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white, a little inclining to blufh; there is one of this kind with 
{now-white flowers, and there is another that beareth bluth flowers, | 
Hiyacinthus Stellatus precox. 
as early Starry Facinth hath broader and frefher green leaves than 
the former, with blew flowers , the flowers of this are bigger, 
and of a brighter blew colour; there is one of this kinde likewife 
that beareth white flowers, and another more rare than any of the 
former of this kinde, the flowers whereof being as large as thofe of 
the firft blew, andot a fine bluth colour, : 
The. Grape-flowers are in flower in April, the great oriental Fa- 
cinth betimes in March, the white and purple early Winter Facinths 
in Fanuary ot in the beginning of February, the other Oriental Fa- 
cinths , both fingle and double, flowerin the end of March and be- 
ginning of April, the Afh-coloured ftarry Facinth flowreth in April, 
and the other Starry facinths in February and beginning of March, 
They all lofe their fibres, and may be yearly removed in Fume or 
Fuly, but none of them: (except the oriental) wouldbe kept long 
out of ground; they are hardy, and requirefimall atcendance, moft of 
them bear feeds, which being fowed and preferved as that of Tulips, 
produce new diverfities, There are fome others whichI have pur- 
pofely omitted, asthe Woolly fasinth, which I have had many 
years, but never could fee one flower of it, it iscommonin Spain, 
ut will not flower in England; and of thefedefcribed the bett are 
the fair double blew, and the double white oriental Facinths , the 
Celeftial, the white, and the blaufh Starry F-acinths : the other are 
pretty flowers, but of lefs beauty and efteem, : 
C BA Ps Kil: 2 > 
Ornithogalum, 
"™" He Star of Bethlehem, and the varieties thereof, are next to 
be handled, fome of them are fine flowers, and others nor 
worth the naming, the which we will pafs over,, and de- 
{cribe the beft onely, ae a oe ee ti 
Te Se Ornithogalum Arabicum. aries 
gre Star- flower of Arabia hath many long green leaves, likeun- 
£ tothofe of the Oriental $asinth, fromwhence rifeth up a round 
green ftalk , about two foot high, bearing at the top thereof upon 
long foot: ftalks, divers large flowers, with {mall thort green-pointed 
leaves at the bottom of each of them , confifting of fix pure ee 
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