The Qarden of pie af ant timers. 
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Chap. Cllt. 
CbtmtUs. Dwat'fc Spurge Oliue, or Dwarfs Baye. 
I Hauc three forts otchamnUa to bring to your confideration, euery one differing 
notably from other . two of them of great beauty in their flowers, as well as in the 
whole plant : the third abiding with greene leaues , although it haue no beauty in 
the flower, yet worthy of-the place it holds. And vnto thefe I mud adioy ne another 
plant, as comming neared vnto them in the brauery of the flowers. 
I . chtm tlxa Germanica fine Mez.tr eon fierihue Jilatitrii coUru fatur attiriu 
D warfc Baye, or flowring Spurge Oliue. 
We haue two forts of this Spurge Oliue or Dwafe Baye , differing onely in the co- 
lour of the flowers. They both rifevp withathicke wooddy ftemme,fiueor fix foot 
high fometimes, or more, and of the thickneffe (if they be very old) of a mans wreft ac 
the ground, fpreading into many flexible long branches, couered with atough grayifh 
barke, befet with fmall long leaues, fomewhat like vnto Priuet leaues, but fmaller and 
paler, and in a mannerround pointed : theflowers are fmall, confiding of foure leaues, 
many growing together fometimes, and breaking out of the branches by themfclues: 
in the one fort of a pale red at the firft blowing, and more white afterwards ; theothcr 
of a deeper red in the bloflome, and continuingof a deeper red colour all the time of 
the flowring, both of them very fweete in fmell : after the flowers are pad , come the 
berries, which are greene at the fird, and very.rcd afterwards, turning blackifh red, if 
they fiand too long vpon the branches : the rootes lpread into many tough long bran- 
ches , couered with a yellowilh barke. 
a . Chtm.eUt Alpina. Mountaine Spurge Oliue. 
This Mountaine Laurell rifeth vp with a fmall wooddy ftemme, threeor foure foo; 
high, or more , branching forth towards the vpper parts into many flender and tough 
branches, couered with a rough hoary greene barke, bclet at the ends thereof with 
flatter, fuller, and fmaller round pointed leaucsthenthe former, ofagrayilh greene 
colour on the vpperfide, and hoary vnderneath, which abide on the branches in 
Winter, and fall not away as the former : the flowers are many fet together at the ends 
ofthe branches, greater then the former,and confiding of foure leaues a peece , of & 
light blufh colour, danding in fmall grayifn huskes, ofUttle or no fent at all : the fruit 
followeth, which are fmall longgrainesorberries,ofan excellent red colour, which 
afterwards turncblacke : therooteislong, and fpreadeth about vnder the vpper pare 
of the earth. 
3 .cbamxUa trtcocces. Widowe Wayle. 
This three berried Spurge Oliue hath no great demme at all, but the whole plant 
fpreadeth from the ground into many flexible tough greene branches, whereon arc fee 
diuers narrow, long, darkc greene leaues all alongthe branches , which abide greene 
all the Winter : the flowers arc very fmall, fcarcc co be feene, and come forth between 
theleauesandthedalke,ofapaleyellow colour, made of three leaues ; after which 
come fmall blackifh berries , three vfually fet together : the roote fpreadeth it felfe in 
the ground not very farre, being hard and wooddy, and often dyeth, if it bee not well 
defended from the extremity of our lharpe Winters. 
4. Cneerum Matthialt. Small RockeRofes. 
I was long in doubt in what place I fhould difpofe of this plant,whether among the 
Campions, as Bauhinus, or among thefe, as Clufius doth ; but led my Gorden fhould, 
want it wholly, let it take vp roomc for this time here. This gallant plant hath diuers 
L 1 long. 
