28 6 The (jar den of p lea] ant Flowers *, ' 
middle whereof ftandeth a round head or bowle, witha ftriped crowne on the heade 
of it, very like a ftavre, compafled about with fome threds, wherein when it is ripe, is 
contained fmall, round, white (cede, difpofed into feuerall cels : therooteis hard, 
weoddy, and long, perifhingeuery yeare, and muft bee new fowne euery Spring, if 
they doenotfpringof theirownfowing, which if it doe, the flowers are fcldomefo 
faireanddoubleastheythatarefowne in the Spring : the whole plant is of aftrong 
heady fmell. 
4. Papiucr multiplex rubifeens. Double red or blufh Poppies. 
This other kind of double Poppy differcth not in any other thing from the former, “ 
bat only in the colour of the flowers, which are of a bright red,tending to a blufh co- 
lour, parted.paned orftriped in many places with white, and exceedingly more lagged 
then theformer, almoft like a feather at the ends, the bottomes of all the leaues being 
white : the feede hereof is white as the former, whichis not lo in any other Poppie, 
that beareth not a full white flower. 
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j . ftpiuer multiplex nigrum fuc purpureum. 
Double purple or murry Poppies. 
This kinde varyeth both in flowers and feede, although ney ther in leaues or any o. 
ther thing from the firft : the flowers are thickc and double, and fomewhat iagged it 
the ends, in fome more, in fome leffe,eyther red or blufh, or purplifli red, more or leffe, 
or of a fad murrey or tawney, with browne,or blacke, or tawny bottomes : the feede 
is ey ther of a grayifh blew colour, or in others more blackilh. 
4. Paptuer Rhutsfitre multiplici. The double red field Poppie. 
This double Poppie is like the wildeor fielde Poppie, which is well knowneto all 
to haue longer, narrower, and more iagged greene leaues then the former, the ftalkes 
more hairy , and the flower of a deepe yellowifh red colour, knownc to all. Now this 
differeth in nothing from it, but in the doubleneffe of the flower,which is very thicke 
and double, but notfolargeas the former. This rifeth of feede in the like manner as 
they doe, and fo to bee preferued. 
The Place. 
From what placethey hauebeenc firft gathered naturally I cannot allure 
you, but we haue had them often and long time in our gardens, being lent 
from Italie and other places. The double wilde kindes came from Con- 
ftantinople, which whether it gro weth neere vnto it or further off, we can- 
not tell as yet. 
The Time. 
They flower in the beginning or middle of Iune at the furtheft,the feede 
is ripe withiu a fmall while after. 
ThcNames. 
The generali knownc name to all, is Ptpuuer, Poppie : the feuerall diftin- 
ttions are according to their colours. Yet our Englifh Gentlewomen in 
fome places, call it by aby-name,Ione filuerpinne : /uhuuditur, Fairewith- 
out and fowlc within. 
TheVertues. 
Itisnotvnknowne, Ifuppofctoany, that Poppie procureth ft eepe, for 
which caufe it is wholly and onelyvfed, aslthinke ; but the water of the 
wilde 
