C I be (jar den of pleajant Flowers. 
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3 . LjfimtchU lutc4 filiqatja rtrgiana. The tree Primrofe of Virginia. 
Vnro what tribe or kindred I might referre this plant.I haue flood long in fufpence,in 
regard I make no mention of any other Ljfimaehia in this work : left therfore it Ihould 
lofc all place, let me ranke it here next vnto the Dames Violets, although I confdTe 
it hath little affinity with them. The firft yeare of the fowing the feedc it abideth 
without any (hike or flowers lying vpon the ground, withdiuers long and narrow 
pale »reene leaues,fpread oftentimes round almoft like a Rofe,the iargeft leaues being 
outefmoft, and very fmall in the middle: about May thenextyearetheftalkerifeth, 
which will be in Summer of the height of a man, and of a ftrong bigge fizealmoft to a 
mans thumbe, round from the bottometo the middle, where tt groweth crcfted vpto 
the toppe, into as many parts as there are branches of flowers, euery one hauinga fmall 
leafeat the footethereof: the flowers ftand in order one aboueanother, round about 
the tops of the ftalks, euery one vpon a ffiort foot- ftalke, confiding of foure pale yellow 
leaues fmelling fomewhat like vnto a Primrofe, as the colour is alfo (which hath cau- 
fed the name) and ftanding in a greene huske , which parteth it felfe at the toppe into 
foure parts or leaues, and turne themfelues downewards, lying dole to the ftalke : the 
flower hath fomechiues in the middle, which being paft , there come in their places 
long and cornered pods, lharpe pointed at the vpper end, and round belo we, opening 
at the toppe when it is ripe into fiue parts, wherein is contained fmall brownilh feed ; 
the roote is fomewhat great at the head, andwooddy, and branched forth diuerfly, 
which perilheth after it hath borne feede. 
The two firft grow for the raoft part on Hils and in Woods, but with vs 
in Gardens oncly. 
The laft, as may be well vnderftood by the title, came out of V lrginia. 
The name of Heffrru is impofed by moft Herbarifts vpon the two firft 
plants , although it is not certainly knowne to be the fame that Theophra- 
ftusdoth make mention of, in his fixthBooke and twenty fiue Chapter 
tsafis plantaram .-but becaufe this hath the like effects to ftnell beftin the 
euening, it is (as I faid) impofed vpon it. It is alfo called Viola Maria* Ma- 
tronalia , Hjtmalii, Damafcena and MuJchatcUa : In Englilh, Dames Violets, 
Queens Gilloflowers, and Winter Gilloflowers. 
The laft hath his Latine name in the title as is belt agreeing with it , and 
for the Englilh, although it be too foolilhlconlelTe, yet it may paflefor, 
chistimetillafitterbegiuen,vnleffeyoupleafc to followthe Latine, and; 
callitVirginiaLoofe-ftrife. 
Ineuerknew any among vs to vie thefe kindcs of Violets in Phy ficke,al^ 
though by reafon ofthefharpe biting tafte, Dodonams accounted the ordilf 
nary fort to be a kinde of Rocket, and faith it prouoketh fweating, and Vr| 
rine: and others affirme it to cut, digeft, and cleanfe tough flegme. Thfe, 
Virginian hath not bcene vfed by any that I know, either inwardly or 1 
The Place. 
The Time. 
They flower in May,Iune,and Iuly. 
ThcNames. 
The Vertues. 
wardly. 
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