward, and Hand out in the middle of 

 the flowers together : there is not that plentifull variety of colours in this kinde, as 

 there is in the former : for I neuer faw aboue three or foure feuerall colours in this 



kinde, 



