358 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



i. Convolvulus ceeruleus maior rotundifolius. 

 The greater blew Bindweede, or Bell-flower with round leaues. 



This goodly plant rifeth vp with many long and winding branches, whereby it 

 climbeth and windeth vpon any poles, herbes, or trees, that ftand neare it within a 

 great compafle, alwaies winding it felfe contrary to the courfe of the Sunne : on thefe 

 branches doe growe many faire great round leaues, and pointed at the end, like vnto a 

 Violet leafe in fhape, but much greater, of a fad greene colour : at the ioynts of the 

 branches, where the leaues are fet, come forth flowers on pretty long ftalkes, two or 

 three together at a place, which are long, and pointed almoft like a finger, while they 

 are buds, and not blowne open, and of a pale whitifh blew colour, but being blowne 

 open, are great and large bels, with broad open mouths or brims ending in fine cor- 

 ners, and fmall at the bottome, ftanding in fmall greene huskes of fine leaues : thefe 

 flowers are of a very deepe azure or blew colour, tending to a purple, very glorious to 

 behold, opening for the moft part in the euening, abiding fo all the night and the next 

 morning, vntill the Sunne begin to growe fomewhat hot vpon them, and then doe 

 clofe, neuer opening more : the plant carrieth fo many flowers, if it ftand in a warme 

 place, that it will be replenimed plentifully, vntill the cold ayres and euenings ftay 

 the luxury thereof : after the flowers are part, the ftalkes whereon the flowers did 

 ftand, bend downwards, and beare within the huskes three or foure blacke feedes, of 

 the bignefle of a Tare or thereabouts : the rootes are ftringy, and perifh euery yeare. 



2. Convolvulus trifolius Jiue hederaceus purpureus. 

 The greater purple Bindeweede, or Bell-flower with cornered leaues. 



The growing and forme of this Bindeweede or Bell-flower, is all one with the for- 

 mer, the chiefeft differences confifting in the forme of the leafe, which in this is three 

 cornered, like vnto an luie leafe with corners ; and in the flower, which is of a deeper 

 blew, tending more to a deepe purple Violet, and fomewhat more reddifh in the fiue 

 plaites of each flower, as alfo in the bottomes of the flowers. 



3. Convolvulus tenuifollus Americanus. The red Bell-flower of America. 



Although this rare plant (becaufe wee feldome haue it, and can as hardly keepe it) 

 be fcarce knowne in thefe cold Countries, yet I could not but make mention of it, to 

 incite thofe that haue conueniencie to keepe it, to be furnimed of it. It fpringeth vp 

 at the firft from the feede with two leaues, with two long forked ends, which abide a 

 long time before they perifh, betweene which rifeth vp the ftalke or ftemme, bran- 

 ching forth diuers waies, being of a brownifh colour, which windeth it felfe as the 

 former great Bell-flower doth, whereon are fet at feuerall ioynts diuers winged leaues, 

 that is to fay, many fmall narrow and long leaues fet on both fides of the middle ribbe, 

 and one at the end : from thefe ioynts arife long ftalkes, at the ends whereof ftand two 

 or three fmall, long, hollow flowers, fafhioned very like vnto the flowers of a Binde- 

 weede, or the flowers of Tabacco, and ending in the like manner in fiue points, but 

 not fo much laide open, being of a bright red colour, plaited as the Bindeweedes or 

 Bell-flowers before they be open, with fome few threads in the middle, which turne 

 into long pointed cods, wherein is contained long and blacke feede, tafting hot like 

 Pepper : the roote is fmall and ftringy, periming euery yeare, and with vs will fel- 

 dome come to flower, becaufe our cold nights and frofts come fo foone, before it can- 

 not haue comfort enough of the Sun to ripen it. 



4. Convolvulus ceeruleus minor Hifpamcus. 

 The Spanifh fmall blew Bindeweede. 



This fmall Bindeweede hath fmall long leaues, fomewhat broader then the next 

 that followeth, and not fo broad as the common fmall Bindeweede (that groweth 



euery 



