The Qarden of pleafant Flowers, 
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Tulip* decaff*. ThcTulipa ofCafla. 
There is another fort or kinde of early Tulipa, differing from the former, whofe 
pale greeneleaues being as broad and large as they, and fometimes crumpled or Wa- 
ited at the edges, in foine hauethe edges onely of the faid leaues for a good breadth, of 
a whitifh or whitifh yellow colour , and in others, the leaues are lifted or parted with 
whitifh yellow and greene : the ftalke rifeth not vp fo high as the former, and beareth 
a flower at the toppe like vnto the former, in fome of a reddilh yellow colour , with a 
ruffet coloured ground or bottome,and in others, of other feuerall colours ; the feede 
and roote is fo like vnto others of this kinde, that they cannot be diftinguifhed. 
There is (as I doe heare) of this kinde , both Precedes, and Serot in* , early flowring, 
and late flowring , whereof although wee haue not fo exaeft knowledge, as of the reft, 
yet I thought good to fpeake fo much , as I cou Id hitherto vnderftand of them , and 
giue others leaue (if I doe not) hereafter to amplifie ir. 
Tulip * Bolonienfis, fine 'Bombycine flere rubrt mtjer . 
T he greater red Bolonia T ulipa. 
Therearelikewifeothcrkindesofearly Tulipastobee fpokenof, and firft of the 
red Bolonia Tulipa ; the roote whereof is plainly difcerned,to be differing from all o- 
thers .* for that it is longer, and not hauing fo plaine an eminence at the bottomc there- 
of, as the former and later Tulipas, but more efpecially becaufe the toppe is plenti- 
fully ftored with a yellowifh filke-like woollineffe: the outfide likewife or skinne is of 
a brighter or paler red, not fo eafie to be pilled away, and runneth vnder ground both 
downeright and (idewife (efpecially in the Countrey ground and ayre, where it will 
encreafeaboundantly,but not either in our London ayre, or forc’t grounds) fomewhat 
likevnto theyellow Bolonia Tulipa next following. Itfhooteth out of the ground 
with broad and long leaues , like the former ; but neither fo broad, nor of fo white or 
mealy agreenecolourasthe former, butmore darkethenthc late flowring Tulipa, 
fothatthis may bee eafily difeerned by his leafefrom any other Tulipa aboue the 
ground, by one that is skilfull. It beareth likewife three or foure leaues vponthe 
ftalke, like the former, and a flower alfo at the toppe of the fame fafhion , but that the 
leaues hereofarealwayes long, and fomewhat narrow, hauingalarge blacke bot- 
tome, made like vnto a cheuerne, the point whereof rifeth vp vnto the middle of the 
leafe, higher then any other Tulipa j the flower is of a pale red colour, nothing fo 
liuelyas in the early or late red Tulipas, yet fweeter for the trioft part then any of 
them, and neereft vnto the yellow Bolonia Tulipa, whichis much about the fame 
fent. 
Tulip* pumilio rubr*,fiue Bergomenfls rubr* media ir miner. 
The dwarfe red Bergomo Tulipa, a bigger and a leffer. 
There arc two other forts hereof, and becaufc they were found about Bcrgoino,dp 
carry that name, the one bigger or lefler then another , yet neither fo great as the for- 
mer, hauingvery little other difference to bee obferued in them, then chat they arc 
fmaller in all parrs of them. 
Tulip* Bolenienfis flere lutee. Theyellow Bolonia Tulipa. 
The roote ofthis Tulipa may likewife bee knowne from the formerred (or any o- 
ther Tulipa) in that it feldome commeth to bee fobigge, andis notfo woolly atthc 
toppe, and the skinne or outfide is fomewhat paler, harder , and (harper pointed : bus 
thebottome is like the formerred, and not fo eminent as the early or late Tulipas. 
This beareth much longer and narrower leaues then any (except the Perfian & dwarfe 
yellow Tulipas) and of a whitifh greene colour : it beareth fometimes but one flower 
on a ftalke, and fometimes two orthree wholly yellow, but fmaller, & more open then, 
theother kinds, and (as I faid) fmellethfweete, the head for feede is fmaller then in o- 
thers,and hath not that crowne at tj)c head thereof, yet the feed is like,but fmaller. 
E * Tulip* 
