z6o ‘The (j ar den of plea/ ant t lowers. 
ers,yetareinleafeand manner of growing, one lb like vnro another, that vntill they 
come to flower, the one cannot be wellknowne that bearethred flowers,from another 
that beareth purple ; and therforc one defcription of the plant fhall 1'tiue, with a de- 
claration ofthefundry colours of the flowers. It rifeth vp with round whirilh woody 
(hikes, two, three,or foure foot high, whereon arc fet many long, and not very broad, 
foil and whitifliorgrayilligreeneleaues, lomewhar round pointed, and pasted into 
diuers branches, at the toppes whereof grow many flowers, one aboue another, fmcl- 
ling very fweet, confiding of foure fmall, long, and round pointed lcaues, (landing in 
finali long huskes, which turne into long and flat pods, fometimes halfea foote long, 
wherein is contained flat, round, reddidi feedes, with gray ifhringcs or circlesabouc 
them, lying flat all along the middle rib of thepodonbothfides : theroote is long, 
white,and woody, fpreading diuers way es. There is great variety in the colours of t be 
flowers: for fome arc wholly of a pure white colour, others of a moll excellent crim- 
fon red colour, others againcof afairered colour, but not fo bright or liueiy as the 
other, fome alfoof a purplilhor violet colour, without any fpot, marke, or line in 
them at all. There are againe of all thefe colours, mixed very variably , as white mixed 
with fmall or great fpottes, drakes orlinesof pure or bright red, ordarkered, and 
white with purple fpots and lines ; and of eyrherof them whofe flowe rs are almod 
halfe white, and halfe red, or halfe white, and halfe purple. The red of both forts,and 
the purple alfo, in the like manner fpotted.driped, and marked with white, differing 
neythcr in forme, nor fubdance, in any other point. 
2. Leuctium fit 'tuum albido luteum (implex. 
The Angle pale yellow Stockc-Gilloflower. '*• 
There is very little difference in this kind from the former, forthe manner of grow- 
ing, or forme of leaues or flower.Only this hath greener leaucs,and pale yellow almoft 
white flowers, in all other things alike : this is of no great regard, but only for rarity, 
and diuerAty from the reft. 
3. Leuctium Melancholicam. The Melancholick Gentleman. 
This wildekinde of dockegilloflower hath larger, longer and greener leaues then 
any of the former kindes, vneuenly gaflied orfinuated or. both edges lying on the 
ground, anda little rough or hairy withall: from among which rife vp the ftalks,a yard 
high or more.and hairy hkewife, bearing theron here and there fome fuch like leaues as 
are below, but fmaller.and at the top a great number of flowers, as large or larger then 
any of the former Angle kindes, made of 4. large leaues a peccealfo,danding in fuch 
like long huskes, but of adarke or fullenyellowifli colour : after which come long 
roundidi pods, wherein lye fomewhat long but rounder and greater feede then any 
ftocke gilloflower, and nearer both in pod and feede vnto the Hefpcru or Dames Vio- 
let : this perifheth not vfually after feede bearing, although fometimes it doth. 
4. Leuctium marinum Syriacum. Leuant docke gilloflowcrs. 
This kind of docke gilloflower rifeth vpatthe And with diuers long and fomewhat 
broad leaues, a little vneuenly dented or waued on theedges, which iocontinue the 
Arft yeare after the lowing : the dalke rifeth vp the next y care to bee two foot high or 
more,bearing all thofe leaues on it that it Aid had, which then do grow leflc Anuated 
or waued then before .• at the top whereof (land many flowers, made of foure leaues 
3 peece, of a delayed purple colour, but ofa fmall fent which turne into very long and 
narrow flat pods, wherein arc contained flat feed like the ordinary dockegilloflowers, 
but much larger and of adarke or blackidi browne colour : the roor is white, and 
groweth deepe, fpreading in the ground, but growing woody when it is in feede, and 
perifheth afterwards. 
y. Leuct" 
