"THE CURIOUS KNOTTED GARDEN" 79 



ber: the "single English Bastard daffodil, which 

 groweth wild in many woods, groves and orchards 

 in England ; the double English Bastard, the French 

 single white, the French double yellow, the Spanish 

 yellow Bastard, the great or little Spanish white, 

 and the Turkic single white Daffodil are some of 

 the varieties Parkinson mentions. Then of the 

 Fritillaria or the "checkerd Daffodil" Parkinson 

 gives "half a score, several sorts, both white and 

 red, both yellow and black, which are a wonderful 

 grace and ornament in a garden in regard of the 

 checker-like spots in the flower." 



Hyacinths in Parkinson's book are about "half a 

 hundred sorts: some like unto little bells or stars, 

 others like unto little bottles or pearls, both white 

 and blue, sky colored and blush, and some star-like 

 of many pretty various forms and all to give delight 

 to them that will be curious to observe them." 



Shakespeare does not mention hyacinths. 



Of crocus, or saffron flowers, there were twenty 

 sorts, some flowering in the spring, others in the 

 autumn, but all of "glorious beauty." 



Of lilies there were "twenty several sorts and 

 colors," among which the Crown Imperial, "for her 

 stately form deserveth some special place in the 

 garden, as also the Martagons, both white and red, 



