4.02 The Garden of p leaf ant Flowers. 



The Names. 



The firft is called Laurus Jilueftris, and Laurus Tinus : in Englifh Wilde 

 Bay, or Sweete flowring Bay. The fecond is called Laurus Rofea, Oleander, 

 Nerium, and Rhododendros : in Englifh The Rofe Bay, and Oleander. The 

 laft was fent by the name of Trebezon Curmaji, that is to fay, Daftylus Trape- 

 zuntina, but not hauing any affinitie with any kinde of Bay. Bellonius as I 

 thinke firft named it Laurocerafus, and Cerafus T'rapezuntina. Dalechampius 

 thinketh it to bee Lotus Aphricana^ but Clufius refuteth it. Thofe ftones or 

 kernels that were fent me out of Italic, came by the name of Laurus Regia, 

 The Kings Bay. Wee may moft properly call it according to the Latine 

 name in the title, The Cherry bay, or Bay Cherry, becaufe his leaues are 

 like vnto Bay-leaues, and both flowers and fruit like vnto the Birdes Cher- 

 ry or Clufter Cherry, for the manner of the growing ; and therefore I might 

 more fitly I confeffe haue placed it in my Orchard among the forts of 

 Cherries : but the beautifulnefle of the plant caufed mee rather to infert it 

 here. 



The Vertues. 



The wilde Bay hath no propertie allotted vnto it in Phyficke, but that it 

 is not to be endured, the berries being chewed declare it to be fo violent hot 

 and choking. The Rofe Bay is faid by Diofcorides, to be death to all foure 

 footed beafts, but contrariwife to man it is a remedie againft the poifon of 

 Serpents, but efpecially if Rue bee added vnto it. The Cherry Bay is not 

 knowne with vs to what phyficke vfe it may be applyed. 



CHAP. CIIII. 



Cera/us flore multiplici. The Rofe or double bloflbmd Cherry. 

 Ma/us fore multiplici. The double bloflbmd Apple tree. And 

 Ma/us Perjica flore multiplici. The double bloflbmd Peach tree. 



THe beautifull fhew of thefe three forts of flowers, hath made me to infert them 

 into this garden, in that for their worthinefle I am vnwilling to bee without 

 them, although the reft of their kindes I haue transferred into the Orchard, 

 where among other fruit trees, they fhall be remembred : for all thefe here fet downe, 

 feldome or neuer beare any fruite, and therefore more fit for a Garden of flowers, 

 then an Orchard of fruite. 



Cerafus flore plena lie/ multiplici. 

 The Rofe Cherry, or double bloflbmd Cherry. 



The double bloflbmed Cherry tree is of two forts for the flower, but not differing 

 in any other part, from the ordinary Englifh or Flanders Cherry tree, growing in the 

 very like manner: the difference confifteth in this, that the one of thefe two forts 

 hath white flowers lefle double, that is, of two rowes or more of leaues, and the other 

 more double, or with more rowes of leaues, and belides I haue obferued in this grea- 

 ter double bloflbmd Cherry, that fome yeares moft of the flowers haue had another 

 fmaller and double flower, rifmg vp out of the middle of the other, like as is to bee 

 feene in the double Englifh Crow-foote, and double redde Ranunculus or Crowfoote, 

 before defcribed : this I fay doth not happen euery yeare, but fometimes. Sometimes 

 alfo thefe trees will giue a few berries, here and there fcattered, and that with leffe 

 double flowers more often, which are like vnto our Englifh Cherries both for tafte and 

 bigneffe. Thefe be very fit to be fet by Arbours. 



Ma/us 



