324 The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 



CHAP. LXXIII. 

 Scabiofa. Scabious. 



THe forts of Scabious being many, yeeld not flowers of beauty or refpecl;, fit 

 to bee cherifhed in this our Garden of delight ; and therefore I leaue them to 

 the Fields and Woods, there to abide. I haue onely two or three ftrangers to 

 bring to your acquaintance, which are worthy this place. 



i . Scabiofa jtore albo. White flowred Scabious. 



This white Scabious hath many long leaues, very much iagged or gafht in on both 

 fides, of a meane bigneffe, being neither fo large as many of the field, nor fo fmall as 

 any of the fmall kindes : the ftalkes rife about a foote and a halfe high, or fomewhat 

 higher, at the tops whereof grow round heads, thicke fet with flowers, like in all points 

 vnto the field Scabious, but of a milke white colour. 



2. Scabiofa rubra Auflriaca. Red Scabious of Auftria. 



This red Scabious hath many leaues lying vpon the ground, very like vnto Deuils 

 bit, but not fo large, being fhorter and fnipt, not gafhed about the edges, of a light 

 greene colour ; yet (there is another of a darker greene colour, whofe flower is of a 

 deeper red) the ftalkes haue diuers fuch leaues on them, fet by couples at the ioynts as 

 grow belowe, and at the tops fmall heads of flowers, each confifting of fiue leaues, 

 the biggeft flowers (landing round about in the outer compafTe, as is vfuall almoft in 

 all the kinds of Scabious, of a fine light purple or red colour : after the flowers are paft, 

 come the feede, which is fomewhat long and round, fet with certaine haires at the 

 head thereof, like vnto a Starrer the roote is compofed of a number of {lender 

 ftrings, faftened at the head. 



3. Scabiofa rubra Indica. Red flowred Indian Scabious. 



This (reputed Indian) Scabious hath many large faire greene leaues lying on the 

 ground, iagged or cut in on both fides to the middle ribbe, euery peece whereof is 

 narrower then that at the end, which is the broadeft : among thefe leaues rife vp fun- 

 dry (lender and weake ftalkes, yet ftanding vpright for the mod part, fet with fmaller 

 and more iagged leaues at certaine diftances, two or three at euery ioynt, branching 

 forth at the toppe into other fmaller branches, bearing euery one head of flowers, 

 like in forme vnto other Scabioufes, but of an excellent deepe red crimfon colour (and 

 fometimes more pale or delayed) of no fent at all : after which doe come fmall roun- 

 dim feede, like vnto the field Scabious : the roote is long and round, compafled with 

 a great many fmall ftrings, and perifheth vfually as foone as it hath borne out his flow- 

 ers and feede : otherwife if it doe not flower the firft yeare of the fowing, if it be care- 

 fully defended from the extremity of Winter, it will flower the fooner the next yeare, 

 as I my felfe haue often found by experience. 



The Place. 



The firft is fometimes found wilde in our owne Countrey, but it is very 

 geafon, and hath been fent among other rare feedes from Italy. 



The fecond was firft found and written of by Clufius, in Pannonia and 

 Auftria, where it is very plentifull. 



The third hath been fent both from Spaine & Italy, and is verily thought 

 to grow naturally in both thofe parts. 



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