4.28 The Garden of pleafant Flowers. 



that it will be thought of moft, without good heede, and comparing the one with the o- 

 ther, to be the very fame with the former : but if it bee well viewed, it will fhew, by the 

 roundnefle at the ends of the leaues very like vnto the fmall Boxe leaues, to be another 

 differing kinde, although in nothing elfe. Wee nourfe them with great care, for the 

 beautifull afpecl, fweete fent and raritie, as delights and ornaments for a garden of plea- 

 fure, wherein nothing mould be wanting that art, care and coft might produce and pre- 

 ferue : as alfo to fet among other euer greene plants to fort with them. 



The Place. 



Thefe, and many other forts of Mirtles grow in Spaine, Portugal!, Italic, 

 and other hot Countries in great aboundance, where they make their hedges 

 of them: wee (as I faid) keepe them in this Countrey, with very great 

 care and diligence. 



The Time. 



The Mirtles doe flower very late with vs, not vntill Auguft at the fooneft, 

 which is the caufe of their not frudtifying. 



The Names. 



They are called in Latine Myrtus, and in Englifh Mirtle tree, without any 

 other diuerlitie of names, for the generall title. Yet the feuerall kindes haue 

 had feuerall denominations, in Plinies time, and others, as Romana, Coniuga/a, 

 Terentina, Egyptia, alba, nigra, &c. which haue noted the differences, euen 

 then well obferued. 



The Vertues. 

 The Mirtle is of an aftringent qualitie, and wholly vfed for fuch purpofes. 



CHAP. CXI 1 1 1. 

 Malus Punicajiue Granata, The Pomegranet tree. 



THere are two kindes of Pomegranet trees, The one tame or manured, bearing 

 fruit, which is diftinguifhed of fome into two forts, of others into three, that 

 is, into fower, and fweet, and into fower fweete. The other wilde, which bea- 

 reth no fruite, becaufe it beareth double flowers, like as the Cherry, Apple, and Peach 

 tree with double bloffomes, before defcribed, and is alfo diftinguimed into two forts, 

 the one bearing larger, the other leffer flowers. Of the manured kinde wee haue onely 

 one fort (fo farre as we know) for it neuer beareth ripe fruit in this our Countrey) which 

 for the beautifull afpeft, both of the greene verdure of the leaues, and faire proportion 

 and colour of the flowers, as alfo for the raritie, are nourfed in fome few of their gar- 

 dens that delight in fuch rarities : for in regard of the tenderneffe, there is neede of di- 

 ligent care, that is, to plant it againft a brick wall, and defend it conueniently from the 

 fharpeneffe of our winters, to giue his Mafter fome pleafure in feeing it beare flowers : 

 And of the double kinde we haue as yet obtained but one fort, although I mail giue you 

 the knowledge and defcription of another. 



I. Malus Punica fatiua. The tame Pomegranet tree. 



This Pomegranet tree groweth not very high in his naturall places, and with vs fom- 

 times it fhooteth forth from the roote many brownifh twigges or branches, or if it bee 

 pruned from them, and fuffered to grow vp, it rifeth to bee feuen or eight foote high, 



fpreading 



