1 16 The (jar den of pleafant t lowers. 
3 . Hyacinthia Cemt/'us maitr purpureus. 
The great purple faire haired Iacinth. 
This faire haired Iacinth hath his leaues fofter, longer, broader, andl'efle hollow 
then the former , lying for the mod part vpon the ground : the ftalke rifeth vp in the 
midftofthe leaues, being ftronger, higher, and bearing a greater and longer head of 
flowers alfo then they : the flowers of this ftand not vpon fuch long foote- (hikes, but 
are Ihorter below , and clofe almoft to the ftalke aboue , hauing many bright purplilh 
blew threeds, growing higheft aboue the flowers, as it were in a bufh together , euery 
one of thefe threeds hauing a little head at the end of them, fomewhat like vnto oneof 
the flowers , but much fmaller : the reft of the flowers below this bu(h, are of a fadder 
or deader purple, and not fo bright a colour, and the loweft worft of all, rather encli- 
ning to a greene, like vnto the laft Turkie kinde : the whole ftalke with the flowers vp- 
on it,doth fomewhat refemble a long Purfe taffell , and thereupon diuers Gentlewo- 
men hauefo named it : the heads and feede are like vnto the former, but greater ; the 
roote is great and white, with fome rednelle on the outfide. 
4 . Hyacinth nt Como/us r amt fits purpureus. 
The faire haired branched Iacinth. 
The leaues of this Iacinth are broader, fhorter, and greener then of the laft, not 
lying fo weakly on the ground, but (landing fomewhat more vpright : the ftalke rifeth 
vp as high as the former, but branched outon euery fide intomanytufts ofthreeds, 
withknappes, as it were heads of flowers, at the ends of them, likevntotheheadof 
threeds at the toppe of the former Iacinth, but of a little darker, and not fo faire a 
blewifh purple colour : this Iacinth doth fomewhat refemble the next Curld hairc Ia- 
cinth, but that the branches are not fo fairely compofed altogether of curled threeds, 
nor of fo excellenta faire purple or Doue colour, but more duskie by much ; the roote 
is greater and (horter then of the next, and encreafcth fafter. 
5 . Hyacinthus Pe»natus,fiueCtmofus ramofus elegant ior. 
The faire Curld-haire Iacinth. 
This admirable Iacinth rifeth vp with three or fourc leaues, fomewhat like vnto the 
leaues of the Muske Grape-flower, but iefler • betweene which rifeth vp the ftalke a- 
bout a foote high, or fomewhat more , bearing at the toppe a bu(h or tuft of flowers, 
which at the firft appearing, is like vnto a Cone or Pineapple,and afterwards opening 
it felfe, (preadeth into many branches, yet dill retaining the forme of a Pyramis , be- 
ing broad fpread below, and narrow vp abeue : each of thefe branches is againe diui- 
ded into many tufts of threeds or firings, twifted or curled at the ends , and of an ex- 
cellent purple or Doue colour, both ftalkes and haires. This abideth a great while in 
his beauty, but afterwards all thefe flowers (if you will fo call them) do fall away with- 
out any feede at all, fpending it felfe as it (hould feeme in theaboundance of the flow- 
ers : the roote is not fo great as the laft, but white on the outfide. 
The Place. 
The two firft haue been fent diuers times from Conftantinople, the third 
is found wilde in many places of Europe , and as well in Germany , as in 
Italy. Thetwo laft are oncly with vs in Gardens, and their naturali pla- 
ces are not knowne vnto vs. 
The Time. 
The three former kindes doe flower in Aprill, the two laft in May. 
The Names. 
The firft and fecond haue no other names then arc exprefled in their ti- 
tles. 
