The (far den of pleafant Flowers, 
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and the ftalkes are without branches : therootes likewife are fmallcr, and fewer , but 
made after the fame falhion. 
3 . Afphoitlus muor flore ca wo. The blufh coloured Afphodill. 
This Afphodill is like to the laft informcofleauesand branches , and differethih 
this, that his leaues are marked with fomefpotSjandthe^flowers arc of a blufh orflefti 
colour, in all other things alike. 
4. Afphoicltti minimus Mus. The lead white Afphodill. 
Thisleaft Afphodill hath foure or fiue very narrow long leaues , yet deeming three 
fquare like the greateft', bearing a finall ftalke , of about a foote high among them, 
without any branches,’ and at the toppe a few white flowers, ftraked both within and 
without, with a purplifli line in the middle of euery lcafe. The rootes are fuch like tu- 
berous clogges as are in the former, but much Idler. 
5 . Ajphedelus slbus minor flue FiJlHloftss. The little hollow white Afpnodill. 
This little white Afphodill hath a number of leaues growing thicke together, 
thicker and greener then thofe of the fmall yellow Afphodill , or Kings Speare next 
following, among which rifeth vp diuers round ftalkes, bearing flowers from the mid- 
dle to the toppe, Starrc-fafhion, with fmall greene leaues among them, which are 
white on the infide, and ftriped on the backe with purple lines, like vnto the firft de- 
ferred : the feede,and heads containing them, are threS fquare , like the feede of the 
little-yellow Afphodill : the rootes ofthiskindeare notglandulous,as the former, but 
ftringie, long and white : the whole plant is very impatient of our cold Winters, and 
quickly perifheth, if it be not carefully preferued, both from the cold, and ranch wet 
in the Winter, by houfing it . and then it will abide many yeares : for it is notan annu- 
ali plant, as many haue thought. 
6 ,'^ifphodtlus lutem minor, fine Huflulu regia. 
Thefmall yellow Afphodill, or Kings fpeare. 
This finall yellow Afphodill, which is- vfaally called the Kings fpeare , hath nyny 
long narrow edged leaues, which snake them feemc three fquare, of a blewifh or whi- 
tilh greene colour : the ftalke rifeth vp three foote high oftentimes , befet with fmall 
long leaues vp vnto the very flowers, which grow thicke together fpike-faftiiononc 
aboue another, for a great length, and wholly yellow, laid open likeaStarre, forne- 
what greater then the laft white Afphodill, and fmaller then thefirft, which when 
they are paft yeeld round heads, containing blacke cornered feede, almoft three 
fquare : the rootes are many long yellow ftrings,which fpreading in the ground, doc 
much cncreafe. 
The Place. 
All thefe Afphodils doe grow naturally in Spaine and France, and from 
thence were firft brought vnto vs, to furnifh our Gardens. 
The Time. 
All the glandulous rooted Afphodils doe flower fome in May , and fome 
inIune;butthetwo laft doe flower, the yellow or laftofthem inluly,and 
the former white one in Auguft and September, and vntill the cold and 
winter hinder it. 
TheNames. 
Their feuerall names are giuen them in their titles , as much as is fit for 
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