FLOR A. — Book I. 
upon part of the flowers, which make a gallant thew, and are of a 
{weet {cent, but not fo ftrong as the former, 
Clematis peregrina flore rubro. 
R Ed Virgins-bower hath many limber woody weak branches, co~ 
vered with a brown thin outer bark, and green underneath, 
winding about any thing it can take holdof; the leaves ftandat the 
joynts, confifting of three parts, whereof fome are notched on one 
fide, and fomeon both; the Howers come from the joynts upon 
long foot-ftalks, which are made of four leaves ftanding like a crofs, 
of a fullen dark-red or liver-colour : the roots are a bundle of 
brown ftrong ftrings, faftened toa head running deep in the ground, 
- Clematis peregrina flore purpureo. 
pure Virgins-bower differeth nothing at all fromthe former, but 
onely in the colour of the flowers, thofe of this being of a fad hea- 
vy bluish purple, : 
Clematis peregrina flere pleno purpureo. 
He deuble purple Virgins- bower in all the parts thereof is like unto 
the former, but bigger and ftronger ; the flowers are of the fame 
colour with thofe of the laft defctibed, and exceeding thick and 
double, the outward leaves “being broad like the former, and the 
innér harrow and folded clofe together, likea large button in the 
middle of the flower, which open by degrees, but fo flowly, thar 
the outward leaves commonly fall away, before the other open or 
- fhew themfelves, which is a great defect in this lower, I haye heard 
of two others of this kind, which are faid to grow in the Floriffs Gar- 
dens about Rome, bearing double flowers, the one of a bluifh Peach- 
colour, and the other white, © 
Maracoc, five Clematis Virginiana. 
Fae Virginian Climber rifeth out of the ground in May, with ma- 
ny long round winding ftalks, more or lefs according tothe age 
and liking of the Plant, which will grow with us to be five, fix, or 
more foot high; from the joynts come forth the leaves, at each one, 
and from the middle to the topa fmall clafper, like that of the Vine, 
_ anda floweralfo ; the leaves are broad at the bottom, and about the 
middle divided into three parts, nicked about the edges; thebud 
of the flower beforeit openeth is like unto the feed-veffel of the 
common fingle Nigila, but longer; havingat the top five crooked 
hotns, which opening, this bud or head divideth it felf into ten parts, 
fufteining the leaves of the flower, which are very many, long, fharp- 
_ pointed, narrow, and orderly fpread open one by another, fome 
lying ftraight,- others crooked , thefe leavesare of a whitith colour, 
thick-fj potted witha Peach colour, having towards the bottom a ring 
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