Chap. Hl. BLO RS 
CHAP. II, 
Florentinm Arbufcularum. 
{Meza} F Flower-bearing Trees and Shrubs, which fall their 
79 Vi leaves in Winter , and renew them again every 
7 N Spring, there aremany kinds; in this place we will 
Pee doi) mention the rareft, and fuch onely asare ficteft to fur- 
ICTS nith our. Flewer-garden, and leave the reft to beautifie 
the end of our Book, And firlt of the biggeft and beft knowa, 
Cerafus flore pleno. 
He double- flowered Cherry isinall parts thereof like unto the 
common Englith Cherry-tree, the onely difference is in the flow- 
ers, which of this are large, thick and double, ofa pure white co- 
lour, and many growing together, which,fall away without bearing 
fruit, recompencing that deteét by the multitude of fair double flow- 
ers wherewith it is yearly adorned, There is another double-bloffom'd 
Cherry of thekind of the common {mall black Cherry, whic the 
French call Merifziere, that beareth large double flowers as big as the 
leffer double white Rofe, this is common in France, au doubrlefs 2 
little time will make it fo in England, 
Arbor Perfica flore multiplict. 
He double flowered Peach-tree differeth in nothing from the ordi- 
§ nary, but onely in the flowers, thofe of this being double, con- 
fifting of three or more rows of leaves, of areddifh bluth colour, {el- 
dom fucceeded by any fruit, the beauty of the flowers recompen- 
cing that defect, | 
Balauftinm, five Malus Punica filveftris. 
T He double-bloffom'd wilde Pomegranate-tree is therareft of all the 
flowering Trees and Shrubs, if pruned upit will grow feven foot 
high, otherwife, ina thick bath full of & branches, with fome 
thorns thereon, and many final fhining green leaves, which fall away 
in Winter, and arerenewed late in the Spring ; at the fides and en 
of the branches come forth many hard, hollow, reddifh, or Coral- 
coloured cups, and out of them moft beautiful flowers, as big and 
‘double as the largeft and thicket Province-rofe, andof an excellent 
bright crimfon colour, ‘There is another of this kind with double 
flowers, that is leffer mall the parts thereof, the leaves ofa fadder 
green, and the flowers more inclining to the colour of an Oremge - we 
aifo hear of another, with double ftriped flowers, which is yec a ftran- 
get in England, 
Syringa 
