Florum Vfus Admiranda 
vices properare vnius efle diecula? flbi minime h^i: 
boriofum ludum vidlrix nacura fignificet . At vero 
noflracibus in hortis hoipes biduo triduoue viuax 
diuturniorem florei miraculi copiam Jfacic ^ vc cu- 
mulaciore iiofpitij gratiam lento {iii fpeftaculo re- = 
pendat. Quanquam vtrobique monete candido 
mox purpureus flos, ab ingenuo candore faciknL* 
efle tranfitum ad purpuram.Floris autem iampur- 
purea fblia,vtpomafoIent,ad maturitatis indicium; 
( decet enim maxime purpuram maturitasjhumo- 
re tenuiffimo euanefcente , nonnihil ccnniuent & 
corrugantur i; donee trifl:ius infiifcata , penicu^ue 
contrada dcflorefcant. Amceniffimx :^ed:aculum 
voluptatis efl:^ alieno tempore Cic vernare arb^fcii- 
lamjVt coloribus multis quadruphcem anni faciem 
Cmul expingatvdum flos alius niueus niuofam hie- 
mem^alius flammeus igneam ^ftacem^^purpurcui 
alius maturum autumnum,alij medio qua vit^ qua 
colorum tranfitu varij varie colorarum ver,vniuer- 
fi denique fingulique verficolores tempefliatorru 
omnium viciffitudincm intra tempus breuiffi- 
mum coloranr 
