The Ordering of the (f ar den of 'Pleafure. 
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dill, and feme other forts of early Daffodils, and many forts of Anemones. In April! 
commeth on the pride of chefeftrangers 5 for herein you may behold all the forts of 
Auricula Vrfi or Beares Eares, many forts of Anemones , both Angle and double, 
bothrhefortsofTulipas,theearlicrvntillthemiddleof the moneth, and the later 
then beginningjwhich are of fo many different colours , that it is almoft impoffible to 
exprefle them, the white, red, blacke, and yellow Fritillarias , the Mufcari or Muskc 
Grape flower, bothafli colour and yellow. Diuers other forts of Iacinths and Daffo- 
dils, both (ingle and double, the fmaller forts of Flowerdeluces , the Veluet Flower- 
deluce and double Hony fucklcs, with diuers others. May likewife at the beginning 
feetneth as glorious as Aprill, although toward the end it doth decline , in regard' the 
heateof the Sunnehatli by this time drawne forth all the (lore of natures tendered 
dainties, which are vfually (pent by the end ofthis moneth, and then thofe of Wronger 
conftitution come forward. Herein are to bee feene at the beginning the middleflow- 
ring Tulipas, and at the end the later fort : fome kindes of Daffodils, the Day Lillies, 
thegreat white Srarre flower , the Flowerdeluce of Conftantinoplc or the mourning 
Sable flower, the other forts of Flowerdeluces. Single and double white Crowfoote, 
and fingle and double red Crowfoot, the glory of a Garden : the early red Marragon, 
the Perfian Lilly, the yellow Martagon, the Gladiolus or Corne flagge , both white, 
red,andblu(h : thedouble yellow Rofe, and fome other forts of Rofes. Inlunedoe 
flowerthe white and the blufh Martagon,the Martagon Imperiali, the mountaine Lil- 
lies, and the other forts of white and red Lillies, the bulbous Flowerdeluces of diuers 
forts,the red flowred Ladies bower,the fingleand doublepurple flowred Ladies bow- 
er, the white Syringa or Pipe tree , for the blew Pipe tree flowreth earlier , the white 
and the yellow Iafmin. Iuly holdethin flowerfomeof the Ladies bowers and Iaf- 
mines, and befldcs doth glory in the Female Balfameapple, the Indian Crefles or yel- 
low Larkes fpurres , the purple Flower-gentle and the Rofe Bay. In Auguft begin 
fome of the Autumne bulbous flowers to appeare, as the white and the purple Col- 
chicum or Medow Saffron, the purple mountaine Crocus or Saffron flower, the little 
Autumne Leucoiumand Autumne Iacinth, the Italian Starrcwort, called of fome the 
purple Marigold, the Meruaile of Peru or of the world, theFlower of theSunne, the 
great blew Bell-flower, thegreat double French Marigold. September flourifheth 
with the Flower oftheSunnc, the Meruaile of the world, the purple Marigold, and 
blew Bell-flower fpoken of before, and likewife the other forts of Medow Saffron, and 
the double kinde likewife,the filuer Crocus, the Autumne yellow Daffodill , Cycla- 
men alfo or Sowbread fhew their flowers in the end of this moneth. October alfo 
will fhew the flowers of Cyclamen, and fome ofthe Medow Saffrons. In Nouember, 
as alfo fometimes in the moneth before, the party coloured Medow Saffron may bee 
feene, that will longeft hold his flower, becaufe it is the lateft that fheweth it fclfe, and 
the afh coloured mountaine Crocus. And euen December it felfe will not want the 
trueblacke Hellebor or Chriftmas flower, and the glorious fhew of the Laurus Tinus 
or wilde Bay tree. Thus haue I fhewedyou fomeof theflowers for euery moneth, 
but I referre you to the more ample dedarion of them and all the others, vnto the work 
following. ‘ 
Chap. VIII. 
The trutmunr.er And order tt enerufe tni preferueti fortstf Gilloflmers, as wtH 
by Jlippcs# Jetdts. 
B Ecaufe that Carnations and Gilloflowers bee the chiefefl flowers of account in 
all our Englifh Gardens, I haue thought good to entreatefomew hat amply of 
them, and that a part by it felfe, as I faid a little before, in regard there isfo 
much to be faid concerning them, and that if all the matters to be entreated of fl.ould 
haue beene inferred in the Chapter of Gilloflowers , it would haue made it too tedU 
ous and large, and taken vp too much roome. The particular matters w hereof I meatl 
in this place to entreate are thefe : How to enercafe Gilloflowers by planting and by 
B 3 Lowing, 
