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‘1 he garden of pleajant ("lowers. 
1 . Convolvulus caruleus maior rotundifolius. 
The greater blew Bindweede,or Bell-flower with round lcaues. 
This goodly plant rifeth vp with many long and winding branches, whereby it 
climbethand windcthvpon any poles, herbes, or trees, that ftand neare it within a 
greatcompa(Te,alwaieswindingitfelfecontrarytothecourfeof the Sunne: on thefe 
branches doe growe many faire great round leaues, and pointed at the end, like vnto a 
Violet leafe in fhape, but much greater, ofafadgreene colour : at the ioynts of the- 
branches,wherctheleaucsarefer,comcforthflowerson pretty long ftalkes, two'or 
three together at a place, which arc long, and pointed almoft like a finger , while thtjf 
are buds, and not blowne open, and of a pale whitifh blew colour, but being blowfib 
open, are great and large bcls , with broad open mouths or brims ending in fiue cor- 
ners, andfmallat the bottorae, ftanding in fmall greenc huskes of fine leaues : thefe 
flowers are of a very deepe azure or blew colour, tending to a purple, very glorious to 
behold, opening for the mod part in the euening, abiding fo all the night and the next 
morning, vntill the Sunne begin to growe fomewhat hot vpon them, and then doe 
clofe, neuer opening more ; the plant carrieth fo many flowers , if it ftand in a warrae 
place, that it will be repleniflicd plentifully , vntill the cold ayres and eueningsftay 
the luxury thereof: after the flowers are paft, the ftalkes whereon the flowers did 
ftand, bend down wards, and beare within the huskes three or foure biacke feedes , of 
the bignefle of a Tare or thereabouts : the rootesareftringy, and perilheuery yeare. 
I. Convolvulus trifslius fine hederaceus purpurent. 
Thegreater purple Bindeweede.or Bell-flower with cornered leaues. 
The growing and forme of this Bindeweede or Bell-flower, is all one with the for- 
mer, the chiefeft differences confifting in the forme of the leafe, which in this is three 
cornered, like Vnto an Iuic leafe with corners ; and in the flower, which is of a deeper 
blew, tending more to a deepe purple Violet , and fomewhat more reddifh in the fiue 
plaites of each flower, as alfo in the bottomes of the flowers. 
3 . Convolvulus tenuifolius Americanus. The red Bell-flower of America. 
Although this rare plant (becaufe wee feidome haue it , and can as hardly kcepe it) 
be fcaree knowne in thefe cold Countries, yet I could not but make mention of it , to 
incite thofethathaueconueniencietokeepeitjtobefurnifhed of it. It fpringeth vp 
at the firft from the feede with two lcaues, with two long forked ends, which abide a 
long time before they perifh, betweene which rifeth vp theftalkcor ftemme, bran- 
ching forth diuers waies, being ofabrownifli colour, which windcrh it felfe asthe 
former great Bell- flower doth, whereon are fetat feuerall ioynts diuers winged leaues, 
that is to fay, many fmall narrow and long leaues fet on both fides of the middle ribbe, 
and one at the end : from thefe ioynts arife long ftalkes, at the ends whereof ftand two 
or three fmall, long, hollow flowers, fafliioned very like vnto the flowers of a Binde- 
weede, or the flowers of Tabacco, and ending in the like mannerin fiue points, but 
not fo much laide open, being of a bright red colour, plaited as the Btndeweedes or 
Bell- flowers before they be open, with fomc few threads in themiddlc, which turne 
inro long pointed cods , wherein is contained long and biacke feede , rafting hot like 
Pepper: the roote is fmall andftringy, perifning eucry yeare, and with vs will fcl- 
dome come to flower, becaufe our cold nights and frofts come fo foonc,bcfore it can- 
not haue comfort enough of the Sun to ripen it. 
that followeth , and not fo broad as the common fmall Bindeweede (that giiowcth 
This fmall Bindeweede hath fmall long lcaues, fomewhat broader then the next 
4. Convolvulus caruleus minor Hifpanicus. 
The Spanifb fmall blew Bindeweede. 
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