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T he (jar den of pleafant Flowers. 
Sccondiy, 1 will fubdinide each ofthefe again apartby themfeh^, into foure forts , 
andnrftthe Narctfftss, or true Daffodils into ( *» 
Latiftlios, broad leafed Daffodils. 
t-Angnfli/tlits, narrow leafed Daffodils. 
lunctf olios, Ruflie Daffodils, and 
Marinos, Sea Daffodils. 
Thefe forts againe doe comprehend vnder them fome other diuifions, wherebv 
they may the better be diftwguilhed , andyetftillbee referred to one of thofe fn.Z 
former forts : as uu * c 
Mtnantbts, that is, Daffodils that bcare but one flower , or two at the mnft 
(hike, and at[nc moit rpona 
Ptlyanthos , thofe that beare many flowers together vpon a flails : as alfo 
Simplici flore, thofe that beare Angle flowers, and 
Multiplici fltre, or flore plent, that is, haue double flowers. 
theTfor?caUe°d fe ^ fl0Wer “ thc Spring> and amon S thcm fomc that «* earlier 5 an«l 
Pracoces, early flowring Daffodils, and 
s-Autnmnales, thofe that flower in Autumne onely. 
And laftly, with the p/eudonarcijjbs, or baftard Daffodils, I will keepethe fame 
der t° diftinguifli them likewife into their foure feuerall forts j and as with the tme 
Daffodils, fovvith thefe falfe,defcnbe vnder euery foit: firft, thofe that bcare finde 
flowers, whether one or many ypon a ftalke; and then thofe that beare double flow 
ers one or many alfo. As for the diftimftions of «,a/>and minor, greater and iX-' 
wdof maxsmus and minimus .greateft andleaft, they doe not onely belong to thefe 
Daffodils ; and therefore muft be vfed as occafion permitteth , but vnto all other fXrr 
1 . NarciJJiu latifolius omnium maximus, amplo calice flaut, flue NtmpareiSc 
Thegreat None fuch Daffodill,or Incomparable Daffodill. 
This Narcijfus Nompareille hath three or foure long and broad leaues , of a grayifl, 
greene colour, among which nfeth vp a ftalke two f oote high at the leaft, at thetoppe 
whereof, out of a th.nne sk.nnie huske, as all Daffodils haue, commeth forth one large 
finglc flower, and no more vfually , confiftingof fixe very pale yellow lar®e leaues 
almoft round at the point, with a large cuppe in the middle^ fomewhat yellower then 
the leaues, the bottome whereof next vnto the ftalke is narrow and round, rifing wider 
to the mouth which is very largoand open , and vneuenly cut in or indented about 
the edges. The cup doth very well referable the chalice, that in former dayes with vs 
and beyond the Seas is ftill vfed to hold the Sacramentall Wine, that is^vith anar* 
rowerbottome,anda wide mouth. After the flower is nafl- anar " 
meth (for it doth not often) a round greene head, and blacke round feede therelnlike 
vnto other Daffodils, but g, eater. -Theroote is great, as other Daffodils that bearc 
Ifttfc or ^fent at all! C ° UCled 0UCr Wltb a bro 'vnifh coate or skinne. Theflowerhath 
mtvmimo This dothfoinetimcs bring forth a flower with ten ortwelu e leaues, and a cup much 
larger, as if it w ould be two, euen as the flower feemeth • p 
2 . N arcifns omnium maximus flore & calice flant. 
Thegreatyellow Incomparable Daffodill. ' 
This other kinde differed neither in forme, nor bignefTe of leafe or flower from the 
fetsk^tr P !' hccirc,i " sWsof ^ SS 
nr, V maau. This dot hfometimesdegenerateand grow luxurious alfo, bringing forth two flow 
ers vpon a ftalke, each diftindf from other, and fomerimes two flowers thruft together" 
icrnnfttinf \. feldome ; for it is not a peculiar' kindest 
is cpnftant, yearly abiding in the fame forme. 
q.Narcijfut 
