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directing what he is to do moncthly and what 

 flowers are in prime. 



Book III 

 :hap. 



1. Ot conserving, propcrating, retarding, multiplying, 



transmuting, and altering the species. Formes and 

 substantial qualities of flowers. 



2. Of chaplets, festoons, flower-pots, nosegaies, and posies. 



3. Of the- gardiner's elaboratory, and of distilling and 



extracting of essences, resuscitation of plants, with 

 other rare experiments. 



4. Of composing the Hortus Hyemaiis and making books 



of natural arid plants and flowers with other curious 

 wayes of preserving them in their naturall. 



5. Of planting of flowers. Flowers cnamell'd in silk- 



work, and other artificial representation of them. 



6. Of Hortulane entertainments, to show riches, beauty, 



wonder, plenty, delight, and use of a garden 

 festival, etc. 



7. Of the most famous gardens in the world, antient and 



moderne. 



8. The description of a villa. The corollaric and con- 



clusion." 



