The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 





from the middle of thefe branches to the ends of them, come forth the flowers, two 

 for the molt part (landing together vpon a little footftalke, which are of a pale yellow 

 colour, very fmall, and of the forme of a Peafc bloflbme : after which come fmooth 

 heads, which are turned or writhen round, almoft like a Snaile, hard and greenc at the 

 rirlt, fomewhat like a greene button (from the formes of both which came their 

 names) but afterwards growing whiter, more foft and open, wherein lycth yellowifh 

 round and flat feede, fomewhat like vnto the Kidney beane : the roote is fmall and 

 ftringie, dying downe euery yeare, and muft be new fowne in the fpring, if you defire 

 to haue it. 



6. Medica fpinofa maior. Prickly or thorny Snailes, or Buttons. 



This kinde of Medica is in all things very like vnto the former, both in the long tray- 

 ling branches, & three leaues alwaies growing together, but a little greater pale yellow 

 flowers, and crooked or winding heads : but herein chiefly confiftcth the difference, 

 that this kinde hath his heads or buttons harder, a little greater, more clofed together, 

 and fet with fhort and fomewhat hard prickles, all the head ouer, which being pulled 

 open, haue thofe prickles (landing on each fide of the filme or skinne, whereof the 

 head confirteth, fomewhat like vnto a fifh bone, and in this kinde goeth all one way ; 



^n which are contained fuch like feedes for the forme, as are in the former, but great 

 md blacke, and mining withall. 

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7. Medica fpinofa alter a. Small thorney Buttons, or Snailes. 



This other kinde is alfo like vnto the laft defcribed in all other things, except in the 

 heads or buttons, which are a little fmaller, but fet with longer and fofter prickes vpon 

 the filmes, and may eafily bee difcerned to goe both forwards and backewards, one 

 enterlacing within another, wherein are contained fuch like flat and blacke mining 

 feede, made after the fafhion of a kidney, as are in the former, but fomewhat fmaller : 

 the roote perifheth in like manner euery yeare. 



8. Medica lata. Broade Buttons. 



This kinde differeth not from the firft in leafe or flower, the fruite onely hereof is 

 broade and flat, and not fo much twined as it. 



9. Medica Lunata. Halfe Moones. 



This is alfo a kinde of thefe Medicke fodders, hauing a trefoyle leafe and yellow 

 flowers like the former forts, but both fomewhat larger, the chiefert difference con- 

 lifteth in the head or fruite, which is broade and flat, and not twined like the reft, but 

 abideth halfe clofed, refembling a halfe Moone (and thereupon hath aflumed both the 

 Latine and Englilh name) wherein is contained flat feede, kidney fafhion like the for- 

 mer. 



10. Hedyfarum clypeatum. The red Sattin flower. 



This red flowred Fitchling, hath many ftalkes of winged faire greene leaues, that is, 

 of many fet on both fides a middle ribbe, whereof that at the end is the greateft of 

 the reft : from the ioynts where the leaues ftand, come forth pretty long fmall ftalkes, 

 bearing on them very many flowers, vp to the toppe one aboue another, of an excel- 

 lent fhining red or crimfon colour, very like vnto Sattin of that colour, and fome- 

 times of a white colour, (as Mafter William Coys, a Gentleman of good refpecl in 

 Eflex, a great and ancient louer and cherilher of thefe delights, and of all other rare 

 plants, in his life time allured me, he had growing in his garden at Slubbers by North 

 Okenden) which are fomewhat large, and more clofed together, almoft flat and 

 not open, as in moft of the other forts : after the flowers are paft, there come 

 rough, flat, round huskes, fomewhat like vnto the old tafhioned round bucklers with- 

 out pikes, three or foure ftanding one vpon or aboue another, wherein are contained 



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