The (jar den of pleaf ant Flowers. 
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The Place. 
This bulbous plant was brought vs from Virginia , where they grow a- 
boundantly ; but they hardly thriuc and abide in our Gardens to beare 
flowers. 
Lilitnarcljfus yirgintinus, of the likeneffc of the flower to a Lilly , and the 
leaues and roote to a Daffodill. Wee for breuity doe call it Ntrc'ijfus virgi- 
neus, that is, The Daffodill of Virginia, or elfe you may call it according to 
the former Latine name. The Lilly Daffodill of Virginia, which you will j 
for both names may feme well to expreffe the plant. 
' This Daffodill hath three or foure narrow, long, and very greene leaues , afoote 
long for the mod part : the ftalke rifeth not vp fo high as the leaues, whereon ftandeth 
one flower, not altogether fo great as the late flowring Daffodill , with a long cuppe, 
deferibed before among the broad leafed ones , which confiftcth of fix pale coloured 
leaues, not pure white, but hauing a wafh of light yellow among the white -.the cuppe 
in the middle is round and long , yet not fo long as to bee accounted a baft ard Daffo- 
dill, within which isamiddlepointell, compafled with fixe hiues , hauingyellow 
mealy pendents. 
PyrenaranMountaines,from whence they hauebeene brought vnto vs, to 
furnifh our Gardens. 
thatis, in the beginning of March, ifthetimebemilde, which the othcE 
This fmall Daffodill hath foure or fiue narrow leaues about a fpanne long , among 
which rifeth vp a ftalke fome nine inches high , bearing at the toppe one fmall white 
flower, made of fix leaues, with a fmall yellow cup in the middle, (had owed ouerat 
rhebrimmes with a Saffron colour : the roote is fmall, round, and little long withallj 
couered with a blackilh skinne or coate. 
l.NtrciJfus minimus mediopurpureus. The leaf! purple ringed Daffodill. 
* This little Daffodill hath fmall narrow leaueSj fhorter by much then any of the pur- 
ple ringed Daffodils, before deferibed : the ftalke and flower keepe an equall propor- 
tion to the reft of the plant, being in forme and colour of the flower, like vnto the 
The Time. 
It flo wreth in May , and feldome before* 
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The Names. 
The Indians in Virginia do call it e-rf tumufeo , fome among vs do call it 
Nstrciffus anguftiftlius tlbidus frsecox oblonge culice. 
The early white narrow leafed Daffodill with a long cup. 
The Place. 
This Daffodill groweth with the other forts of broad leafed ones, on the 
The Time. 
It flowreth early , a rtloneth before the other forts of the fame fafhion. 
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