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f he (jar den of plea/ant Flowers. 
MaUow~and of the fame dee^ToMur withit, Ibtbar you can hardly know .c from 
the ordinary kinde, which is found growing wildc together with it, but onely by 
the leafe, which is as round and as large as the former, but cut into many fine diui- 
fions, euen to the ftalke that vpholdeth it, that it feemeth toconfift onely o ragges, 
or pceces of leaues : Of this kinde I take a p ante for this garden, grow, ng .n all 
refpefts like vnto it, but differing onely in the colour of the flowers, which are of the 
fame blufh or light carnation colour, or not much differing from the former Spamlh 
kinde, with 'feme veines therein of a deeper colounthe root hereofliueth, as the root 
of the common wilde kinde doth. 
3 . Alce* peregrina ftue veftcaria. 
Venice Mallow, or Good night at noone. 
The Venice Mallow hath long and weake ftalkes, moftvfually lying or leaning 
vpon theground, hauing here and there ypon them long leaues and fomewhat broad, 
cut in or gafhed very deepely onbothedges that it feemeth asif they were diuers 
leaues fet together, euery one ftanding.ona long footeftalke : at thcioyntsof thefe 
ftalkes where the leaues are fet, come forth feuerall flowers ftanding vpon longfoot- 
ftalkes. which are fomewhat larger then any of the former flowers, confiding of hue 
leaues fmall at the bottomland wide at the brimmes, of a whitifh colour tending to 
a blufh.and fometimes all white, with fpots at the bottomes of the leaues on the infide, 
of a very deepe purple or murrey colour, which addeth a great grace to the flower, 
and hauing alfo a long peftle or clapper in the middle as yellow as gold : thefe flowers 
are fo quickly faded and gone, that you (lrall hardly fee any of them blowne open, 
vnlcffe it beebetirnes in the morning before the Sunne doegrow warme vpon them, 
for as foone as it feelcth the Sunnes warme heate, it clofethvp and neueropeneth a- 
gaine, fo that you fhall very feldome lee a flower blowne open in the day time, after 
nine a clocke in the morning : after thefe flowers are pad there rife vp in their places 
thinne, round, firming or tranfparenr bladders, pointed at the toppe, and ribbed down 
all along, wherein are contained fmall, round, blackifir feede •- the roote is long and 
fmall, and perilheth euery yeare. 
4. ^yilcet \frutkofa pmtaphyHea. Cinquefoile Mallow. 
The ftalkes of this Mallow are very long, hardorwooddy, more then of any of 
the other Mallowes : at the lower part whereof, and vp to the middle, ftand diuers 
leaues vpon long footeftalkcs, parted or diuided into fine parts or leaues, and dented 
about the edges ; but vpwards from the middle to thetoppe,the leaues haue but three 
diuifions : among thefe leaues ftand large wide open flowers, of the colour or the 
common Mallow : the feede is fmaller then in any other Mallow, but the rootes are 
great and long,fpreading in the ground like vnto the roots of Marfh Mallowes^pring- 
ing vp afrelh euery yeare from the roote. 
f.Ssbdsrifa feli Alces Americas. Thorney Mallowe. 
This Thorney Mallovve hath grcenc leaues next vnto the ground, that are almoft 
round, but pointed at che end, and dented very much about the edges^he other leaues 
that arowe vpon the ftalke are diuided into three parts, like vnto a trefoiL , and fome 
of them into flue diuifions , all of them dented about the edges: the ftalke is leddifh, 
with fome harmelefle prickles in fundry places thereon, andrifeth vpthieeor foure 
foote high in a good ground, a fit place, and a kindly yeare, bearing plenty of flowers 
vpon the ftalkes 3 one at the foote of euery leafe, the toppe it felfc ending in a long 
fpike, as it were of buddes and leaues together : the flowers are of a very pale yellow, 
tending ro a white colour, fpottedinthebottomeof each of the fiue leaues, with a 
deepe purple fpot, broad at the lower part, and ending in a point about the middle of 
the leafe, which are quickly fading,and not abiding aboue one day, with a long peftle 
in the middle diuided at the toppe : after the flower is paft,commeth vp a fliort prickly 
podde,fet within a fmall gteene huskeor cup that bore the flower , wherein h contai- 
