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The (jar den of plea) 'ant tlowers. 
tomes likcwife of thefe white lcaues there are two red circles , about the breadth of 
an Otenftrawc , one diftant from another (and in fome flowers there is but one circle 
feen) which addeagreat grace vnto the flower ; for the white leaues (hew their colour 
through rhe peach coloured threads, and thefe red circles or rings vpon them being 
alfo perfpicuous, make a tripartite (hew 
of colours moft delightfull : the middle 
partofthis flower is hollow, and yellow- 
i(h ; in the bottome whereof rifeth vp an 
vmbone,or round (tile, fomewhat bigge, 
of a whitifh greene colour, fpotted with 
reddilh fpots like the ftalkes of Dragons, 
with Sue round threads or chiues , Spot- 
ted in the like manner, and tipc at the 
ends with yellow pendents , (landing a- 
bout the middle part of the faid vm- 
bone,and from thence riling higher, en- 
deth in three long crooked homes moft 
vfually (but fometi mes in foure , as hath 
beeneobferued in Rome by DhAldinc, 
that fet forth fome principali things of 
Cardinali Farnefius his Garden) fpotted 
like the reft , hauing three round greene 
buttons at their ends : thefe flowers are 
of a comfortable fweete fent, very ac- 
ceptable, which perifh without yeelding 
fruit with vs,beeaufe it flowreth fo late : 
but in the naturali place, and in hot 
Countries, it beareth a fmall round whi- 
tifh fruit, with a crowne at the toppe 
thereof, wherein is contained(whiIe it is 
fre(h,an d before it be ouer dricd)afweet 
liquor, but when itisdry,thefcedc within it, which is fmall, flat, fomewhat rough 
and blacke, will make a ratling noife : the rootes are compofed of a number of excee- 
ding long and round yellowilh brownc firings, fpreading farre abroad vnder the 
ground (I haue feene fome rootes that hauebeene brought ouer, that wereaslongas 
any rootes of Strft ptrillt, and a great dcale bigger, which to be handfomely laid into 
the ground, werefaineto becoyled like a cable) and (hooting vp in fcuerall places a 
good diftancc one from another, whereby it may be well cncreafed. 
The Place. 
The firft blew Perwinkle groweth in many Woods and Orchards , by 
the hedge (ides in England, and fo doth the white here and there, but the 
other fingle and double purple are in our Gardens onely. The great Per- 
winkle groweth in Prouence of France, iuSpaine, and Italy, and other 
hot Countries, where alfo groweall the twining Clambercrs, as well fingle 
as double : but both the vpright ones doe grow^a-Hungary and therea- 
bouts. The furpafling delight of all flowers caJwftjiji Virginia. Wee 
preferue them all in our Gardens. 
The Time. ^ 
The Perwinkles doe flower in March and Aprill- The Climcrs not vn- 
tiIltheendofIune,orinIuly, and fometimes in Auguft. The Virginian 
fomewhat later in Auguft ; yet fometimes I haue kno wne the flower to (hew 
itfelfeinluly. 
The Names. 
The firft is out of queftion chefirft Clmutis of Diofcorides, and called of 
many 
Thelefuites Figure of the Maracoc. 
Christi Passionis Imago. 
