Chip. XXXVL = FLORA 
CHAP, XXxvI. 
Fle[peris five Viola Matronalis. 
‘dine Violet, Or Queens Gilliflower, is 2 common 
Plant, growing plentifully in every Country- 
womans Garden, and by them called Clofe si- 
ences, of which they have two forts, one bear- 
ing pale blafh, and the other white flowers, 
| both fingle, confifting of four leaves onely; but 
——====} we have three nobler varieties of this flower , 
worthy to be received itito the choiceft Gardens, the firft of them and 
moft known is called; 
4 Hefperss flore pleno albo. 
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He double white Queens Gilliflower is in all parts fo like the com- 
mon fingle kinde (except the flowers) that Ineed to fet down 
onely their differences; thofe of this are very many on one branch; 
and one ftalk often times hath many branches of flowers, which ftand 
clofe and thick together, commonly ina long fpike, each Aower be- 
ing thick arid double, of a pure white colour; and delicate fweet fcent,” 
efpecially'in the evening, ior which property it is called Hefperis.0 cu 
Hefperis flore pleno purpurafcente. 
T% double purplifh Queens Gilliflower differeth in nothing from the 
former, buc in che colour of the flowers, thofe of this being as 
_ many on one ftallk or branch, as thick and double, and of thefame 
fcent, but of a fine pleafane light reddith:purple-colour , deeper than: 
that of the common fingle kind, and of newer date than the double. 
white, 
Hefperss flore plens variegata, 
"PHe donble ftriped Queens Gilliflower isin all parts like the lat, bue 
A that the flowers, which are of the fame purplith colour, are finely 
ftriped with white, and therefore more efteemed than dither of the 
other of this fort; we have one that beareth fingle ftriped flowers, 
re{pected for the feeds fake, which fowed may produce varieties, 
They flower from May to the end of Fly, and are eafily raifed, for 
almoft any flip or branch thereof, fet imthe ground , thaded and wa- 
tered, will grow, onely the nipping of the buds for flowers from fuch 
new {et Plants as foomas they appear, would not bemegleced; they 
fingle kinds will feed, fron which che double forts have been r.ifed, 
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